Global Bio-India Summit, 2019 – Ministry of S&T

Global Bio-India Summit, 2019 Ministry of Science & Technology WHAT India’s first largest biotechnology conference Global Bio-India Summit, 2019 concludes. HIGHLIGHTS The three-day event was organized by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science & Technology, along with its Public Sector Undertaking, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC). The associated partners for this event were Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE) and Invest India. SIGNIFICANCE The…

NSS report no. 583: Persons with Disabilities in India

NSS report no. 583: Persons with Disabilities in India NSS 76th round (July – December 2018) Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation WHAT The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has conducted a Survey of Persons with Disabilities during July 2018 to December 2018 as a part of 76th round of National Sample Survey (NSS). Prior to this, the survey on the same subject was carried out by NSO during…

NSS report no. 584

NSS report no.584: Drinking-Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Housing condition in India, NSS 76th round (July –December 2018) Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation WHAT The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has conducted a survey on Drinking Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Housing Condition as a part of 76th round of National Sample Survey (NSS). Prior to this, surveys on the same subject were carried out by NSO during the 65th round…

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5th Meeting of SCO Member States’ Heads of Ministries and Departments of S&T

Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of SCO Member States Ministry of Science & Technology WHAT India will be the host of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) the Member States in 2020 for the first time. India will also host the SCO Forum of Young Scientists and Innovators in 2020. The 5th Meeting of SCO Member States’ Heads of Ministries and Departments of Science and Technology…

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Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme by the Indian Patent Office

Patent Prosecution Highway programme Cabinet WHAT The Cabinet has approved the proposal for the adoption of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) under the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, India (CGPDTM) with patent offices of various other interest countries or regions. HIGHLIGHTS The said programme will initially commence between Japan Patent Office (JPO) and Indian Patent Office on pilot basis for a period of…

Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises

Credit Guarantee Fund Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises WHAT National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd. has already been set up by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India to function as a common trustee company to manage and operate various credit guarantee trust funds. To meet the funding needs of Startups, the Government of India has established the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) under Startup India Programme.…

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Population Control- various steps to generate awareness among peoples

Population Control Ministry of Health and Family Welfare WHAT The Government is taking various steps to sensitize people and generate awareness of the need for population control. IMPORTANT INITIATIVES The 360-degree media campaign, launched in 2016, comprising TV Commercials, posters and hoardings, a year-long Radio show, and a dedicated website on Family Planning. World Population Day & fortnight, as well as Vasectomy Fortnight, are observed every year to boost awareness. Promotional activities like…

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Various initiatives for the mitigation of air pollution

INITIATIVES FOR MITIGATION OF AIR POLLUTION Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change WHAT The government is making all efforts for the mitigation of air pollution in the country. ACTION PLANS The Union Government has launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) under the Central Sector “Control of Pollution” Scheme. The NCAP is a long-term, time-bound, national-level strategy to tackle the air pollution problems across the nation in a comprehensive manner with targets…

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Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh – Ministry of Women and Child Development

Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh Ministry of Women and Child Development WHAT Union Government announced Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh, a repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones in India, for better nutritional outcomes and to fight malnutrition. Ministry of Women and Child Development has collaborated with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for this project. AIM The Kosh aims at reducing malnutrition through a multi-sectoral results-based framework, including agriculture, among women and children across…

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Indian Institute of Skills – Current Affairs for UPSC/PSC/IAS

Indian Institute of Skills Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship WHAT The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of Indian Institute of Skills at three locations, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Ahmedabad (Gujarat). The National Policy on Skill Development and Skill India Mission was announced in 2015. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SKILLS IIS was conceptualized to address the following issues: Inadequate overall capacity for skilling and acute shortages in critical areas on…

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