Inner Line Permit biggest gift to people of Manipur The ILP – Inner Line Permit, is an official travel document issued by the concerned state government to allow travel of an Indian citizen into a protected area for a limited…
Great Indian Bustard Great Indian bustard, (Ardeotis nigriceps), large bird of the bustard family (Otididae), one of the heaviest flying birds in the world. The great Indian bustard inhabits dry grasslands and scrublands on the Indian subcontinent; its largest populations are…
Manipur’s Zomi people push for BTC-like council State’s Zomi ethnic group has renewed its demand for a self-administered zone on the lines of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in Assam. Zomi council is an apex body of the Zomi tribes which…
Jallikattu Festival Out of India’s 37 indigenous cattle breeds, a large number come from Tamil Nadu. These include the Kangeyam, Thiruchengodu, Bargur, Palamalai, Alambadi, Kollimalai, Vadakarai, Manapparai, Umbalachery, Irucchali, Pulikulam, Thambiran Madu, Thenpandi, Thondainadu, Thurinjithalai and Punganur. Out of these,…
Saubhagya Scheme Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – Saubhagya scheme was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 25th September 2017. Under Saubhagya free electricity connections to all households (both APL and poor families) in rural areas and…
Minimum Support Price (MSP) Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices. The minimum support prices are announced by the Government of…
India’s youngest revolutionary freedom fighters, Khudiram Bose Shahid Khudiram Bose was the youngest revolutionary freedom fighter who opposed British Raj in India. He was involved in the Muzaffarpur conspiracy and was executed on August 11, 1908, at the age of…
Currency Manipulation The United States has once again included India in its monitoring list of countries with potentially “questionable foreign exchange policies” and “currency manipulation”. This comes a year after India was removed from the watchlist in the US Treasury…
Nirbhaya Act Nirbhaya Act Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013 (Nirbhaya Act) is an Indian legislation passed by the Lok Sabha on 19 March 2013, and by the Rajya Sabha on 21 March 2013, which provides for amendment of Indian Penal…