Ratan Tata, Justice KT Thomas and former LS Deputy Speaker Kariya Munda have joined PM CARES Fund as trustees. Subject: Government Schemes Concept: Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund, or the PM CARES Fund, was set up to tackle distress situations such as that posed by the COVID19 pandemic. […]
Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) Subject :Govt Schemes Concept: Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) is a scheme for providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices for Senior citizens belonging to BPL category. Implementing agency: This is a Central Sector Scheme, fully funded by the Central Government. The expenditure is met from the “Senior Citizens’ Welfare Fund”. […]
Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP Scheme) Subject : Govt Schemes Concept: The ADIP Scheme has been in operation since 1981. Under the Scheme, grants-in-aid are released to various implementing agencies (Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO)/National Institutes/Composite Regional Centres/District Disability Rehabilitation Centres/ State Handicapped […]
Drug control protocol in India Subject :Government Schemes Context: The Union Health Ministry recently released the new National List of Essential Medicine (NLEM)-2022, revising it after a seven-year period. Concept: National List of Essential Medicine (NLEM)-2022: It is based on the World Health Organisation’s essential medicine list. India’s first list was developed in […]
KRITAGYA Subject: Government schemes Concept: Indian Council of Agricultural Research with its National Agricultural Higher Education Project and Crop Science Division is organizing Hackathon 3.0 ‘’KRITAGYA” on promoting ‘speed breeding for crop improvement’. KRITAGYA is: KRI for Krishi meaning Agriculture, TA for Taknik meaning Technology and GYA for Gyan meaning Knowledge. In this […]
Eklavya schools for tribal students get short shrift in teacher recruitments Subject: Government schemes Context: Despite sanctioning record numbers of Eklavya model residential schools for tribal students since 2014 and setting up of the National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) to manage these schools in 2018, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has […]
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Subject : Government schemes Context: The government launched diabetes drug Sitagliptin and its combinations at various rates which will be sold at generic pharmacy stores, Janaushadhi Kendras. Details: Sitagliptin phosphate tablets 50 mg (100 mg) -Rs 60 (rs100)/10 tablets, Combination of Sitagliptin and Metformin Hydrochloride tablets of 50mg/500mg […]
‘E-Baal Nidan’ portal Subject : Government scheme Context: Keeping in view the observations made by the Hon’ble Supreme Court for coordinated working of NCPCR and SCPCRs and Section 13(2) of CPCR Act, 2005, NCPCR will be providing access to all SCPCRs on the “E-Baal Nidan” portal. Concept: The NCPCR to fulfil its mandate […]
ANGAN 2.0 Subject : government schemes Context: A three-day international conference ANGAN 2022 (Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat), second edition, titled “Making the Zero-Carbon Transition in Buildings” began on 14th September, 2022. Concept: ANGAN 2.0, is being organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, in collaboration with Swiss […]
Historic agreement to end crisis between adivasis and tea gardeners Subject : government schemes Context: Union Minister of Home Affairs & Minister of Cooperation, Sh. Amit Shah presided over the signing of historic agreement between Government of India, Government of Assam and representatives of eight Adivasi Groups in New Delhi today. Concept: The […]