One Nation One Ration Card scheme: One Nation One Ration Card scheme, Punjab becomes 13th State to complete the One Nation One Ration Card scheme reform The State has become eligible to mobilize additional financial resources of one thousand five hundred and sixteen crore rupees through Open Market Borrowings. About the scheme: One Nation One […]
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FASTag : Now Compulsory From 15th/16th February 2021
FASTag : Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry has decided that all lanes in the fee plazas on National Highways shall be declared as ‘FASTag lane of the fee plaza’ from midnight of 15th/16th February 2021. Any vehicle not fitted with FASTag will have to pay twice the fee for the category of the vehicle […]
Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship Programme : Highlights
Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship Programme: The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship recently rolled out the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) program in all the districts of India. The programme was earlier working across 69 districts. Fellows under the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship will acquire the academic expertise and technical competency. The expertise will help […]
Commercial Jute Seed Distribution Scheme : Key Points
Commercial Jute Seed Distribution Scheme: The Union Textile Minister, Smriti Irani, has launched the commercial Jute seed distribution scheme on February 15, 2021. The Commercial Jute Seed Distribution Scheme was launched in the backdrop of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Jute Corporation of India and the National Seeds Corporation. The MoU was […]
National e-Governance Plan In Agriculture : Keypoints
National e-Governance Plan In Agriculture: The National e-governance plan in agriculture (NeGPA) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. The scheme was initially launched in the year 2010-11 in 7 States. Recently, this scheme was extended up to March 31, 2021. The NeGPA guidelines were amended in 2020-2021 in order to infuse modern information technologies in the farm […]
What is Vigyan Jyoti Programme? Second Phase
Vigyan Jyoti Programme: The second phase of the Vigyan Jyoti program was started on February 11, 2021. It was started on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The Vigyan Jyoti Programme will spread the programme to encourage the girls to take interest in science. It would also encourage them to […]
Seaweed Mission For Commercial Farming : Keypoints
Seaweed Mission: Technology Information, Forecasting, and Assessment Council (TIFAC) has launched a Seaweed Mission for commercial farming of seaweeds and its processing for value addition towards boosting the national economy. The Mission envisages the following activities: Establishing model demonstration farms over one hectare for the cultivation of economically important seaweeds in nearshore and onshore along […]
SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch) : Keypoints
SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch): Technology Information, Forecasting, and Assessment Council (TIFAC) has launched SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch). It is a dynamic job portal for mapping the skills of Shramiks vis-à-vis requirements of MSMEs to directly connect Shramiks with MSMEs and facilitate placement of 10 lakh blue-collar jobs. The SAKSHAM job portal will help eliminate middlemen/ […]
MOVCDNER Scheme : Objectives
MOVCDNER Scheme: Prime Minister Modi initiated a scheme for the development of commercial organic farming in the region during 2015 which later became to be known as “Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region” (MOVCDNER). The scheme started with an average annual allocation of Rs. 134 crore during last five years has so […]
Ambedkar Social Innovation And Incubation Mission (ASIIM) : Objective
Ambedkar Social Innovation And Incubation Mission (ASIIM) : The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India has launched Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission (ASIIM) under Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes (VCF-SC) on 30th September 2020. The objective is to boost entrepreneurship and innovation among the SC students/SC Divyang youth. The companies/entrepreneurs […]
