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Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana | UPSC IAS IPS IFS

Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana | UPSC IAS IPS IFS 3

The PMSSY programme or Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana was initially introduced in March 2006 after being first announced in 2003. Its primary goals are to improve facilities for high-quality medical education in underserved States and to address inequities in the country's overall availability of affordable/reliable tertiary-level healthcare. The state of health has gradually improved ... Read more

Classification of Cultural Regions in India | UPSC IAS IPS IFS

Classification of Cultural Regions in India | UPSC IAS IPS IFS 4

In this article, we will see the classification of cultural regions in India based on language, religion, traditions and customs. India has always been a land of diversity where people speaking different dialects, practicing different religions, following different customs and traditions coexisted for hundreds of years. In the history of India, many of the faiths ... Read more

eSanjeevani Programme (Online OPD) | UPSC IAS IPS IFS

eSanjeevani Programme (Online OPD) | UPSC IAS IPS IFS 7

In this article, we will look into eSanjeevani Programme which is basically about Online OPD Service. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare offers the first online OPD service of its type with its National Teleconsultation Service. The Indian government's eSanjeevani service is the nation's first-ever online OPD (outpatient) consultation programme. This is the first ... Read more

The Revolutionary Legacy of Sukhdev Thapar(1907-1931)

The Revolutionary Legacy of Sukhdev Thapar(1907-1931) 8

Sukhdev Thapar was an Indian revolutionary who was a key member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) during the Indian independence movement. He was born on May 15, 1907 in Ludhiana, Punjab, in a Punjabi family and completed his education at National College in Lahore. He was a bright student, excelled in studies and ... Read more

The Wars of German Unification (1805-1871)

The Wars of German Unification (1805-1871) 9

The Germanic states of what is commonly referred to as Germany today were not unified as one state after the Napoleonic wars. The vast areas west of the Danube were mostly individual states with their own government and proud autonomy, in the north and south of central Europe. The status had been the same during ... Read more

Shaheed Udham Singh (1899-1940)

Shaheed Udham Singh (1899-1940) 10

Shaheed Udham Singh, born on December 26th, 1899, was a prominent political activist and freedom fighter during the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule. He is best known for his assassination of Michael O'Dwyer, the former Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab in British India, in 1940 as a revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre ... Read more