Van Dhan Yojana organized by TRIFED

Van Dhan Yojana organized by TRIFED (Ministry of Tribal Affairs) WHAT A workshop to flag the 100 days’ plan for implementation of the Van Dhan Yojana/ Scheme was organised by TRIFED of Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Van Dhan Karyakaram would establish 50,000 ‘Van Dhan Vikas Kendras’ in the tribal areas. The Van Dhan Karyakaram will cover 50 non-nationalized MFP items with Minimum Support Price to provide fair and remunerative returns to the tribals. VAN…

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Atal Tinkering Laboratories establishing in Schools

Atal Tinkering Laboratories establishing in schools (Ministry of Human Resource Development) WHAT 8878 schools have been selected for establishing Atal Tinkering Lab (ATLs) to promote research and innovation in schools. ATAL THINKERING LAB Atal Tinkering Labs – to promote creative, innovative mind set in schools. ATL is a program run by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) under NITI Aayog to foster curiosity and innovative mindset in young students across India to encourage research and…

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Statistics Day – 29th June – Professor P.C. Mahalanobis

Statistics Day – 29th June (Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation) WHAT Union Minister of State of Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation and Ministry of Planning inaugurated the Statistics Day, 2019 on 29th June, 2019 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. It has been designated as one of the Special Days to be celebrated at the national level and is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Prof. P C Mahalanobis, on 29th June, in recognition…

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North Eastern Council – Shillong

North Eastern Council (Ministry of Development of North-East Region) WHAT The Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region released the third issue of Newsletter of North Eastern Council (NEC) Shillong, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER). NORTH EASTERN COUNCIL- SHILLONG North Eastern Council was constituted as a statutory advisory body under the NEC Act 1971 (84 of 1971) and came into being on the 7th of November 1972…

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National Policy for Domestic Workers – Labour Ministry

National Policy for Domestic Workers – Labour Ministry (Ministry of Labour & Employment) WHAT A draft National Policy on domestic workers is under consideration of the Central Government. The policy, if finalized, will benefit 50 lakh domestic workers in the country including maids and drivers amongst others. SALIENT FEATURES FOR DRAFT POLICY Inclusion of Domestic Workers in the existing legislation. Domestic workers will have the right to register as workers. Such registration will facilitate…

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Khadi and Village Industries Commission and its Objectives

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) WHAT Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), has taken various initiatives to make Khadi an international brand. INITIATIVES TAKEN To ensure the genuineness of Khadi “Khadi Mark” has been notified. Khadi & Village Industries Institutions have taken its membership to enter the field of export. Tie up an arrangement with premier institutions like the…

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India adopted Closed Fuel Cycle- Reprocessing of Nuclear fuel

India adopted ‘Closed Fuel Cycle’- Reprocessing of Nuclear fuel (Department of Atomic Wastes) WHAT India has adopted “closed fuel cycle”, where spent nuclear fuel is regarded as a material of resource. The nuclear waste management practices are at par with international practices following the guidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). AIM The closed fuel cycle aims at reprocessing spent fuel for recovery of uranium and plutonium and recycling them back to the…

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Beekeeping Development Committee Report 2019

Beekeeping Development Committee report 2019 (Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council) WHAT The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister set up a Beekeeping Development Committee under the Chairmanship of Professor Bibek Debroy has released its report. Rearing of honey bees or beekeeping is called Apiculture. OBJECTIVE OF THE COMMITTEE To identify the ways of advancing beekeeping in India, that can help in improving agricultural productivity, enhancing employment generation, augmenting nutritional security and sustaining…

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Surjit Bhalla Committee on Trade and Policy

Surjit Bhalla Committee on Trade and Policy (Ministry of Finance) WHAT High-Level Advisory Group (HLAG) headed by Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla has been constituted by the Department of Commerce. AGENDA The High-Level Advisory Group will consider ways for boosting India’s share and importance in global merchandise and services trade. Managing pressing bilateral trade relations and mainstreaming new-age policy-making. The committee will identify and pursue opportunities and address challenges in the current global trade…

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Indian Air Force Exercise Garuda-VI

Indian Air Force Exercise Garuda-VI (Ministry of Defence) WHAT The Indian Air Force is participating in a bilateral exercise between Indian and French Air Force named Exercise ‘Garuda-VI’ France from 01-12 July 2019. The exercise will boost military-to-military ties between the two countries. India and France have been also carrying out discussions on the possibility of launching a tri-services military exercise between the armed forces of the two nations. The first edition of the Garuda…

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