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‘SUJALAM’, a ‘100 days campaign’ as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrating to create more and more ODF(Open defecation) Plus villages by undertaking waste water management at village level particularly through creation of 1 million Soak-pits. The Campaign has started from 25th August, 2021 and will continue to run for the next 100 days.
The campaign will not only build desired infrastructure i.e. soak pit for management of greywater in villages but will also aid in sustainable management of waterbodies. The disposal of waste water and clogging of waterbodies in the villages or on the outskirts of the villages remain one of the major problems. The Campaign would help in management of the wastewater and in turn would help to revive the waterbodies. Sources : PIB
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Prime Minster of India launched Ujjwala 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana - PMUY) via video conference on 10th August 2021. Under Ujjwala 2.0 migrant workers would no longer have to struggle to get address proof documents to get the gas connections. Now migrant workers would only be required to submit a self-declaration of their residential address to get the gas connection.
About Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi on 1st May 2016. Under this scheme, 5 Cr LPG connections will be provided to BPL families. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) aims to safeguard the health of women & children by providing them with a clean cooking fuel – LPG, so that they don’t have to compromise their health in smoky kitchens or wander in unsafe areas collecting firewood. Sources : PIB A unique scientific exercise serving the combined national objectives of reducing desertification and providing livelihood and multi-disciplinary rural industry support has been initiated by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). The project named “Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought” (BOLD) is the first of its kind exercise in India which was launched on 5th June 2021 from the tribal village in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
About Project BOLD Project BOLD, which seeks to create bamboo-based green patches in arid and semi-arid land zones for reducing land degradation and preventing desertification in the country. The initiative has been launched as part of KVIC’s “Khadi Bamboo Festival” to celebrate 75 years of independence “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”. Total 15,000 bamboo saplings will be planted before August 21. Sources : PIB Union Government launched e-RUPI - specific digital payment solution on 2nd August 2021. Over the years, several programmes have been launched to ensure that the benefits reach its intended beneficiaries in a targeted and leak-proof manner. The concept of electronic voucher takes forward this vision of Good Governance.
About e-RUPI e-RUPI is a cashless and contactless instrument for digital payment. It is a QR code or SMS string-based e-Voucher, which is delivered to the mobile of the beneficiaries. The users of this seamless one-time payment mechanism will be able to redeem the voucher without a card or internet banking access, at the service provider. It has been developed by National Payments Corporation of India on its UPI platform.
Sources : PIB Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar has developed Oxygen Rationing Device – AMLEX supplies a required volume of oxygen to the patient during inhalation and trips when the patient exhales CO2. This process saves oxygen which otherwise unnecessarily get wasted. It uses a sensor which senses and successfully detects inhalation and exhalation of the user in any environmental condition
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Sources : PIB Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) sets up Dairy Investment Accelerator to promote & facilitate investments in the Dairy sector. This Dairy Investment Accelerator is a cross functional team constituted to serve as the interface with investors. It shall provide support to
Union Education Minister launched the ‘School Innovation Ambassador Training Program’ for 50,000 School Teachers on 16th July 2021. The innovative and one of its kind training program for School Teachers. it aims at training 50,000 school teachers on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, IPR, Design Thinking, Product development, Idea generation etc. The program has been designed by Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Education and AICTE for School Teachers based on its “Innovation Ambassador Training Program for Higher Educational Institution’s faculty members”. The training will be delivered in online mode only.
Sources : PIB “UMANG App” Signs MoU with MapmyIndia to find government facilities nearest to their location, such as mandis, blood banks and much more. Citizens will also be able to view the driving distance, get directions and turn by turn voice and visual guidance to locations, including traffic and road safety alerts during navigation, through the linkage between UMANG App and MapmyIndia”.
About UMANG The UMANG mobile app (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) launched in 2017. UMANG brings major government services on a single mobile app, with a larger goal to make the government accessible on mobile phones of citizens. About mapMyIndia MapmyIndia, is a product of an indigenous, company founded in 1995, which has digitally mapped the entire country. It helps users find relevant places nearby and see them on detailed building level maps. MapmyIndia’s APIs enable app and technology developers to easily integrate India’s own, indigenous, Aatmanirbhar maps into their apps. Sources : PIB Prime Minister of India inaugurated Tourist Facilitation Centre and operation of Cruise Boat from Assi Ghat to RajGhat under the PRASHAD Scheme.
About Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) The ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive’ (PRASHAD) is a Central Sector Scheme fully financed by the Government of India launched by the Ministry of Tourism in the year 2014-15 with the objective of integrated development of identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations. The scheme aimed at infrastructure development such as entry points (Road, Rail and Water Transport), last mile connectivity, basic tourism facilities like ATM/ Money, parking, drinking water, toilets, internet connectivity etc. Sources : PIB Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying on 6th July 2021 launched the Online Course Mobile App “Matsya Setu”. The app was developed by the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Bhubaneswar. The online course app aims to disseminate the latest freshwater aquaculture technologies to the aqua farmers of the country.
