Waste-to-Energy Program ◦ The program is part of an umbrella scheme, the National Bioenergy Programme. ◦ The government will offer financial assistance to project developers, while implementing agencies, including inspection firms, will be paid service charges for commissioning the ...

Niveshak Didi Initiative ✓It is based on the ideology of women for women, as rural area women feel more comfortable to share their queries with a female herself. ✓Implementing Agency: It is launched by IPPB, in collaboration with Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) ...

Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana - One Nation One Fertiliser - ✓under which it is mandatory for companies to market all subsidised fertilisers under single brand 'Bharat'. More about the scheme: ✓- Usually, the local retailers used to promote sale of products of certain ...

Status of Chemical Industry in India ✓India’s chemical industry is extremely diversified and can be broadly classified into bulk chemicals, specialty chemicals, agrochemicals, petrochemicals, polymers and fertilisers. ✓Globally, India is the fourth-largest producer of agrochemicals after the ...

The India-Meeting on BTIA Talks: Recent Developments  ✓On 15 November 2017, senior officials of India and European Union (EU) held discussions on the long-stalled free trade pact and expressed willingness to address issues in a time-bound manner. ✓The negotiations for the pact have been ...

National Rural Livelihood Mission ✓The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) is a poverty alleviation project implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development. ✓This scheme is focused on promoting self-employment and organization of rural poor. The basic idea behind this programme is to ...

India’s Initiatives to Eliminate TB ✓ Under the  PM TB MUKT bharat Abhiyan India aims to eliminate TB from the country by 2025 (5 years earlier than the global target of 2030). ✓ Ni-kshay Mitra is a component of this initiative that ensures additional diagnostic, nutritional, and ...

European Union (EU) ✓The European Union is made up of 27 countries and three governing bodies. ✓The EU provides for open borders between its member countries to facilitate trade without tariffs or duties. ✓The Treaty of Maastricht formed the European Union common market in 1993. ✓The ...

Economic Relations: Investments between India and Russia ✓Both sides had expressed their desire to raise the level of investments in each other’s countries to US $ 15 billion (each way) by 2025. Based upon current figures it appears that the target will be achieved almost eight years earlier ...

Mission DefSpace ✓It is an ambitious effort to develop innovative solutions for the three Services ( Indian airforce, Navy and Army) in the space domain through the Indian industry and start-ups. ✓75 challenges are being opened to get innovative solutions, based on the defence requirements ...

Life Skills ✓Life skills are a set of abilities, attitudes and socio-emotional competencies that enable individuals to learn, make informed decisions and exercise rights to lead a healthy and productive life and subsequently become agents of change. ✓Life skills promote mental well-being and ...

India-France Technology: Space ✓India and France have a rich history of cooperation in the field of space going back to fifty years with ISRO and the French Space Agency, CNES carrying on various joint research programmes and launch of satellites. A joint stamp was released to commemorate ...