National New ‘Ministry of Co-operation’ created ⇒ The Union government created a new separate ‘Ministry of Co-operation’ on 06 July 2021. The Modi Government has created this ministry for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’. This ministry will provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country. […]

National NIPUN Bharat ⇒ The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education launched the National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat) on 5th July, 2021. It was launched virtually by Union Minister of Education, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’. Implemented by: NIPUN Bharat will be implemented by the Department

‘Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought’ Project ⇒ 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 is named “Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought” (BOLD). Project Launch: BOLD is the first

National Six Technology Innovation Platforms ⇒ Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri Prakash Javadekar on 02 July 2021 inaugurated six Technology Innovation Platforms. Focus: These platforms will focus on development of technologies for the globally competitive manufacturing in India. Six Technology Platforms & developed by: ‘Knowledge integration for technology enrichment (KITE)’- IIT Madras

National MoU between AJNIFM and Microsoft ⇒ Recently, Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM) and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic partnership to build an AI and emerging technologies Centre of Excellence at AJNIFM. The collaboration seeks to explore the role of cloud, AI and emerging technologies for transforming

National Crop Insurance Awareness Campaign for Fasal Bima Yojana ⇒ Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched the Crop Insurance Awareness Campaign for Fasal Bima Yojana during the Crop Insurance Week. It was launched as a part of Government’s India@75 campaign ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, commemorating 75 years of India’s

National 2020 Kuvempu Award ⇒ Odia poet Dr Rajendra Kishore Panda has been selected for the Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar for the year 2020. Dr. Panda has published 16 poetry collections and a novel. About Award: The national award has been instituted in memory of the late poet laureate Kuvempu. Founded in 1992, Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Trust