About Matsya Setu App Matsya Setu app has subject-wise self-learning online course modules, where renowned aquaculture experts explain the basic concepts and practical demonstrations on breeding, seed production and grow-out culture of commercially important fishes like carp, catfish, scampi, murrel, ornamental fish, pearl farming etc. Sources : PIB NATRAX- the High Speed Track(HST) inaugurated on 25th June 2021 in Indore which is the longest such track in Asia. NATRAX, developed in an area of 1000 acres of land , is a one stop solution for all sorts of high speed performance tests for widest categories of vehicles from 2 wheelers to heavy tractor trailers. The NATRAX centre has multiple test capabilities like measurements of maximum speed, acceleration, constant speed fuel consumption, emission tests through real road driving simulation, high speed durability testing, etc. and is a Centre of excellence for Vehicle Dynamics. with NATRAX inauguration India gets Asia’s longest and world’s fifth longest High Speed Track for automobiles.
About High Speed Track(HST) HST is used for measuring the maximum speed capability of high-end cars like BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Tesla etc. It is one stop solution for all sorts of high speed performance tests, being one of the largest in the world. It can cater to widest category of vehicles. Vehicle can achieve max speed of 375 Kmph on curves with steering control. Sources : PIB Quality Council of India (QCI) launches Indian Certification of Medical Devices (ICMED) Plus Scheme further features to the ICMED Scheme that had been launched for Certification of Medical Devices in 2016. The ICMED 13485 PLUS, as the new scheme will undertake verification of the quality, safety and efficacy of medical devices. The ICMED 13485 PLUS Scheme was launched Virtually on 18th June 2021. ICMED 13485 Plus has been designed to integrate the Quality Management System components through witness testing of products with reference to the defined product standards and specifications. This is the first scheme around the world in which quality management systems along with product certification standards are integrated with regulatory requirements.
Indian Certification of Medical Devices (ICMED) Scheme The Quality Council of India (QCI) launched the ICMED Scheme for Certification of Medical Devices in 2016. Sources : PIB The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister of India has approved the proposal of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) on "Deep Ocean Mission", with a view to explore deep ocean for resources and develop deep sea technologies for sustainable use of ocean resources. Deep Ocean Mission with be a mission mode project to support the Blue Economy Initiatives of the Government of India. Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) will be the nodal Ministry implementing this multi-institutional ambitious mission.
The Deep Ocean Mission consists of the following six major components:
Sources : PIB Chairman : NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation
NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation on 8th June 2021 launched Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan in 112 Aspirational Districts to assist district administrations in providing home-care support to Covid-19 patients. The Abhiyaan is being part of a special initiative in which local leaders, civil societies and volunteers work with district administrations to address emerging problems across key focus areas of the Aspirational Districts Programme. Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan will be led by district magistrates in partnership with local NGOs, which will enlist and train over 1 lakh volunteers to connect with patients. Piramal Foundation will work with district magistrates to support the training of NGOs and volunteers. About Piramal Foundation Piramal Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Piramal Group founded in 2006 as Non-Governmental Organisation(NGO). The foundation undertakes projects under the four broad areas – healthcare, education, livelihood creation and youth empowerment. Sources : PIB As on 03 June 2021 50,000 startups have been recognized as startups by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). About 1.7 lakh jobs created by recognized startups in 2020-2021.
Startup India at DPIIT has played a pivotal role in strengthening the key pillars identified for our startup economy. Funding opportunities to startups have been enhanced through the Fund of Funds Scheme with an overlay of INR 10,000 crore and the recently launched Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) with an outlay of INR 945 crores. About Startup India Established : 2016 Implementing agency : Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Startup India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India launched by the Prime Minister of india on 16 Jan 2016. The initiative is intended to catalyse startup culture and build a strong and inclusive ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship in India. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) acts as the nodal Department for the Startup initiative. Sources : PIB "The Green Gold Collection” for Bamboo Product with Collaboration of National Bamboo Mission and the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) was launched by the Union Minister of State for Agriculture virtually on 03 June 2021. Resultant to the collaboration, a dedicated window “The Green Gold Collection” for bamboo products initiated in Government e-Marketplace (GeM) Portal. The Green Gold Collection showcases a handcrafted bamboo and bamboo products and aims to provide bamboo artisans, weavers and entrepreneurs in rural areas with market access to Government buyers. Product categories ranging from bamboo poles to bamboo products in furniture, lifestyle & decor, kitchenware, industrial machinery, handcrafted items such as toys and office utility items like water bottles, yoga mats, charcoal, etc.. This initiative seeks to promote the adoption and use of bamboo products among Government buyers and usher a sustainable rural economy for an Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Sources : PIB Union Minister for Food Processing Industries virtually inaugurated the Indus Best Mega Food Park, Raipur on 3rd June 2021. the Mega Food Park will ensure value addition, longer shelf life for farm produce, better price realization for farmers, excellent storage facility and will provide an alternate market for farmers in the region.
