About the Portal In 2021, the Ministry of Labour and Employment unveiled the e-shram portal to register 38 crore unorganised workers, such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors and domestic workers, among others. The workers will be issued …
About ABP The Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) was launched by the Government of India in January 2023. The Programme focuses on improving governance to enhance the quality of life of citizens in the most difficult and underdeveloped blocks of India …
Context Given the centrality of women’s role in society, it is now well acknowledged that empowering a man leads to empowering an individual, but empowering a woman empowers an entire generation. Combating violence, ending child marriage and female genital mutilation, …
Context The Energy Policy Institute, University of Chicago conducted the air quality life index study and the findings were of utmost significance for India. Findings of the study India’s entire population lives in areas where the annual average particulate pollution …
About The government has released the National Logistics Policy 2022 as a comprehensive effort to address issues of high cost and inefficiency by laying down an overarching interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral and multi-jurisdictional framework for the development of the entire logistics ecosystem. …
About the Programme In order to widen and deepen electronic manufacturing and ensure development of a robust and sustainable Semiconductor and Display ecosystem in the country, the Government of India has launched the Semicon India Programme in 2021. The initiative …
About NEC The North Eastern Council is the nodal agency for the economic and social development of the North Eastern Region which consists of the eight States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. It is …
About Last year, the Central Government 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 …
About NAPCC The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) was formally launched in 2008. The NAPCC identifies measures that promote development objectives while also yielding co-benefits for addressing climate change effectively. There are eight “National Missions” which form the …
About Namami Gange Mission is a holistic and integrated river rejuvenation programme not just to clean River Ganga but restore its entire riverine ecosystem. It was launched in 2014-15. Namami Gange is premised on the five important pillars of – …