Postal Life Insurance (PLI) is arguably the oldest life insurance scheme of India. It was introduced in 1884. The beneficiaries of this scheme were Government and Semi-Government employees. In 1995, that is nearly a century after its launching, a new insurance scheme was introduced for covering the people living in rural areas, especially weaker sections and women. This scheme was … Read More
Basic Details about [P2P] Peer to Peer Lending Platforms
Entrepreneurs sometimes need money to run or promote their business. For this they have to take loan from individuals or any lending agencies. In the market there are some non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) as well which offer to help such entrepreneurs by proving loan. To facilitate such entrepreneurs, Government has decided to create online P2P platforms so that willing investors might invest … Read More
Karnataka Anti-Superstition Black Magic Bill 2017
Of late there have been some cases in which activists campaigning against superstitions in general have been silenced by murder or other types of physical assault. Such type of cases have incidentally happened in South India, specially Karnataka. Apart from this, some social customs like jalikattu have recently been subject of strident debate often leading to judicial intervention. Incidents of … Read More
Things to know about International Solar Alliance (ISA)
International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an important initiative taken by Govt. of India to create platform to address issues related to production of solar energy. It was formally launched on 30 November, 2015 by Prime Minister Modi and then French President Francois Holland during the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris. This Alliance is expected to have in its fold as many … Read More
B4 – Know about Brahmaputra Biodiversity & Biology Boat
Majuli Island is located in Assam and is called Asia’s largest river island and considered as a major ecology hotspot. It is the first island district of India and is famous for its Vaishnaw monasteries. It was once 1200 square kms. in area. But because of erosion its area has shrunk to less than 500 square kms. In other words, the … Read More