Globally; just 1 in 4 children covered by social protection: UN report Subject : Schemes Context: The Prime Minister has announced PM CARES for Children scheme to support children who have lost both parents or surviving parent or legal guardian or adoptive parents due to COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of the Scheme is to […]
PUShP portal Subject : Schemes Context: The Central Government has launched a High Price Day Ahead Market and Surplus Power Portal (PUShP) – an initiative to ensure greater availability of power during the peak demand season. This year, the Power Ministry expects that the demand will be much higher than last year. Therefore, a separate […]
Vision screening critical to National Road Safety Plan Subject :Schemes Concept : With the Supreme Court-appointed Committee on Road Safety observing that there are 1.5 lakh annual deaths due to road crashes, leading eye health organisations are now calling for the inclusion of vision check-ups for drivers in the National Road Safety Plan […]
The Global Education Monitoring Report Subject: Schemes Section: Reports and indices Concept: The Global Education Monitoring Report (the GEM Report, formerly known as the Education for All Global Monitoring Report) is an editorially independent, authoritative and evidence-based annual report published by UNESCO. Its mandate is to monitor progress towards the education targets in […]
Samarth Scheme Subject : Schemes Concept : The Ministry of Textiles has called for applications for implementing partners for its Samarth scheme, which will be on till the end of March 2024. The ministry has opened a window for the implementing partners – industries and industrial associations – to register before March 14, […]
Young Defence Officers’ Exchange Programme Subject: Schemes Concept: Fifteen officers from the Australian Defence Forces are visiting India from March 1 under the inaugural General Rawat India-Australia Young Defence Officers’ Exchange Programme that was announced in 2022. About Young Defence Officers’ Exchange Programme In 2022, in recognition of the contributions of India’s first […]
‘Anmol Jeevan Abhiyan’ Subject : Schemes Section : Environment Context: The ‘Anmol Jeevan Abhiyan’ (Precious Life Campaign) launched in Barmer recently has encouraged village panchayats and owners of houses to make the structural addition of hand pumps and locked covers on tankas (associated with local deities) or sacred forest groves 10 km away […]
Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme Subject : Schemes Section :Industry Concept : Tiruppur Exporters’ Association has urged the Centre for a new Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme retrospectively from April 1, 2022, to extend the interest benefit to the exporting units. The exporting units were expecting the new TUF scheme to come into effect from […]
Budget could have paid more attention to fodder Subject: Schemes Section: Agriculture Rashtriya Gokul Mission comprises of two components namely: The national program for bovine breeding and National mission for bovine productivity Objectives: Development and conservation of indigenous breeds in a focused and scientific manner. Undertake breed improvement program for indigenous cattle breeds […]
Over 9000 Janaushadi Kendra in country Subject: Schemes Concept: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday that as on January 31, the number of stores selling cheap generic medicines — Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras — stood at 9,082. On the occasion of the Department of Pharmaceuticals marking eight years of the […]