MPLADS (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) funds Subject : Schemes Context: The government Tuesday retracted a change in the guidelines for use of MPLADS (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) funds, which appeared to water down the requirement to set aside a certain portion for areas dominated by Scheduled Castes […]
Schemes and Programmes to attract youth in agriculture Subject : Schemes Concept: Schemes/programmes to attract youth towards agriculture and other related industries and for the development of entrepreneurship: Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, implements: Establishment of Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centers (AC&ABC) Skill training programmes (minimum […]
National Disaster Response Fund Subject : Schemes Concept : A committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved additional Central assistance worth ₹1,816.16 crore. It was released under the National Disaster Response Fund to Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Meghalaya and Nagaland, which were affected by flood, landslips and cloudburst in 2022. […]
Net-zero waste to be mandatory for buildings Subject: Schemes Context: According to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, all upcoming housing societies and commercial complexes in the country will soon mandatorily have to ensure net zero waste. More on the News: The directive is part of the Manhole to Machine-hole scheme […]
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 […]