01 April, 2019 01/04/2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau – Tags: ,

EMISAT

(Department of Space)

 

WHAT

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C45) today successfully launched EMISAT and 28 international customer satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR in Sriharikota.

 

Source: PIB

 

 

 

Summit on “Empowering Young Grampreneurs to Create Jobs”

(Vice President’s Secretariat)

 

WHAT

The summit on “Empowering Young Grampreneurs to Create Jobs” is organised by the Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST), in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

  • While addressing, Vice-President of India focuses upon creating the right ecosystem for youngsters to become entrepreneurs and set up their own businesses.
  • He said there was a need to create the relevant infrastructure and impart the right skill sets for youth to successfully overcome the challenges posed by the technology-dependent world.

 

Concern

  • Making agriculture sustainable and profitable.
  • Creating market for rural artisans.
  • Empowering woman entrepreneurs to sell their crafts by way of online platforms.
  • Ensuring access to affordable education and healthcare.
  • Young entrepreneurs to start businesses that promote India’s unique, traditional arts and crafts.
  • Small and Medium enterprises play an important role in economic development. (“MSMEs contribute 6.11 per cent of manufacturing GDP and 24.6 per cent of services GDP)
  • Creating an ecosystem conducive to the functioning of SMEs and cottage industries.
  • Empowerment of women was central to achieving the objective of inclusive, equitable and sustainable development.

Source: PIB