News:Union Cabinet has approved three schemes to boost large-scale electronics manufacturing in India. Facts: About the Schemes: About Electronics Manufacturing Clusters(EMC2.0) Scheme: Nodal Ministry:Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Aim:To create world class infrastructure along with common facilities and amenities through setting up of Electronics Manufacturing Clusters(EMCs) and Common Facility Centers(CFCs). These centres would… Continue reading Cabinet okays three schemes for electronics manufacturing in India
Category: Factly: Bills and Acts
This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to the bills and Acts in news. You can find all relevant bills and acts on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
“Innovate for Accessible India” campaign
News:Microsoft India and NASSCOM Foundation have launched the ‘Innovate for Accessible India’ campaign. Facts: About the campaign: Launched in partnership with Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities(DEPwD), Department of Science & Technology(DST) and ERNET (National Research and Education Network under MeitY). Aim: To empower people with disabilities with the technology and tools required for… Continue reading “Innovate for Accessible India” campaign
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
News:Union Minister for Human Resource Development(HRD) has said that the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan has transformed the living conditions in villages. Facts: About Unnat Bharat Abhiyan: Launched in 2014 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD).Its upgraded version Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 was launched in 2018. Aim:To link the Higher Education Institutions with a set… Continue reading Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
National Career Services (NCS) scheme
News:The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour in its report has highlighted the under-utilisation of funds by the Union Labour and Employment Ministry. The under-utilization of funds was most in case of National Career service (NCS) Scheme. Facts: About NCS Scheme It is one of the mission mode projects under the umbrella of the E-Governance Plan.… Continue reading National Career Services (NCS) scheme
National Biopharma Mission
News:Union Minister of Science & Technology has informed Lok Sabha about the National Biopharma Mission. Facts: About the National Biopharma Mission: The National Biopharma Mission(NBM) is an industry-academia collaborative mission for accelerating biopharmaceutical development in the country. It was launched in 2017 by the Department of Biotechnology(DBT) with 50% co-funding by World Bank loan. Implementation:Biotechnology… Continue reading National Biopharma Mission
Silk Samagra Scheme
News:The Minister of Textiles has informed Rajya Sabha about the implementation of Silk Samagra Scheme for Development of Sericulture. Facts: About the scheme: It is a Central Sector Scheme launched for a period of three years i.e 2017-2020. Aim:To scale up production of Silk by improving the quality and productivity and to empower downtrodden, poor… Continue reading Silk Samagra Scheme
Crime Multi Agency Centre and National Cybercrime Training Centre
News:Union Minister for Home affairs has launched the Crime Multi Agency Centre(Cri-MAC) and National Cybercrime Training Centre(NCTC). Facts: About NCTC: The National Cybercrime Training Centre (NCTC) is meant for professional quality eLearning services on cyber crime investigation on large scale to police officers, judges, prosecutors and other stakeholders. About Cri-MAC: Crime Multi Agency Centre(Cri-MAC) aims… Continue reading Crime Multi Agency Centre and National Cybercrime Training Centre
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY)
News:Recently,the Parliamentary committee’s has released a report on the performance of the PM Ujjwala Yojana. Facts: Key takeaways from the Report: In September, 2019 Government has met the target of eight crore LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. However,only three States have become kerosene free namely Haryana, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh. On the… Continue reading Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY)
Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rain-Fed Agriculture
News:The Government of India, Himachal Pradesh and World Bank has signed a US$80 million loan agreement to implement Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rain-Fed Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh. Facts: About the Project: Aim:To improve water management practices and increase agricultural productivity in selected Gram Panchayats in Himachal Pradesh. Additional information: Other World… Continue reading Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rain-Fed Agriculture
Andhra Pradesh ranked 1st in country for overall implementation of Poshan Abhiyan
News:NITI Aayog has released a report on the performance of States in the implementation of Poshan Abhiyan. Facts: Key takeaways from the report: Andhra Pradesh ranked 1st in country for the overall implementation of Poshan Abhiyan On the other hand,Tamil Nadu tops the list of the states in terms of the number of participants in… Continue reading Andhra Pradesh ranked 1st in country for overall implementation of Poshan Abhiyan
