About The Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation initiated the World Bank assisted Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) in April 2012. The objective is to improve safety and operational performance of selected …
About the Scheme The Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) is considered as the world’s largest school meal programme and reaches an estimated 12 crore children across 12 lakh schools in India. In 1925, a Mid Day Meal Programme was first introduced …
About: The ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive’ (PRASHAD) was launched by the Ministry of Tourism in the year 2014-15 with the objective of integrated development of identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations. Objectives Rejuvenation and spiritual …
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 …
CONTEXT Recently, the government of Uttar Pradesh has released a “Population Policy”. The policy is intended to bring the gross fertility rate in the State down from the existing 2.7 to 2.1 by 2026. In order to achieve this policy, …
What’s in the news? The Union Cabinet has approved a scheme under which Indian shipping companies will be given a subsidy as they bid for global tenders for the import of cargo by the government or government entities. As part …
About NAM The National Ayush Mission is a centrally sponsored scheme launched in 2014 by the Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The basic objective of NAM is to promote AYUSH medical systems through cost effective AYUSH …