Category: Important Scheme

Startup India Seed Fund Scheme: The Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) has been launched. The Fund aims to provide financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market-entry, and commercialization. 945 Crore corpus will be divided over the next 4 years for providing seed funding to eligible startups through eligible […]

The Vande Bharat Mission (VBM): The Vande Bharat Mission (VBM), which started repatriating Indians stranded abroad due to COVID-19 and the resultant lockdowns since May 7, 2020, has turned out to be one of the largest evacuations of civilians by a country. Into the middle of Phase 10, the VBM has surpassed the large-scale airlift […]

EatSmart Cities Challenge And Transport 4 All Challenge: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched the EatSmart Cities Challenge and Transport 4 All Challenge. The challenges aim at creating an environment of right food practices and habits and to make public transport safe, affordable, comfortable, and reliable. EatSmart Cities Challenge: The EatSmart Cities Challenge […]

MANAS App: The Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India launched the “MANAS” App to promote wellbeing across age groups. MANAS which stands for Mental Health and Normalcy Augmentation System was endorsed as a national program by the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). MANAS is a comprehensive, scalable, and national […]

Infant Toddler And Caregiver-Friendly Neighbourhoods (ITCN) Training And Capacity Building Programme’: The ‘Infant-Toddler and Caregiver-friendly Neighbourhoods (ITCN) Training and Capacity Building Programme’ was launched virtually today by the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) in partnership with Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF). The Programme is designed to help build capacities of city officials and young […]

Aahaar Kranti : Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan will launch a new mission called `Aahaar Kranti’. The mission is aimed to spread the message of the need for a nutritionally balanced diet and to understand the importance of accessible to all local fruits and vegetables. Vijnana Bharati (Vibha) and Global Indian Scientists’ and Technocrats’ […]

Prev Shaphari: Certification Scheme For Aquaculture Products: The Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA) has developed a certification scheme for aquaculture products called ‘Shaphari’. Shaphari is based on the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization’s technical guidelines on aquaculture certification. Shaphari is a Sanskrit word that means superior quality of fishery products suitable for human […]

Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For White Goods (Air Conditioners And LED Lights): The Union Cabinet approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for White Goods (Air Conditioners and LED Lights) with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 6,238 crore. The PLI Scheme for White Goods shall extend an incentive of 4% to 6% on incremental […]

Tribal Health Collaborative (THC) ‘Anamaya’: Ministry Of Tribal Affairs: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched Tribal Health Collaborative (THC) ‘Anamaya’ through a video conference. In 2018, an expert committee released a comprehensive report on tribal health in India which highlighted the issues and concerns of tribal health. It is an initiative bringing together governments, […]

E9 Initiative: Consultation meeting of Education Ministers of E9 countries on E9 initiative to be held tomorrow. The consultation is the first of a three-phased process to co-create an initiative on digital learning and skills, targeting marginalized children and youth, especially girls. The E9 initiative: The initiative aims to accelerate recovery and advance the Sustainable […]