Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP): Agreement for swift development of modern Multi Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) under Bharatmala Pariyojna The tripartite agreement was signed by National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL). Aim: To centralize freight consolidation (freight is goods transported in bulk by truck, […]
Category: Important Scheme
Nikshay Poshan Yojna
Nikshay Poshan Yojna: Only two-thirds of people living with tuberculosis benefitted from the Union government’s Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY), sole nutrition support scheme, in 2021, which raises major public health concern. The NPY was launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It aims to support every Tuberculosis (TB) Patient by providing […]
Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen
Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen: Over 1 lakh villages declared themselves as ODF (Open Defecation Free) Plus under Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G). These villages are sustaining their ODF status and have systems in place for managing solid and/or liquid waste and they would continue on their sanitation journey as they work towards making their villages […]
Matsya Setu App
Matsya Setu App: The Union Minister for Fisheries launched the Online Market Place feature, Aqua Bazar, in the MatsyaSetu mobile app during the ninth general body meeting of the National Fisheries Development Board. Matsya Setu App: The app was developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Bhubaneswar, with […]
Rashtriya Puruskar Portal
Rashtriya Puruskar Portal: The Union Government has launched Rashtriya Puruskar Portal to bring together all the awards of the various Ministries, Departments and agencies of the government under one platform. This has been done to ensure transparency and public partnership. Home Ministry in a statement said that this common portal facilitates every citizen or organization […]
Second Phase Of Grameen Udyami Project
Second Phase Of Grameen Udyami Project: National Skill Development Corporation, NSDC in partnership with Seva Bharti and Yuva Vikas Society launched the second phase of Grameen Udyami Project to augment skill training in tribal communities for their inclusive and sustainable growth. Grameen Udyami is a unique multiskilling project, funded by NSDC that aims to train […]
Har Ghar Jal
Har Ghar Jal: Goa became 1st state to be certified with ‘Har Ghar Jal’ in the country. Process followed: After every household in the village is connected with tap water, Gram Sabha passes a resolution that not a single household is left out. Only after every village certifies its, State can be declared ‘Har Ghar […]
Har Ghar Jal Utsav
Har Ghar Jal Utsav: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually address the Har Ghar Jal Utsav on August 19, 2022 which is being held in Goa under the Jal Jeevan Mission. Goa is the first State to achieve 100 per cent Har Ghar Jal certification. Goa has become the first Har Ghar Jal certified State […]
Manthan Portal
Manthan Portal: It has been launched by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser for promoting collaboration between industry and the Scientific research and development ecosystem to meet India’s sustainability goals. Programmes: Knowledge Transfer, Interactive sessions, exhibitions on new innovations Platform is powered by NSEIT subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange of India Principal Scientific […]
Namaste Scheme
Namaste Scheme: Namaste is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) as a joint initiative of the MoSJE and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). NAMASTE aims to achieve the following outcomes: Zero fatalities in sanitation work in India All sanitation work is performed by skilled workers […]
