Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
Focus: GS II- Government Policies and Interventions Why in News? For giving fresh impetus to deliverables under the flagship Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana(PMMSY) seven major field studies are being carried out by the autonomous body, National Productivity Council (NPC). Major field studies would be undertaken in seven areas such as: About Pradhan Mantri Matsya […]
About Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi
Context: The Union Minister for Women and Child Development introduced the government’s flagship program ‘Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi’, which will focus on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) at anganwadis across the country. Relevance: GS II: Government policies and Interventions, Facts for Prelims About Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi The “Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi” initiative focuses […]
About SAKSHAM
Focus: GS II: Government policies and Interventions Why in News? The Union Health Ministry has introduced the SAKSHAM (Stimulating Advanced Knowledge for Sustainable Health Management), a Learning Management Information System (LMIS) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. About SAKSHAM (Stimulating Advanced Knowledge for Sustainable Health Management) SAKSHAM is a comprehensive digital learning platform developed […]
YUVA PRATIBHA – Culinary Talent Hunt
Focus: GS II: Government Policies and Interventions Why in News? MyGov, in collaboration with Institute of Hotel Management, Pusa will launch – YUVA PRATIBHA – Culinary Talent Hunt on May 13, 2023. About YUVA PRATIBHA – Culinary Talent:
India’s Delayed Implementation of Mandatory Drug Recall Law
Context: Abbot published a public notice in newspapers, alerting people about a mislabelled batch of medicine that it had inadvertently shipped to the market. Such recalls take place regularly in the US but it is uncommon in India for domestic or foreign pharmaceutical companies to recall substandard or mislabelled drugs. Relevance: GS II: Government Policies […]
Regulations To Curtail Misleading Food Ads
Context: Recently, the Advertisement Monitoring Committee at the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) flagged 32 fresh cases of food business operators (FBOs) making misleading claims and advertisements. Relevance: GS II: Government policies and Interventions Dimensions of the Article: Regulations to Combat Misleading Advertisements and Claims Types of Regulations: Advertising Codes: Truthful and […]
Government Programme for NCD Renamed
Context: The existing National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) programme has been renamed National Programme for Prevention & Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD). Relevance: GS II: Government policies and Interventions Dimensions of the Article: Details: About NPCDCS/NP-NCD National Health Mission NHM was launched by the government of India in 2013, which subsumed […]
Smart Electricity for India
Context Relevance: GS Paper-2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation Mains Question Describe the advantages and difficulties of India’s smart metering initiative. What actions can the government, power distribution companies, and technology providers take to address these issues and make the initiative successful? Benefits […]
National Center for Good Governance (NCGG)
Focus: GS II: Government Policies and Interventions Why in News? The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) recently completed its flagship capacity building programme (CBP) for the 58th batch of civil servants of Bangladesh. National Center for Good Governance (NCGG): Establishment and Background Mandate and Functioning
River-Cities Alliance (RCA) Global Seminar
Focus: GS II: Government Policies and Interventions Why in News? National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in association with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) organized the ‘River-Cities Alliance (RCA) Global Seminar: Partnership for Building International River-Sensitive Cities’. About River-Cities Alliance Objective: About National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) The NMCG now has the status of an Authority and […]