India’s Relations with Major World Powers: Strategic Partnerships, Trade & Defence | SSB Facts 🇮🇳 🇺🇸 India–United States Relationship status: Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. Bilateral trade (goods & services): ~USD 190–200 billion. US is one of India’s largest trading partners. Defen...
Weekly Important News (22 - 28 Dec) President grants assent to rural jobs Bill; govt. lists four focus areas for works President Droupadi Murmu approved the Viksit Bharat–Grameen Ajeevika Mission, replacing MGNREGA. The government said the scheme will prioritise water security, rural infrastructure,...
Rural India: Key Facts, Statistics & Challenges Population & Demography 65.6% of India’s population lives in rural areas (Census/projections). Rural population: ~90 crore (900 million) people. Number of villages: 6.4 lakh+ across India. Median age in rural India: ~27 years (younger than urban averag...
Weekly Important News (08 - 14 Dec) What is the India Post’s DHRUVA framework? India Post has proposed DHRUVA, a digital public infrastructure to create standardised, consent-based digital addresses linked to physical locations. It aims to improve service delivery, address verification, logistics ef...