Background The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021, was passed by the Parliament in 2021. What is the Act all about? The monitoring and management of air quality in the Delhi-NCR …
About The Grameen Udyami Scheme was launched to augment skill training in tribal communities for their inclusive and sustainable growth. Under the programme, the endeavor is to multi-skill India’s youth and impart functional skills to them for enabling livelihoods. It …
About The Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) was launched by India along with the leaders of USA, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Singapore, Bangladesh, Mauritius and UAE in 2023, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi, as Chair’s initiative. GBA …
About the Scheme PM Vishwakarma is a Central Sector Scheme launched in 2023 to provide end-to-end support to artisans and craftspeople who work with their hands and tools. The scheme with an outlay of Rs 13,000 crore is fully funded …
About PMEGP Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) is a central sector scheme administered by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) since 2008-09. It is a major credit-linked subsidy programme aimed at assisting first generation entrepreneurs for …
About the Portal The e-shram portal was launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in 2021 to register 38 crore unorganised workers, such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors and domestic workers, among others. The workers are issued …
About 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 (litres per capita …
About The Ministry of Defence launched the SRIJAN PORTAL in 2020. The main objective of the portal is to partner the private sector in indigenisation efforts of Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and the Armed Forces. On this portal, DPSUs …
About Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is a 30-meter diameter primary mirror optical and infrared telescope being established at Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA. TMT is a new class of extremely large telescopes that will allow us to see deeper into space …