PIB Summaries 28 February 2022
CONTENTS Veer Savarkar Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Eastern Bridge-VI 2022 Veer Savarkar Focus: GS I- Important Personalities Why In News? The Prime Minister has paid tribute to freedom fighter Veer Savarkar on his Punya tithi. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Period: 28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966 Cause of Death: Fasting (Sallekhana Prayopavesa) He was commonly […]
PIB Summaries 26 February 2022
CONTENTS Sustainable Cities India program National Ayush Mission (NAM) Sustainable Cities India Program Focus: GS II- Government Policies and Interventions Why in News? Recently, the World Economic Forum and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) signed a MoU to collaborate on a jointly designed ‘Sustainable Cities India program’. About Sustainable Cities India Program The ‘Sustainable Cities India’ intends to […]
PIB Summaries 25 February 2022
CONTENTS PM Kisan Minister’s Development Initiative for North-East (PM-DevINE) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme PM Kisan Focus: GS II- Welfare Schemes Why in News? As on February, 2022, benefits under PM Kisan scheme have been provided to about 11.78 Crore farmers and funds amounting to Rs 1.82 lakh crore in various installments have […]
PIB Summaries 24 February 2022
CONTENTS MILAN 2022 Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Quantum key distribution MILAN 2022 Focus: GS III Security challenges Why in News? The latest edition of Indian Navy’s multilateral exercise MILAN 2022 is scheduled to commence from 25 Feb 22 in the ‘City of Destiny’, Visakhapatnam. Details: MILAN 22 is being conducted over a […]
PIB Summaries 23 February 2022
CONTENTS PM CARES for Children Scheme Financial Stability and Development Council PM CARES for Children Scheme Context: The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India has extended the PM Cares for Children Scheme till 28th February, 2022. Relevance: GS II- Government Policies and Intervention Dimensions of the Article: About PM CARES For Children scheme […]
PIB Summaries 22 February 2022
CONTENTS Mission SAGAR and Samudra Setu Japanese Encephalitis Mission SAGAR and Samudra Setu Focus: GS II- International Relations Why in News? The President noted that during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian Navy has been providing aid to friendly nations by supplying medicines and evacuating stranded Indian citizens and foreign nationals in different parts of the […]
PIB Summaries 21 February 2022
CONTENTS Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Mother Language Day Purple Revolution Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Focus: GS II- Personalities in News Why in News? PM bowed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti. About Chhatrapati Shivaji Born on February 19, 1630, at Shivneri Fort in Pune. He was born to Shahaji Bhonsle, a Maratha general who held the jagirs […]
PIB Summaries 19 February 2022
CONTENTS Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) Extended Producers Responsibility Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) Focus: GS II- Welfare Schemes Why in News? The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has successfully entered its 7th year of implementation with the upcoming Kharif 2022 season, completing 6 years of its […]
PIB Summaries 18 February 2022
CONTENTS SEED Scheme Prime Minister Employment Generation Program (PMEGP) SEED Scheme Focus: GS II- Welfare schemes Why in News? The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of De-notified, Nomadic, and Semi Nomadic Communities (SEED). De-notified Tribes The term ‘De-notified Tribes’ stands for all those communities which were once […]
PIB Summaries 17 February 2022
CONTENTS National Food Security Mission (NFSM) Devika River project National Food Security Mission (NFSM) Focus: GS-II: Social Justice, Polity and Governance Why in News? To achieve the objective of “harkhetkopani” & “Per Drop More Crop”, more than 2.5 lakh pump sets, 1.2 lakh sprinklers and around 764 lakh metres of water carrying pipes were distributed […]