SMILE Scheme: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated this scheme for Support for Marginalized Individuals. “SMILE stands for Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”. Focus of the scheme is on rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counseling, basic documentation, education, skill development, economic linkages etc. It includes sub scheme – ‘Central […]
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Portable Oxygen Cans
Portable Oxygen Cans: After oxygen cylinders, it’s everyday-use portable oxygen cans that are now witnessing brisk sales across the country, with escalating air pollution levels and increased travel and outdoor activities. It is also being used by those recovering from COVID-19. Sales of these portable oxygen cans, according to industry experts, have doubled post-Diwali, and […]
Bhaskaracharya National Institute For Space Applications And Geo-Informatics (BISAG-N)
Bhaskaracharya National Institute For Space Applications And Geo-Informatics (BISAG-N): The Indian Army has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG-N), Gandhinagar, Gujarat. This MoU will facilitate exchange of knowledge and collaboration in the fields emerging technologies for development of GIS and IT based Enterprise Resource Planning […]
Project – 75, Yard 11878 Was Delivered To The Indian Navy
Project – 75, Yard 11878 Was Delivered To The Indian Navy: The fourth submarine of the Project – 75, Yard 11878 was delivered to the Indian Navy Christened ‘Vela’, the submarine was launched on 06 May 19, and has completed all major harbour and sea trials including weapon and sensor trials. The submarine would soon […]
Global Resilience Index Initiative
Global Resilience Index Initiative: A global coalition of ten organisations launched the Global Resilience Index Initiative (GRII). It was launched during the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (CoP) 26 adaptation day (8th November 2021), it will be the world’s first curated, open-source reference index. It has been launched to build a universal model for assessing resilience […]
Mineral Conservation And Development (Amendment) Rules, 2021
Mineral Conservation And Development (Amendment) Rules, 2021: Ministry of Mines has notified the Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules, 2021 on 3rd November, 2021 to amend the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017 [MCDR]. The highlights of amendments in the Rules are as follows: Rules prescribed that that all plans and sections related to mine […]
Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
Janjatiya Gaurav Divas: The Union Cabinet has approved declaration of 15th November as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas dedicated to the memory of brave tribal freedom fighters so that coming generations could know about their sacrifices about the country. India’s freedom struggle was strengthened by several movements by tribal communities such as Santhals, Tamars, Kols, Bhils, Khasis […]
Reservation Norms For Mandatory Use Of Jute
Reservation Norms For Mandatory Use Of Jute: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved reservation norms for mandatory use of jute in packaging for the Jute Year 2021 -22 (1st July, 2021 to 30th June, 2022) on 10th November, 2021. The Mandatory packaging norms approved for Jute Year 2021-22 provide for 100% reservation of […]
Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme
Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for fixing higher ethanol price derived from different sugarcane based raw materials under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme for the forthcoming sugar season 2021-22 during ESY 2021-22 from 1st December 2021 to 30th November 2022. The Price of ethanol […]
E-Amrit : Web Portal
E-Amrit : Web Portal India launched ‘E-Amrit’, a web portal on electric vehicles (EVs), at the ongoing COP26 Summit in Glasgow, UK. E-Amrit is a one-stop destination for all information on electric vehicles—busting myths around the adoption of EVs, their purchase, investment opportunities, policies, subsidies, etc. The portal has been developed and hosted by NITI […]
