Namami Gange Programme: Announced In June 2014 Namami Gange Programme is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as a ‘Flagship Program’ by the Union Government in June 2014 with a budget outlay of Rs.20,000 Crore to accomplish the twin objectives of Read more…
What is the Economic Freedom Index? The index of economic freedom is an annual index and it was introduced in 1995 by conservative think -tank of “ ‘the Heritage foundation’ and ‘ the wall street Journal’ “ to measure the Read more…
What are Biosphere reserves? Biosphere reserves are ‘learning places for sustainable development. They provide support in research and analysis of issues of conservation of sustainable development. They are sites for testing interdisciplinary approaches to understanding and managing changes and interactions Read more…
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) Central Government Schemes: We will study here the central government schemes from 2014 onwards when the Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi came to power. The Modi government has started many welfare schemes which Read more…
RAMSAR- Wetland Sites in India What is the RAMSAR Wetland Site? The Ramsar Site is a wetland site designated for international importance by the Ramsar Convention. Introduction of Ramsar Convention: Ramsar Convention (established in 1971 by UNESCO, and came into Read more…
Simon Commission The Indian Statutory Commission is popularly known as the Simon Commission after the name of its chairman. The commission had 7 members including the chairman Sir John Simon and all of them were Britishers. As the government of Read more…
Mahatma Gandhi and National Movements Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was born at Porbandar in Gujarat on 2 October 1869. Father Karamchand Gandhi was a diwan of state and the name of his mother was Putali Bai. Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi Read more…
Constitutional Development of India The constitutional development of India began with the Regulating Act of 1773. The previous events played a significant role, as the interference of the Company increased in Indian politics. The East India Company got Diwani (revenue Read more…
Home Rule League Movement The Home Rule League Movement was the Indian response to the First World War, based on the Irish Home Rule League. In India, two Home Rule Leagues were Launched, one by Annie Besant (Irish theosophist) and Read more…
The Revolt of 1857 The Revolt of 1857- 1859 (Indian Rebellion) occurred in various regions of the country, the revolt was against the British Rule of the East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the Read more…
