Ayurveda Day

Introduction  Ministry of Ayush, Government of India observes Ayurveda Day every year on Dhanawantari Jayanti (Dhanteras) since 2016. Ayurveda is an approach as a healing science, rather than merely a medical science. It is rightly considered as science of life and it gives due importance to all the aspects of treatment. The word Ayurved is … Read more

SDG India Index

Introduction The first edition of the SDG India Index was launched in December 2018, using 62 indicators from 39 targets across 13 SDGs; Goals 12, 13, 14, and 17 had to be left out owing to the lack of indicators for which State-wise data was available. Objective of SDG India Index 3.0 To rank the … Read more

Mission LiFE – UPSC

Mission LiFE The word is LiFE which means Lifestyle for Environment.  Today, there is a need for all of us to come together and take Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) forward as a campaign.  This can become a mass movement towards an environmentally conscious lifestyle. The PM of India launches Mission Life Why Mission LiFE? According … Read more

Tourist Police Scheme – UPSC

Tourist Police Scheme The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) has prepared a detailed report on developing the Scheme for Tourist Police, which may act as a template for the States and Union Territories for setting up their State/UT Tourist Police. Necessity of Tourist Police Scheme Safety & security of tourists is the most … Read more

India Post Payments Bank ( IPPB ) – UPSC

India Post Payments Bank ( IPPB ) India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has been established under the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication with 100% equity owned by the Government of India. IPPB was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on September 1, 2018. Vision of IPBB ( India Post Payments Bank … Read more

Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) – UPSC

Reserve Bank Innovation Hub The RBIH provides a trusted platform for informed collaboration and cooperation. AIM of the RBIH We aim to foster and evangelize innovation across the financial sector to enable access to suitable, sustainable financial products to a billion Indians in a secure friction-less manner.  In addition, RBIH would create internal capabilities by … Read more