News Pakistan has pronounced to elevate Gilgit-Baltistan’s status to that a full-fledged province with all constitutional rights, a Pakistani media report on Thursday quoted a senior minister as saying. India has clearly conveyed to Pakistan that the entire union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the areas of Gilgit and Baltistan, are integral
Barbados has announced its plan to remove Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic. The Prime Minister Mia Mottley said Barbadians wanted a Barbadian head of state. It aims to make the process in time for the 55th anniversary of independence from Britain, in November 2021. About Barbados Barbados, island country
The Maharashtra Government launched road accident insurance scheme name after late Shiv Sena Chief Balasaheb Thackeray on 16 September 2020. The scheme name is “Late Balasaheb Thackeray Road Accident Insurance Scheme”. The earlier Devendra Fadvanis led BJP government proposed this scheme. But it had not proceeded further due to issues, and Centre launched the “Ayushman
About : Government of India announced the “Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19” on 30th March 2020 for 90 days. It has now been extended for an additional 180 days. This scheme provides an Insurance cover of Rs. 50 lakh to healthcare providers. This scheme covers loss of life and
Background Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is a scheme framed by Government of India on 23rd December 1993. Initially, the MPLADS was under the control of the Ministry of Rural Development. In 1994, the scheme was transferred to the Ministry of Statistic and Program Implementation. The Guidelines are revised from time to
About: Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya born on September 15, 1860 in Muddenahalli village of Karnataka. He is commonly known as Sir MV. He was an Indian eminent civil engineer and statesman and the “Diwan of Maysor”, serving from 1912 to 1919. Contribution towards country: His contribution towards India’s progress “most prolific civil engineer, dam builder, economist,
He contested the Assembly election on a Janta Party ticket from Pundri, Haryana in the year 1977 after Indira Gandhi’s government sent to jail during the Emergency. He beat the Congress candidate and after two years, he became education minister in the state government. In 1981, he founded the Bandhua Mukti Morcha to end bonded
Why in news? The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given Y plus type of security to the Indian actor Kangana Ranaut. Facts : In India, depending on the threat perception of the person, types of security are allocated by the Home Minister based on the inputs from Intelligence agencies. There are six different
The various types of competitive examination conduct by the Centre and State government. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts recruitment for Class I officers like for the post of IAS, IPS, IFS etc. which is for the central government. Each state government has constituted a state service commission body for recruitment. The Maharashtra Public