SARTHAK PDS Scheme: Modernising India's Public Distribution
Why in news? The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a new umbrella programme called SARTHAK PDS, which stands for Scheme for Assistance in...
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Why in news? The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a new umbrella programme called SARTHAK PDS, which stands for Scheme for Assistance in...
Why in news? The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates for 2022‑23. The report tracks ho...
Why in news? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment recently highlighted progress under the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM�...
Why in news? The UN‑Habitat World Cities Report 2026, released on 19 May 2026, cited the plight of Karnataka’s Koraga community to illustrate hous...
Why in news? In her Union Budget speech on 1 February 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the creation of SHE‑Marts—community‑ow...
Why in News? On 15 May 2026 the Union Ministry of Education and the West Bengal government signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement the PM SH...
Why in news? A parliamentary panel recently expressed concern that contributions to the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) have fallen sharply—...
Why in news? On International Nurses Day (12 May 2026) President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards on 15 nursing profe...
Why in news? An evaluation commissioned by the Union Ministry of Rural Development found that fixed pensions under the National Social Assistance Prog...
Why in news? Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan jointly launched the SEHAT Mission (“Science Exce...
Why in news? On 7 May 2026 the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN‑Habitat) unveiled the Catalogue of Solutions 2026‑2029 during the se...
Why in news? The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently introduced the JANANI platform (Journey of Antenatal, Natal and Neonatal Integrated Ca...