National Employment Policy

The Ministry of Labour is to fast track the National Employment Policy. The main idea of framing the National Employment Policy is to lay out a roadmap that will provide incentives for employment generation. Highlights The policy will aim at absorbing additional 5 million workforce every year. Also, the policy will focus on formalizing 500 ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: COVID-19 • Employment • employment generation • India China • Migrant workers • national employment policy • Policy

Jammu and Kashmir launches J&K Poultry Policy 2020

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir recently launched the Poultry Policy, 2020. The Government has provided operational guidelines under the policy to promote establishment of poultry units. Highlights The Jammu and Kashmir Government has announced Rs 50 crores of subsidy per annum to establish broiler farms and its allied activities. The policy aims to generate ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Topics: Government Schemes • Indian Livestock • Jammu and Kashmir • Livestock Rearing • Livestock Sector • NGOs • Policy • poultry • SHGs

GoI to formulate new STIP (Science, Technology and Innovation) policy

The Department of Science and Technology along with the office of Principal Scientific Adviser to GoI are to jointly formulate National Science Technology and Innovation Policy 2020. The policy is to be formulated in bottom-up, decentralized process. About the Policy The fifth Science and Technology Policy is to be formulated by the Indian Government as ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: COVID-19 • Department of Science and Technology (DST) • Policy • Science and Technology • Science Technology and Innovation Policy • STIP policy

New Agro MSME Policy to be implemented

The Government of India is to implement a new Agro MSME policy. The policy is to focus entrepreneurship in rural, tribal, forest and agricultural areas. Highlights The Union Minister Nitin Gadkari recently announced that the central government is working on agro MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise) policy. It aims to encourage manufacturing products with ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: export promotion • Export Promotion Council • MSME • MSME Ministry • nirmala sitaraman • Policy • Union Budget

Renewable Energy Parks to be set up in India

On April 18, 2020, the Ministry of Renewable Energy has initiated big action to set up Renewable Manufacturing parks in India. Highlights The Ministry of Renewable Energy initiated manufacturing hubs to meet domestic and global demands. In order to achieve this the central government has directed the states to identify land parcels between 50 acres ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: COVID-19 • imports • India China • manufacturing sector • Policy • Renewable energy • Silicon • Solar cells • Solar Cells industry • Wind Energy