IMD's "Upgradation of Forecast System" scheme is an ongoing scheme that largely consists of ongoing programs that are integrated in order to provide efficient meteorological and climate-related services throughout the country in multiple sectors. This initiative is part of MoES's umbrella scheme "Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS)". It receives funding under the ACROSS scheme.
Policy UpdateOM Vispute Background: According to Mahatma Gandhi, who saw villages as miniature republics, genuine democracy should start with grassroots involvement from each village’s residents. The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992, gave Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) constitutional status to operate…
The National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) was founded on January 13th, 1992, under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956. It provides financial assistance through State Channelizing Agencies (SCAs) nominated by state governments and union territories and public sector and regional rural banks.
In March 2015, the government of India launched the PRAGATI — Proactive Governance and Timely Implementation scheme which is a digital platform that fast-track the execution of high-priority government projects and resolve inter-departmental bottlenecks through direct intervention from the Prime Minister’s Office.
The Southern Ocean is the broad ocean that encircles the Antarctic continent. It is the second-smallest of the five oceans, larger than the Arctic Ocean but smaller than the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. The Southern Ocean covers approximately 21.96 million square kilometers and is generally defined as lying south of 60°S latitude.
The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) is one of the most important agencies of the Government of India, which is tasked with coordinating and facilitating legislative business between Parliament's two houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Founded as a department in 1949, the MoPA acts as an important interface between the Executive and the Legislature. India, being one of the largest democracies in the world, harmony between governance and representation needs to be preserved, and MoPA does just that.
eTaal (Electronic Transaction Aggregation & Analysis Layer) is an initiative by the Government of India, developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).