PIB – 07 August 2021
AGRICULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND Focus: GS III- Agriculture Why in News? Government of India has launched the Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) to boost Agriculture Infrastructure relating to Post-Harvest Management (PHM) and Community Farming Assets in the country. Under this scheme financing facility of ₹1 lakh crore is to be […]
PIB – 06 August 2021
PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN ANNA YOJANA Focus: GS II- Government policies and Interventions Why in News? PM interacted with beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in Uttar Pradesh. About Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana: It aims at ensuring sufficient food for the poor and needy during the coronavirus crisis. It is considered as […]
PIB – 05 August 2021
FAST TRACK COURTS Focus: GS II- Polity Why in News? Cabinet approves continuation of Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Fast Track Special Courts for further 2 years 1023 Fast Track Special Courts set up for speedy disposal of cases of rape and cases under POCSO Act About Fast-track courts : Fast-track courts (FTCs) are created primarily […]
PIB – 04 August 2021
OPERATION GREENS Focus: GS III- Agriculture Why in News? Government implemented ‘Operation Greens’ for integrated development of Tomato, Onion Potato (TOP) value chain since 2018-19. No report of black marketing of onions and tomato received so far. About Operation Greens Scheme Nodal: Ministry of Food Processing and Industry (MOFPI) The Operation Greens is a project approved […]
PIB – 03 August 2021
NETAJI SUBASH CHANDRA BOSE Focus: GS I- Modern History Why in News? Government has declared 23rd January as Parakram Diwas to commemorate 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. About Subash Chandra Bose Ji Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) Ji was born in Cuttack, in the province of Bengal […]
PIB – 02 August 2021
ADIP SCHEME & RASHTRIYA VAYOSHRI YOJANA Focus: Government policies and Interventions Why in News? A ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for distribution of aids and assistive devices to ‘Divyangjan’ under the ADIP Scheme and to Senior Citizens under the ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana’ of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India was organized by the […]