About PMMVY Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is a Maternity Benefit Programme that is implemented in all the districts of the country. The scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It is a centrally sponsored scheme …
About the Scheme The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) Scheme was launched in 2019 for installation of solar pumps and grid connected solar and other renewable power plants in the country. It was launched by …
About the scheme The Prime Minister Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for providing affordable Working Capital loans to street vendors to resume their livelihoods that have been …
About ASIIM The Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission (ASIIM) was launched in 2020 by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment as a flagship scheme to promote innovation and entrepreneurship skills among youths of Scheduled Castes (SCs). ASIIM has …
Context The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act reserved one-third of all seats in Panchayats for women. As a result, a large number of women were elected as members and chairpersons of Panchayats. At national level women as Members and Presidents of …
Gaganyaan is the first manned space program of ISRO The module will take three astronauts including a woman to the space Under the mission, three flights will be sent. The first two flights will be unmanned flights, with one flight …
Context A baby was born using three persons’ DNA in the UK. The baby has three parents, technically, deriving the mitochondria from a donor apart from genetic material (DNA) from biological parents. What is mitochondria Mitochondria are basically the powerhouses …
About Jal Jeevan Mission Launched in 2019, the chief objective of the Mission is to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024 and thereby ensuring potable water supply in adequate quantity i.e. @ 55 lpcd …
About PMMSY The central government launched the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in 2020 to bring about the Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of the fisheries sector in India. It is implemented by the Department of Fisheries, …