General Awareness

India ranked at 42nd on the Democracy Index and it's affected down from 32nd place last year. And has been classified as “flawed democracy.”   About the Democracy Index: It is the index compiled by the

The healthcare programme, Ayushman Bharat Yojana was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget for 2018-19. National Health Protection Mission (NHPS) will replace the existing Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, which provides annual health

Nari Shakti Puraskars 2016 have been presented by the President on the eve of International Women’s Day on March 8th. The Government of India initiated the Nari Shakti Awards in 1999 to acknowledge Women’s achievements. The

This issue falls under the UPSC Main Examination Syllabus of General Studies II - Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Issues relating to Poverty and hunger

Biosphere Reserves Concept: What is a Biosphere Reserve? Biosphere Reserves are geographical areas that represent Earth's diversity of habitats. These areas consist of protected areas as well as sustainable human settlements, who do not endanger

Mission Indradhanush has been launched by the Health & Family Welfare Ministry. The Mission Indradhanush, depicts the seven colours of rainbow, targets seven diseases. By 2020, it aims to cover all those children who are either

The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is an scheme for unorganized sector workers below poverty line (BPL) and their families first launched in the Financial year 2007-08 and it became fully operational from 1st April 2008. The ‘’Unorganized workers

The IRNSS is in news every six months or so from past year. This topic will be useful in various exams, therefore the following information given in Questions-answer format will give all the relevant information

Amaravathi is the temple town, situated on River Krishna bank in Andhra Pradesh. Amaravati has lately been in much news in terms of being the likely capital of Andhra Pradesh. This makes the history and

The classical Indian dance has eight dance styles-- Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohinattam, Odissi and Sattriya. In ancient history, the classical Indian dances developed as the evolution of classical Sanskrit drama as an amalgam of