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PM-PRANAM Scheme

PM-PRANAM Scheme: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the PM Programme for Restoration, Awareness, Generation, Nourishment and Amelioration of Mother Earth (PM-PRANAM) scheme. PM-PRANAM scheme aims to reduce the use of chemical fertilisers by incentivising the state. Under the scheme, the states which will adopt alternative fertilisers will be incentivised with the subsidy […]

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission : Collaborative Partnership With UNDP

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission : Collaborative Partnership With UNDP The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) entered into a collaborative partnership. UNDP and DAY-NULM Partnership aims to empower women to make well-informed career choices in the field of entrepreneurship. It will provide support for women […]

VAIBHAV Fellowships Programme

VAIBHAV Fellowships Programme: The Government of India has launched a new fellowship programme to connect the Indian Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM)diaspora with Indian academic and R&D institutions. The fellowship would be awarded to outstanding scientists/technologists of Indian origin (NRI/OCI/PIO) who are engaged in research activities in their respective countries. The VAIBHAV Fellow […]

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana : God Bharai Ceremony

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana : God Bharai Ceremony The Prime Minister of India has lauded the new initiative of celebrating ‘Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana’ as ‘God Bharai’ ceremony in Dausa, Rajasthan. PM Matru Vandana Yojana is a Centrally Sponsored Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme launched in 2017. Objectives is providing partial compensation for […]

Nutrient Based Subsidy Scheme

Nutrient Based Subsidy Scheme: The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has recommended the Centre to bring urea under the nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) regime to address the problem of imbalanced use of nutrients. Nutrient Based Subsidy scheme is being implemented in 2010 by the Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers. A fixed […]