National Education Policy 2020 - Know All The Facts

National Education Policy was framed in 1986 and modified in 1992. Thus, the new National Education Policy 2020 will replace the 34 your old National Policy on Education.

The motto of National Education Policy 2020 is to bring reforms in school and higher education systems in the country.

The National Education Policy of 2020 is aligned to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as it is built on the foundational pillars of:

• Access, 
• Equity, 
• Quality, 
• Affordability and 
• Accountability,

Balance of Payment (BOP) - All you need to Know

What is Balance of Payment (BOP)?

Balance of Payment (BOP) is a statement prepared by the central bank of the country as per the format provided by IMF to record the transactions in goods, services and assets taken place between the residents of the country and rest of the world for a specific time period.

Residents of the country consist of: 

• individuals, 
• companies and 
• government.

Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric vehicles (FAME) India scheme

FAME India scheme or Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India scheme was launched by Government of India in 2015 to achieve the objectives of National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020. 

FAME scheme aims to promote manufacturing of electric and hybrid vehicles.

BrahMos Missile - All you need to Know

BrahMos is a two-stage supersonic cruise missile having a full range of 290-km, capable of carrying a conventional warhead weighing up to 300 kg. 

BrahMos is jointly designed, developed and produced by India and Russia and is named after two rivers - Brahmaputra of India and Moskva of Russia. 

An intergovernmental agreement was signed between India and Russia in Feb 1998 which formed BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between India's DRDO and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) .

UPSC CSE Prelims 2020 : General Studies Paper-1 (SOLVED)

The article discusses on UPSC CSE Prelims 2020: General Studies Paper-1. Find the solution of UPSC CSE (IAS/IPS/IRS) General Studies Paper-1. 

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducted the prelims of coveted civil services exam (CSE) for year 2020 on October 4th, 2020. 

UPSC CSE Prelims 2020 exam consisted of two papers : 

• General Studies Paper-1 
• General Studies Paper-2 (CSAT)