SAMARTH scheme implemented by NIT Kurukshetra

On May 14, 2020, NIT implemented the SAMARTH scheme. It was developed by the Department of Higher Education operating under Ministry of Human Resources and Development developed SAMARTH, an e-governance platform. The platform was developed under National Mission of Education in Information and Communication Technology Scheme. It is called the NMEICT Scheme in short. About ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Digital Education • E-governance • local produce • Ministry of HRD • NIT • Samarth Scheme

SAMARTH Scheme: 16 states ink MoU with Textiles Ministry

16 states out of 18 selected states have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Union Ministry of Textiles for skilling about 4 lakh workers as part of Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SAMARTH). 16 states that have signed MoUs include Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Madhya ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Government Schemes • Ministry of Textiles • Odisha • Samarth Scheme • Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector • Skilling • Textile Sector

Samarth: Flipkart’s initiative to bring Indigenous Artisans on platform

Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart launched Samarth, an initiative to bring Indian artisans, weavers, and makers of handicrafts to its platform. It was launched by Anurag Thakur, Minister of State, Finance and Corporate Affairs, along with Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO, Flipkart Group. Walmart-owned Flipkart has partnered with 5 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to help artisans use online marketplace ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: E-commerce • Flipkart • Samarth Scheme • Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India • TRIFED

Explained: Samarth Scheme

Recently, a meeting of stakeholders on Samarth Scheme (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector) under Skill India Mission was held in New Delhi to familiarize the stakeholders about scheme and its guidelines. The meeting was chaired by Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani.  It was attended by the senior officials of Textiles Ministry, ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

Topics: Government Schemes • National • Samarth Scheme • Skill India Mission • Smriti Irani r • Textiles Sector