Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) Program: The Government’s ambitious Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) program is set to get a fresh boost under the leadership of the Union Minister for Youth Affairs. Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) Program is aimed at school children between nine and 18 years age group. The nation-wide […]
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The Voicebox Programme
The Voicebox Programme: The National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) has joined hands with Netflix India to launch an upskilling program for voice-over artists in India called “The Voicebox”. Voicebox Programme will offer Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) training for voice-over artists focusing on English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Gujarati languages. The program […]
Restoration Of Interest Equalization Scheme
Restoration Of Interest Equalization Scheme: The engineering exporters’ body Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC India) has requested to restore the Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) for all exporters and increase benefits for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). The IES for pre and post shipment rupee credit availed by exporters was started in 2015 and it […]
National One Health Mission : Meeting
National One Health Mission : Meeting The Union Health Minister chaired the first executive committee meeting of the National One Health Mission. The National One Health Mission was approved by the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) in 2022. The mission aims to coordinate across ministries in achieving overall pandemic preparedness […]
GRSE Accelerated Innovation Nurturing Scheme
GRSE Accelerated Innovation Nurturing Scheme: Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth launched “GRSE Accelerated Innovation Nurturing Scheme (GAINS 2024) of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) in Kolkata. GRSE Accelerated Innovation Nurturing Scheme is an innovative scheme which seeks solutions to the problems related to the shipyards and promotes technology development using the start-ups […]
Naavu Manujaru Programme
Naavu Manujaru Programme: The Karnataka government has ordered the implementation of ‘Naavu Manujaru’ programme from this academic year. Naavu Manujaru’ Programme is to improve the capacity of the students to think independently and rationality and understand the pros and cons of every issue. It will also be helpful for the overall development of the students. […]
NIRMAN Scheme
NIRMAN Scheme: The Union Minister for Coal and Mines recently launched the portal “Noble Initiative for Rewarding Mains Aspirants of National Civil Services Examination (NIRMAN)”. Initiative for Rewarding Mains Aspirants of the National Civil Services Examination (NIRMAN) is a unique Corporate social responsibility (CSR) scheme by Coal India Limited (CIL) designed to support meritorious candidates […]
Successful Completion Of 9 Years Of The Digital India Initiative
Successful Completion Of 9 Years Of The Digital India Initiative: The Prime Minister praised the successful completion of 9 years of the Digital India initiative, highlighting its role in enhancing ‘Ease of Living’ and transparency. Digital India Initiative launched in 2015 aims to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. It covers […]
Glucagon Manufacturing In PLI Scheme
Glucagon Manufacturing In PLI Scheme: The government decided to manufacture a Glucagon-like peptide receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) drug in India under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme from 2026. GLP-1RA is a class of anti-diabetic drugs which are also used for weight loss. Apart from GLP-1RA, investors are planning to make other drugs like Ozempic (for […]
Interest Equalisation Scheme
Interest Equalisation Scheme: The Department of Commerce has extended the Interest Equalisation Scheme for pre- and post-shipment rupee export credit for Micro, Small and Medium-scale (MSME) exporters till August 31. Interest Equalisation Scheme was first implemented on 1st April 2015, to provide pre- and post-shipment export credit to exporters in rupees. It was initially valid […]