About the scheme The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme is the largest social security scheme in the world — guaranteeing 100 days of work each financial year to any rural household willing to do public work-related …
What’s in the news? The Government of India has launched a right to repair portal which would allow customers to exit the ambit of manufacturers in the event of their equipment failing, and seek repairs elsewhere. On the ‘right to …
Context: The United Nations has, at India’s initiative, declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets. India’s millet production status India’s own production of these “nutri cereals” — jowar, bajra and ragi and minor millets such as kodo, kutki, kakun, …
Rationale of the Scheme Mahatma Gandhi envisioned villages as mini-republics and advocated that true democracy should begin with participation from the grass-root level by the people of every village. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment mandated the three tier Panchayati Raj Institutions …
About The Central Government has launched a new initiative – PM SHRI Schools (PM ScHools for Rising India). This will be a new centrally sponsored scheme for upgradation and development of more than 14500 Schools across the country by strengthening …
What’s in the news? To boost career opportunities for India’s youth under Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is set to hold the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM) across the country. Several local businesses …
About the Scheme The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 is a National Mission document providing the vision and the roadmap for the faster adoption of electric vehicles and their manufacturing in the country. As part of the NEMMP …
About Millets Millets are a group of small seeded grasses used as cereals. The Indian sub-continent has had a rich heritage of growing them and until very recently millets formed a very large part of our food basket. Sadly, the …
About Atal Innovation Mission The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship initiative set up by the NITI Aayog to promote innovation and entrepreneurship across the length and breadth of the country. AIM’s objective is to develop new programmes and …
About GeM Launched in 2016, the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is a 100 percent government-owned company setup under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It is a completely paperless, cashless and system driven e-market place that enables procurement …