National List of Essential Medicines: 34 drugs enlisted in an update after 7 years Subject: Government schemes Introduction- The latest National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) released on September 13, 2022, by the Union health ministry added 34 new medicines and dropped 26 old ones from the previous list. A total of 384 […]
World Dairy Summit 2022 Subject: Government Schemes PM Modi appeals to the global dairy leaders to recognise and encourage women dairy farmers at the World Dairy Summit 2022 at Greater Noida. Details: India is hosting the summit after a gap of 48 years. During that period, India’s milk output has grown from 23 […]
Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Subject :Government schemes Section: Health The Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan has been envisioned to bring together all community stakeholders to support those on TB treatment and accelerate the country’s progress towards TB elimination. Hon’ble President will also launch the Ni-kshay Mitra initiative which forms a […]
Amended standards for e-Vehicle Subject :Government Schemes Context: In the backdrop of number of cases of fire incidents observed in electric two wheelers in different parts of the country, Ministry of Road Transport and Highway had constituted an Expert Committee Concept: Based on the recommendations of the expert committee report, the Ministry, on […]
CCRAS ‘SPARK’ Program to Support Innovative Research in Ayurveda Subject: Government schemes Context: The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), has taken a unique initiative to support the research efforts of bright young minds of the Country by developing the Studentship Program for Ayurveda Research Ken (SPARK) for Ayurveda (BAMS) students […]
GeM to launch carbon neutral services in govt departments Subject: Government scheme Section: Context: Public procurement portal Government e-Marketplace (GeM) will soon launch carbon neutral services to estimate the carbon footprint of various central government ministries and departments and help them work towards carbon neutrality. Ministries and government departments can also get mitigation […]
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) Subject: Governance Scheme Context: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) – National Mission for Financial Inclusion, completes eight years of successful implementation Concept: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, […]
Pradhanmantri Bhartiya Janurvarak Pariyojna Subject: Government schemes Section: Health Context: The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers announced to implement One Nation One Fertiliser by introducing a “Single Brand for Fertilisers and Logo” under the fertiliser subsidy scheme named “Pradhanmantri Bhartiya Janurvarak Pariyojna” (PMBJP). Concept: Under the scheme companies are allowed to display their […]
National Cancer Grid (NCG) Subject : Government Schemes Section: Health Context:The National Cancer Grid (NCG) has established the Koita Centre for Digital Oncology (KCDO) to promote use of digital technologies and tools to improve cancer care across India. Concept: The National Cancer Grid (NCG) is an initiative of the Government of India through […]
Centre identifies 75 tribal districts for focused TB interventions Subject :Government Schemes Section: Health Aashwasan Campaign The campaign to detect TB cases across 174 tribal districts started this January under the Aashwasan Campaign, under which door-to-door screening was done in over 68,000 villages. Official data showed that 3,82,811 people were identified for presumptive […]