Smart India Hackathon (SIH) Subject : Government Schemes Context: Smart India Hackathon Finale 2022 Concept: Smart India Hackathon (SIH) was started in the year 2017. SIH is a nationwide initiative to provide students a platform to solve the pressing problems of society, organizations, and government. It aims to inculcate the culture of product […]
Ayushman Bharat Digital Health mission Subject: Government Schemes Context: The National Health Authority (NHA) issued hardware guidelines across States and Union Territories for healthcare institutions like hospitals, clinics and health and wellness centres to promote digitization in hospitals. Concept: This scheme will be launched with the aim of harnessing technology in order to […]
National Labour Conference Subject: Government Schemes Section: Context: With a view to re-energising the country’s large labour workforce, the Union Labour Ministry is set to initiate discussions with State Labour Ministers on strategies for greater participation of women, new needs of the digital and gig economy, as well as transitioning towards green jobs. […]
‘Forcible’ Aadhaar-voter ID linking Subject: Government Schemes Context :Despite clarifications from various government authorities that the linking of Aadhaar with the voter identity card is “voluntary”, there have been instances of people being warned by booth-level officers that their voter ID would be cancelled if it is not linked to their Aadhaar number. […]
HIV drugs shortage is a challenge to ending AIDS in India Subject: Government Schemes Section: Health Context: In June, PLHIV (People Living with HIV) networks across the country started witnessing an acute shortage of certain Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) centres. Among them were pediatric formulations and dolutegravir, the backbone of […]
Government to enumerate people who clean sewers Subject: Government Scheme Section : Modern India Context: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJ&E) is now preparing to undertake a nationwide survey to enumerate all people engaged in hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks, an activity that has led to at least 351 […]
National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) Subject: Government schemes Section: Science and Technology Context: National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) has achieved target of imparting Intellectual Property (IP) awareness and basic training to 1 million students Concept: NIPAM is a flagship program to impart IP awareness and basic training, was launched on 8 […]
Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise “SMILE-75 Initiative” Subject :Government Scheme Section: Maginalised Concept: The objective of SMILE- 75 is to make our cities/town and municipal areas begging-free and make a strategy for comprehensive rehabilitation of the persons engaged in the act of begging through the coordinated action of various stakeholders. […]
Mulya Pravah Subject: Government schemes Section: Education Context: The University Grant Commission has approved the revised guidelines of “Mulya Pravah “ Mulya Pravah: University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched a policy framework, Mulya Pravah – Guidelines for Inculcation of Human values and Professional Ethics in Higher Educational Institutions
Schemes in news Subject :Government Schemes Concept: Scheme Initiated by Beneficiary Salient features Champion Services Sector Scheme for Medical Value Travel Ministry of Ayush, a Central Sector Scheme Promotes Ayush entrepreneurs Financial assistance in the form of Interest Subsidy to private investors for the establishment of Super Specialty Hospitals/ Day Care […]