GS II Topic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.  PM Narendra Modi launches Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana Under PMAY-G Government aims to [...]

GS II Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. Setting up of Industry Driven SRTMI Ministry of Steel is planning to set up an Industry driven institutional mechanism namely Steel Research & Technology [...]

GS II Topic- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. India, Israel signed two agreements India and Israel have signed two agreements in the field of water resources management and agriculture. […]

GS II Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources, issues relating to poverty and hunger.  November 12: World Pneumonia Day 2016 Theme: “Keep the Promise, Stop Pneumonia Now”. […]

GS II Topic: Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention. Union Government unveils steps to boost cyber security Central Government is taking measure to strengthen Cert-IN (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team), [...]

GS II Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. India, Japan Bilateral agreement India and Japan signed have ten agreements to boost the bilateral cooperation between the two nations. The agreements were signed in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart [...]