Poshan Abhiyan Current Affairs, GK & News
Assam Mission on Malnutrition – Project Parvarish
The Assam Mission on Malnutrition was launched in 2020 to eradicate malnutrition among children in the age group of six months to five years. It was launched under the name Project Parvarish. About the Mission It was launched during Poshan Maah 2020. POSHAN Maah is celebrated in the month of September. It is celebrated to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Child Malnutrition • malnutrition • Poshan Abhiyan • Poshan Maah • severe acute malnutrition • SKOCH Award
PM’s Excellence Award
On January 3, 2022, the Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched a web portal for the PM Excellence Award registration. About PM Excellence Award The selection process of the award has undergone several changes since 2014. In 2022, the award is institutionalized based on performance of the district and not on the performance of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: District Collectors • Khelo India • PM Excellence Award • PM SVANidhi • Poshan Abhiyan
Poshan Gyan: Digital Repository on Nutrition Information
NITI Aayog recently launched Poshan Gyan along with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Centre for Social and Behaviour Change, Ashoka University. Poshan Gyan is a National Digital Repository on health and nutrition. Poshan Gyan Poshan Gyan is basically an online resource for any person working in nutrition sector. It is also accessible ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • food and nutrition • Global Hunger Index • health and nutrition • malnutrition • National Nutrition Mission • NITI Aayog • Poshan Abhiyan
WCD Ministry classified All Major Schemes under 3 Umbrella Schemes
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has announced to classify all the major schemes of the ministry for their effective implementation and programmes under the three Umbrella schemes namely, Mission Poshan 2.0, Mission Vatsalya and Mission Shakti. How women and child are significant for Country? As per the census 2011, the Women and Children ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Ministry of Power • Ministry of Women and Child Development • Mission Poshan 2.0 • Mission Shakti • Mission Vatsalya • Poshan Abhiyan • Supplementary Nutrition Programme
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 - 2022 • 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
CEPI to include India among six other countries for COVID-19 Vaccine Testing
The Global Initiative of Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness for Innovation, CEPI has identified six labs from countries such as Britain, Netherlands, Italy, Canada, Bangladesh and India. Highlights The THSTI lab of India has been recognised under the global network of CEPI for assessment of COVID-19 vaccines. THSTI is Translational Health Science and Technology Institute. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Biofortification • Blueprint priority diseases • CEPI • COVID-19 vaccine • Epidemic • IndCEPI Mission • Poshan Abhiyan • World Health Organisation