National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC) is a national-level apex body for the benefit of Minorities as defined under the National Commission for Minorities Act 1992, and was set up on 30th September 1994, as a not-for-profit company under Section 25 of the Companies Act 1956 (now Section 8 of the Companies Act,2013).
Policy UpdateBavleen Background In February 2022, India and the United Arab Emirates signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which took effect on May 1, 2022. This marked India’s first trade agreement with a West Asian country and demonstrated the…
On October 21, 2016, the Government of India launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), known as UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) under the National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP), 2016. The scheme was conceptualised with a 10-year vision to connect tier-2 and tier-3 cities. The objective was to simulate regional air connectivity by making flying accessible and affordable for all. It also focused on linking the smaller towns and remote areas to the national aviation grid.
They switch the lights on before sunrise. Long before the market registers productivity, women — especially lower-class women — do the invisible work that makes that productivity possible: raising children, preparing food, cleaning, nursing, walking miles for water, looking after elderly relatives, and often working for wages in other people's homes.
In early 2024, India gave a call to transform the country into a developed nation with a USD 30 trillion economy by the time it complete 100th year of Independence.
Since the early 2000s, India and the United States have gradually deepened their strategic partnership, moving beyond trade and culture toward technologies, defence, and security. Space and cyberspace have emerged as domains of critical importance due to their increasing role in national security, economic infrastructure, and strategic competition.
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) was established in 1987 as a Public Limited Company