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Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT)

Setup in 1979, the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training is a premier institution working towards culture with education. CCRT organizes variety of programmes to achieve specific objectives...

May 12, 2016

Asiatic Society

The Asiatic Society founded in 1784 by Sir. William Jones is a unique institution having served as a fountainhead of all literary and scientific activities. It was visualised...

May 12, 2016

National Mission on Libraries

National Mission on Libraries (NML) was launched in 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. It is a mission by Ministry of Culture to modernize...

May 12, 2016

National Knowledge Network

National Knowledge Network (NKN) is a state-of-the-art multi-gigabit pan-Indian resource-sharing network aimed at digitally connecting all national universities, colleges and research establishments to create “country-wide virtual classrooms”. This...

May 12, 2016

Other Government Schemes of Ministry of Commerce & Industry

The important schemes of Ministry of Commerce and Industry are as follows: Merchandise Export from India Scheme The six different schemes of the earlier FTP (Focus Product Scheme,...

May 12, 2016

Krishonnati Yojana

There are three departments in Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare viz. Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare; Department of Agricultural Research and Education and Department of...

May 11, 2016

Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries

Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries (Blue Revolution) is the name of an integrated / umbrella scheme covering all existing schemes related to fisheries. This scheme was approved...

May 11, 2016

Rashtriya Pashudhan Vikas Yojna

Earlier schemes related to Dairy and Livestock have been put together under the umbrella of Rashtriya Pashudhan Vikas Yojna (White Revolution) by the Union Government. This umbrella includes...

May 11, 2016

National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP)

India has a serious import dependency in edible oil. One of the biggest constraints to raising oilseed output has been that production is largely in rain-fed areas. Only...

May 10, 2016

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) was launched in June 2015 with an objective to provide affordable housing to urban and rural poor. This scheme has two components viz....

May 7, 2016

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