Hackathon Event: As a part of the Fintech Open Month, NITI Aayog in association with PhonePe will be hosting the first-ever open-to-all Hackathon event for ideating and coming up with the most creative solutions for the FinTech space. The Hackathon will provide an opportunity for innovators, digital creators and developers from all over India […]
Capacity Development (CD) Scheme
Capacity Development (CD) Scheme: The Cabinet has approved the continuation of the Capacity Development (CD) Scheme till 31.03.2026 or till further review, whichever is earlier, subject to the adherence to Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) recommendations and the financial ceilings etc. The outlay approved for the continuation of the Scheme during 15th Finance Commission cycle […]
New India Literacy Programme
New India Literacy Programme: Government approved a new scheme “New India Literacy Programme for the period FYs 2022-2027 to cover all the aspects of Adult Education to align with National Education Policy 2020 and Budget Announcements 2021-22. School will be Unit for implementation of the scheme. Schools to be used for conducting survey of […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 17th February 2022
Today Current Affairs: 17th February 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
SVAMITVA Scheme
SVAMITVA: India plans to prepare digital maps of all its 6,00,000 villages and pan-India 3D maps will be prepared for 100 cities, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh said at an event to mark a year of the updated geospatial policy guidelines. An ongoing scheme, piloted by the Panchayati Raj […]
World Sustainable Development Summit 2022
World Sustainable Development Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address at The Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) World Sustainable Development Summit on 16th February, 2022 via video message. World Sustainable Development Summit is TERI’s annual flagship event. The theme for this year’s Summit is ‘Towards a Resilient Planet: Ensuring a Sustainable […]
G20 Secretariat in India
G20 Secretariat: The Union Cabinet approved the setting up of a G20 Secretariat and its reporting structures, which will be responsible for implementation of overall policy decisions and arrangements needed for steering India’s forthcoming G20 Presidency. G20 is the premier forum for international economic cooperation that plays an important role in global economic governance. […]
Scheme For Economic Empowerment Of DNTs (SEED)
Scheme For Economic Empowerment Of DNTs (SEED): The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, will launch the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) on 16th February, 2022 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi for the welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Communities. The Scheme will have four components with an approximate […]
New Frontiers Program: Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
New Frontiers: The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is conducting a program on Renewable Energy namely “New Frontiers” as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. The program will be held from 16th February to 18th February 2022. As part of the program, the Ministry will conduct a physical event on the topic […]
India-Maldives: Defence Cooperation Dialogue
India Maldives Bilateral Relations: India’s Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar visited the Maldives on February 13-14, for discussions with the Maldives National Defence Force as part of the second Defence Cooperation Dialogue. The Defence Cooperation Dialogue is one of India’s policy-level frameworks that aims to strengthen long-standing and mutually beneficial bilateral defence ties. The first […]