About Mega Food Park Scheme Implementing agency : Ministry of Food Processing Industries Ministry of Food Processing Industries is focusing on boosting the food processing industry so that the agriculture sector helps in doubling the farmer’s income. The Scheme of Mega Food Park aims at providing a mechanism to link agricultural production to the market by bringing together farmers, processors and retailers so as to ensure maximizing value addition, minimizing wastage, increasing farmers income and creating employment opportunities particularly in rural sector. Under the Scheme, the Government of India provides financial assistance up to Rs. 50.00 Crore per Mega Food Park project. Sources : PIB The Seed Minikit Programme was launched by Union Agriculture Minster on 02 June 2021 by distributing Seed Minikits (higher yielding varieties of seeds) to farmers. The Seed Minikits programme is a major tool for introducing new varieties of seeds in the farmers fields. The mini kits are being provided by the Central Agencies National Seeds Corporation (NCS) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) wholly funded by the Government of India through the National Food Security Mission.
Sources : PIB Operated by : Indian Railways
Overcoming all hurdles and finding new solutions, Indian Railways is continuing its journey of bringing relief by delivering Liquid Medical Oxygen(LMO) to various states across the country. First Oxygen Express to Uttarakhand is reached on 11th May 2021 with 120 MT of Oxygen from Tatanagar in Jharkhand. The Oxygen Express loaded with containers of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) About Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) Liquid Medical Oxygen is high purity oxygen used for medical treatment. It has been developed for use in the human body. Due to its low melting and boiling points, oxygen is in a gaseous state at room temperature. Liquification enables storage in larger volume and easier transportation There are various methods through which LMO can be produced. The most common production method is the separation of oxygen in Air Separation Units (ASUs). ASUs are production plants that separate large volumes of gases. Air Separation Units (ASUs) use a method known as the 'Fractional Distillation Method' to produce pure oxygen from atmospheric air. In the Fractional Distillation Method, the various gases constituting atmospheric air are separated into different components after cooling them into a liquid state. Liquid oxygen is then extracted from it. Sources : PIB Puducherry has become ‘Har Ghar Jal’ UT by ensuring that every rural home in the Union Territory gets a household tap connection. With this, the Puducherry becomes the fourth State/Union Territory after Goa, Telangana and Andaman & Nicobar Islands to provide assured tap water supply to every rural home under Union Government’s flagship programme, Jal Jeevan Mission.
About Jal Jeevan Mission Established : 2019 Organiser : Union Ministry of Jal Shakti Jal Jeevan Mission is a flagship programme of Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation under Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, which aims to provide tap water connection to every rural household of the country by 2024.This kind of investment in rural areas will boost the rural economy. Sources : PIB The e-Sanjeevani OPD is a flagship telemedicine platform of the Government, developed by the Centre for Development of Advance Computing (C-DAC), Mohali under the aegis of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). It provides free consultations to Indian citizens and is functioning extremely well. However, due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the demand for doctors is up while the supply has reduced as doctors are being pulled out for COVID ward duties. From 7th May 2021 onwards Ex-Defence doctors will now provide online consultation on e-Sanjeevani OPD to all citizens of the country. Veterans have come forward to answer the call of the nation and offered their services to help the people needing medical care.
Sources : PIB SVAMITVA, a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj was nationally launched on 24th April 2021 after successful completion of the pilot phase of the Scheme in 9 States. SVAMITVA Scheme aims to provide property rights to the residents of rural inhabited areas in India by using Drone survey which provides mapping accuracy of 5 cms.
Sources : PIB The Indian Navy launched operation ‘Samudra Setu-II’ to bring oxygen-filled cryogenic containers to India from abroad as the country faces a severe shortage of medical oxygen in the wake of a massive spike in new Covid-19 cases.
Operation Samudra Setu Last year 2020, Indian Navy launched Operation Samudra Setu, as part of the Vande Bharat Mission, repatriating approximately 4,000 stranded and distressed Indian citizens from the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Iran. Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal launched on 19th April 2021 the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS). The Fund aims to provide financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry, and commercialization. The Scheme was announced by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 16th January 2021 in his Grand Plenary address of ‘Prarambh: StartupIndia International Summit’, marking the five-year anniversary of the Startup India initiative.
About Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has created Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) with an outlay of INR 945 Crore to provide financial assistance to startups for Proof of Concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry, and commercialization.It will support an estimated 3,600 entrepreneurs through 300 incubators in the next 4 years. An Experts Advisory Committee (EAC) has been constituted by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) , which will be responsible for the overall execution and monitoring of the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme. The EAC will evaluate and select incubators for allotment of Seed Funds, monitor progress, and take all necessary measures for efficient utilization of funds towards fulfilment of objectives of Startup India Seed Fund Scheme. The Energy Forum (TEF) and the Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI), under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, are organising a Hydrogen Roundtable titled “Hydrogen Economy- the Indian Dialogue-2021” in a virtual mode on 15th April, 2021 to discuss emerging hydrogen ecosystems and exploring opportunities for collaboration, cooperation and coalition. Energy leaders from across the globe will present their insights on policy roadmaps and demand and supply dynamics.
The objective of the Roundtable is to understand the progress of Hydrogen ecosystem across continents and contribute to creating synchrony among the thinktanks, Governments and the industry to join forces for developing innovative and sustainable technologies at attractive costs. |
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