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Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan
NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation launched ‘Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan’ to provide home-care support to asymptomatic covid-19 patients or patients with mild symptoms. Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyan This campaign was launched in 112 Aspirational Districts to assist district administrations in providing home-care support to COVID-19 patients. It will provide covid home-care support to ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Aspirational District Programme • aspirational districts • COVID-19 • NITI Aayog • Piramal Foundation • Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan
Budget 2021: PM Aatma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana and Mission Poshan 2.0 announced
The Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, has announced two new centrally sponsored scheme namely, the PM AatmaNirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana and the Mission Poshan 2.0 while presenting the Union Budget 2021. Highlights As per the announcement, a new centrally sponsored scheme called PM Aatma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana will be launched Further, an outlay ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: aspirational districts • Aspirational Districts Programme • Mission Poshan 2.0 • PM Aatma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana • Poshan Abhiyan • Supplementary Nutrition Programme • Transformation of aspirational districts Programme • Union Budget 2021
Fortification of Rice Scheme to be implemented in 15 states
As of November 3, 2020, around 15 State Governments have identified districts to implement the Fortification of Rice Scheme. The State Governments have identified the districts where the scheme is to be implemented and have notified the same to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Key Highlights The Department of Food and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: aspirational districts • Biofortification • Food Corporation of India • Food fortification • fortified rice • National Food Security Act • Public Distribution System • Rice
NITI Aayog launches “Nana Nani Abhiyan”
On May 5, 2020, NITI Aayog along with Primal Foundation launched Surakshit Dada-Dadi and Nana-Nani Abhiyan. The scheme focuses to ensure the wellbeing of the senior citizens. Highlights The campaign targets to reach 2.9 million senior citizens that are spread in 25 Aspirational Districts. The districts are spread in Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Aspirational District Programme • aspirational districts • COVID-19 • Health • nana nani abhiyan • NITI Aayog • surakshit dada dadi and nana nani abhiyan • Transformation of aspirational districts Programme
SCIENCE EXPLORER: 1st ever Mobile Science Exhibition flagged off in Leh
Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent charge), Prahlad Singh Patel flagged off Leh’s 1st ever Mobile Science Exhibition (SCIENCE EXPLORER) of National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) for entire Ladakh Region. Key Highlights NCSM jointly with Department of Science &Technology (DST), Government of India simultaneously carried out the National launch of 25 ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: aspirational districts • Mobile Science Exhibition • National Council of Science Museums • SCIENCE EXPLORER • Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism