The Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood (SANKALP) is an outcome-oriented centrally sponsored programme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) financially supported by the World Bank with a special focus on decentralised planning and quality improvement. …
About AMRUT AMRUT was launched in 2015 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. It seeks to lay a foundation to enable cities and towns to eventually grow into smart cities. AMRUT adopts a …
Why in News: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled an ambitious 10-year space program for his country that includes missions to the moon, sending Turkish astronauts into space and developing internationally viable satellite systems. About the program Turkey planned to …
About Gharial Gharials, sometimes called gavials, are a type of Asian crocodilian distinguished by their long, thin snouts. Gharials exhibit sexual dimorphism — or differences in characteristics between males and females of the same species — in both size and …
With a view to attract larger foreign investments in India, the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Policy was announced in April 2000. The Special Economic Zones Act was enacted in 2005 and the SEZ Rules came into effect in 2006. Salient …
About the scheme Launched in 2015, Soil Health Card (SHC) is a Government of India’s scheme promoted by the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. It is being implemented through the Department of …
Why in News: The Supreme Court ordered a status quo on the dismantling of the Navy’s decommissioned aircraft carrier, INS Viraat. About INS Viraat INS Viraat holds the Guinness World Record for being the longest serving warship of the world. …
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) The IIHR is a subsidiary of the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR). The Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), which was set up in 1967, is India’s first-ever horticultural research institute and it …
About PMGSY The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), was launched in 2000 as centrally sponsored scheme to provide connectivity to unconnected habitations of designated population size (500+ in plain areas and 250+ in North-East, hill, tribal and desert areas …