Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana Recently, Government has modified the earlier scheme of ‘Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)’ with nomenclature ‘Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY)’ for implementation during 2021-22 to 2025-26. About: ✓It ...

Fertilizer use Related Government Initiatives? ✓Nano Urea Production: Eight new nano urea plants, which are being centrally monitored, will start production by November 2025. These are located in several states, including Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Assam. ✓Neem Coating of Urea: ...

Indian Footwear and Leather Development Programme Scheme ✅It is a central sector scheme  which aims at development of infrastructure for the leather sector, address environmental concerns specific to the leather sector, facilitate additional investments, employment generation and increase ...

Indian Partition Refugee Assistance Scheme ✓The Central government scheme to provide financial assistance to over 5,000 Hindu and Sikh families who migrated to India from Pakistan’s West Punjab after the 1947 partition has faced several challenges. ✓Out of 5,764 eligible families, only 903 ...

India’s Initiatives: ( REDUCTION OF TOBACCO CONSUMPTION) ✓Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003: It replaced the Cigarettes Act of 1975 (largely limited to statutory warnings- ‘Cigarette Smoking is Injurious to Health’ to be displayed on cigarette packs and advertisements. It ...

Swachhata Pakwada Key Facts about the scheme : - As a part of behavioral change communication, hoardings and posters of ‘Asli Tarakki’ campaign, prioritizing construction of toilets over other needs like owning a scooter or a TV set, are to be prominently and widely displayed during the ...

ENVISION MISSION TO VENUS. European Space Agency (ESA) has an-nounced a new mission- EnVision mission to Venus. □ ABOUT :- ◇ It is an European Space Agency (ESA) led mission with contributions from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) .  ◇ It is likely to be ...

Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) Program ✅The programme targets improvements in the performance of 5.5 lakh MSMEs. ✅It is expected to mobilise financing of USD 15.5 billion, as part of the government’s USD 3.4 billion MSME Competitiveness – A Post-COVID Resilience and ...

Captive Employment The Ministry of Rural Development has launched a new initiative called “Captive Employment” under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) program. Who are captive employers? ✅Any Employer or Industry that provides employment to candidates in their ...

Stree Manoraksha Project ✓Launched by: National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, with support and funding from the Ministry of Women and Child Development. ✓Aim: To provide training and supervision in psychosocial and mental health care for staff and ...

SAATHI (Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of efficient Textile technologies to Help small Industries) : Key Facts about the scheme :  Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a public sector entity under the administrative control of Ministry of Power, would procure energy ...

KANNADA LITERATURE. ◇ Earliest Kannada inscriptions date from the 5th/6th century onwards, but the oldest surviving piece of literature in this language is the Kavirajamarga (The Royal Road of the Poets), a 9th century work on poetics.  ◇ The best known poets of the 10th century were ...