Lt Gen PGK Menon assumes command of XIV Corps Lt Gen Harinder Singh handed over command of Fire & Fury Corps to Lt Gen PGK Menon (17-Sikh) yesterday. On assuming command, He exhorted all ranks to continue to discharge their duties with same commitment and zeal and be prepared to deal with any threat to … Read more
Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurates 44 bridges built by BRO in border areas As many as 44 bridges built in border areas of Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir were dedicated to the nation by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday. Inaugurating the bridges at an online event, the defence … Read more
What is SVAMITVA Scheme? SVAMITVA (Survey of villages and mapping with improvised technology in village areas) scheme is a new initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Aim: To provide rural people with the right to document their residential properties so that they can use their property for economic purposes. It is a scheme for … Read more
What is Digital Seva Setu programme? Launched By: Gujarat Government It was launched under the Bharat Net Project of the Central government. The programme will ensure optimum utilisation of technology for public welfare in rural areas. Under this, 3500 village panchayats in the state have been connected by 100 Mbps optical fibre network, it will … Read more
What is Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project? The Kaladan project connects Sittwe Port in Myanmar to the India-Myanmar border. Being administered by Ministry of External Affairs Funded by GOI It is a multi-modal transport project having three different stretches involving shipping, Inland Water and road transport stretches. It will connect Mizoram to Bay of Bengal … Read more
What is National Super Computing Mission? Implemented and steered jointly by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY). The mission was set up to provide the country with supercomputing infrastructure to meet the increasing computational demands of academia, researchers, MSMEs, and startups by creating the capability design, … Read more
What is Project Elephant? It is a centrally sponsored scheme Launched: February 1992 Aim: Protection of elephants, their habitats and corridors. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provides the financial and technical support to major elephant range states in the country through the project. The Project is being implemented in 16 States / … Read more
What is Project Elephant? It is a centrally sponsored scheme Launched: February 1992 Aim: Protection of elephants, their habitats and corridors. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provides the financial and technical support to major elephant range states in the country through the project. The Project is being implemented in 16 States / … Read more
What is Ayush Grid? AYUSH Grid, initiated by the Ministry of AYUSH. This is to digitise the entire AYUSH leading to transformation in the field of health care delivery at all levels, Aim: To bring onboard all AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) facilities including hospitals and laboratories and to promote traditional … Read more
What are the key features of Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana? Launched by: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) Year: 2018 Aim: To improve the tribal income through value addition of tribal products. This is a Market Linked Tribal Entrepreneurship Development Program for forming clusters of tribal … Read more
