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 […]
Category: Important Events
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 […]
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 […]
Medaram Jathara 2022
Medaram Jathara 2022: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has sanctioned ₹2.26 Crores for various activities pertaining to Medaram Jathara 2022. Medaram Jatara is the second-largest fair of India, after the Kumbh Mela, celebrated by the second-largest Tribal Community of Telangana- the Koya tribe for four days. This year it is being celebrated from 16th-19th […]
Community Innovator Fellowship (CIF)
Community Innovator Fellowship (CIF): Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog in collaboration with UNDP, India launched the Community Innovator Fellowship (CIF) marking the “International Day of Women & Girls in Science”. This is going to be a one-year-long intensive fellowship program which has been designed for an aspiring community innovator irrespective of their socio-economic […]
One Ocean Summit 2022
One Ocean Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the high-level segment of One Ocean Summit on Feb 11, 2022 through a video message. The Summit will also be addressed by several Heads of States and Governments including Germany, United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan and Canada among others. One Ocean Summit is being organised […]
Powerthon-2022
Powerthon-2022: Power Minister R K Singh virtually launched Powerthon-2022, a hackathon competition to find technology-driven solutions to solve the complex problems in power distribution and to ensure quality and reliable power supply. Mr Singh said, this program is much needed in the power sector. He encouraged technologists to come forward not only with solutions […]
Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship 2022
Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship 2022: The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India under its “Waste to Wealth” Mission announced the “Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship 2022” to empower young innovators who are engaged in community work of waste management, waste awareness campaigns, waste surveys etc. as Swachhta Saarthis. The fellowship was launched […]
ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting 2022
Second ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting: 2nd ASEAN Digital Ministers’ (ADGMIN) Meeting with India virtually, where two sides finalized India-ASEAN Digital work plan 2022 for future collaboration in the field. ADGMIN is an annual meeting of telecom ministers of 10 ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) countries and dialogue partner countries—Australia, Canada, China, EU, India, Japan, […]
Swachhata Start-Up Challenge
Swachhata Start-Up Challenge: Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India, in partnership with Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) launched the Swachhata Start-Up Challenge. It aims to provide an impetus to innovative start-ups to come forward and drive catalytic transformation in the sanitation […]
