Prelims – Page 165

Press Council of India

The Press Council of India is a statutory body in India that governs the conduct of the print media. Presently, the Council […]

NITI Aayog has constituted Himalayan State Regional Council to ensure sustainable development of Indian Himalayan region. The Council has been

It was set up in 2006 to provide long term debt for infrastructure projects. It provides financial assistance to commercially

The fund is created by Ministry of Finance in 2013 with a corpus of Rs 1000 crore. It is

NITI Aayog was formed on January 1, 2015. It is neither a constitutional nor a statutory body. NITI Aayog is

CCPA is one of the six cabinet committees in function (as of 2016). It looks after progress of government business

GSLV MKIII is ISRO’s fifth generation three stage heavy lift launch vehicle. The launch vehicle is capable of placing satellites

Communication satellite. Weighing 3,423 kg A multiband and multi-beam satellite. The mission life will be 10 years. Launched by GSLV

Subhash Chandra Bose on December 30, 1943 had hoisted Tricolour for first time on free Indian soil at Cellular Jail

Ministry/Department : Ministry of Human Resource Development Scheme: It is a major and unique initiative of online professional development of