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Government launches 4 digital initiatives to push e-education
President Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of Guru Purnima launched four major digital initiatives in to push e-education. They are Swayam, Swayam Prabha, National Academic Depository and National Digital Library. All these digital initiatives are operational under Union Ministry of Human Resource and Development. Key Facts Swayam: It an indigenously designed massive open online course ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
Topics: Digital India • Education • Government Schemes • National • National Academic Depository • National Digital Library • SWAYAM • Swayam Prabha
Fact Box: “JIGYASA” – Student-Scientist connect Programme
Jigyasa, a student- scientist connect programme has been launched by the government in New Delhi. The programme would be implemented by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in collaboration with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS). Salient Facts The main focus of the programme is to connect school students and scientists as well as to extend student’s classroom learning to a very well-planned research laboratory based learning. The programme has been inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
Topics: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) • Current Affairs - 2017 • Government Schemes • JIGYASA • Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) • National • Science and Technology
Union Government launches National Biopharma Mission
The Union Ministry of Science & Technology has launched National Biopharma Mission, a first ever Industry-Academia mission to accelerate biopharmaceutical development in India. Under this mission, the ministry also launched Innovate in India (i3) program to create an enabling ecosystem to promote entrepreneurship and indigenous manufacturing in the sector. Need India has been an active ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
Topics: Biotechnology • Current Affairs - 2017 • Government Schemes • National • National Biopharma Mission • Pharmaceutical Sector
Union Government launches new training programme COMMIT for State Government officials
The Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension has launched a new training programme Comprehensive Online Modified Modules on Induction Training (COMMIT) for State Government officials. The objective of COMMIT programme is to improve the public service delivery mechanism and provide citizen centric administration through capacity building of officials who interact with the citizens ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
Topics: COMMIT training programme • Current Affairs - 2017 • DoPT • Government Schemes • National • TNPSC • UNDP
Government launches VAJRA Scheme
Department of Science and Technology has launched VAJRA (Visiting Advanced Joint Research) Faculty scheme that enables NRIs and overseas scientific community to participate and contribute to research and development in India. on 8th January 2017, during the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, Prime Minister had announced that a new scheme called VAJRA (Visiting Advanced Joint Research) Faculty scheme ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
Topics: Department of Science and Technology • Government Schemes • National • Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) • Science and Technology • VAJRA Scheme