e-Shram Portal : In News India’s e-Shram portal has registered more than 31.78 crore unorganised workers, strengthening its role as the country’s largest digital database for workers in the informal sector. It was launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on 26th August 2021 to support and empower the unorganized workforce. It is designed […]
Category: Important Scheme
Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana
Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana: The Union Minister for Culture informed the Lok Sabha about the Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana (KSVY). Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana is an umbrella scheme under Ministry of Culture for the promotion of art and culture in the country. Under this financial assistance is provided to eligible cultural organizations/ individuals working in […]
PARIVARTAN Scheme
PARIVARTAN Scheme: The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has approved the Guidelines for the PARIVARTAN Scheme. PARIVARTAN (Programme for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivization of Vehicle Assets for Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emissions) was launched by the central government. It is aimed at facilitating the replacement of older, highly polluting trucks and […]
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme : In News
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme : In News The Prime Minister of India virtually inaugurated 75 redeveloped railway stations across 20 states under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS). Amrit Bharat Station Scheme was launched in 2022 by the Ministry of Railways which aims at development and upgradation of railway stations over the Indian Railways (IR) […]
Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment Scheme
Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment Scheme: The Centre has approved all 28 major projects proposed by the Delhi government under the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme. Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment Scheme is an important scheme of the Central government under which states and Union Territories receive […]
SwaYaan Initiative : The News
SwaYaan Initiative: The News The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Drone Federation India launched National Innovation Challenge for Drone Research (NIDAR) under SwaYaan initiative. SwaYaan Initiative was launched in 2022. It is a National Initiative by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to develop and strengthen the UAS/Drone ecosystem in […]
ULLAS Programme
ULLAS Programme: Uttarakhand has become the country’s sixth fully literate state under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the ‘ULLAS’ (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society) programme. ULLAS Programme is a centrally sponsored initiative that aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. It aims to empower adults aged 15 and above from […]
Mission Drishti: India’s First OptoSAR Earth Observation Satellite
Mission Drishti: India’s First OptoSAR Earth Observation Satellite Bengaluru-based space start-up GalaxEye announced that communication with Mission Drishti—the world’s first OptoSAR satellite and India’s largest privately built Earth observation satellite—has been lost.Mission Drishti is a next-generation, high-performance Earth observation satellite designed and engineered entirely within India’s private sector. Weighing 190 kilograms, it represents a major […]
Modified UDAN Scheme : In News
Modified UDAN Scheme: In News The Prime Minister of India has recently inaugurated the new terminal building at Jodhpur airport and launched the modified UDAN Scheme. The scheme aims to accelerate the next phase of aviation-led development. A key emphasis is on the development of 100 aerodromes from existing unserved airstrips to expand aviation infrastructure […]
SHE-LEAPS Platform
SHE-LEAPS Platform: India’s efforts to strengthen women-led rural entrepreneurship have entered a new phase with the launch of SHE-LEAPS platform. SHE-LEAPS stands for ‘Self-Help Entrepreneur-Livelihoods and Enterprise Application for Prosperity and Sustainability’. It is a digital platform for empowering women associated with Self-Help Groups (SHGs) across rural India for enterprise creation, monitoring and performance tracking. […]
