AYUSH is going to play a big role in the National Digital Health Mission to provide health security to Indian people. Recently, five important portals related to the Ministry of AAYUSH were launched. These portals are – CTRI, AMAR, RMIS, SAHI and e-Medha portals. After the inclusion of dataset pertinent to Ayurveda in CTRI portal, … Continue reading Five New Portals of importance launched for the AYUSH Sector

Preservation of our languages is key to protecting our cultural traditions. Culture and traditions can be protected only if we preserve our languages. ‘Language is the lifeline of any culture. While language strengthens culture, culture strengthens society’. Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu Important Points from the speech of Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu: … Continue reading Preserving Our Languages – The Key to Protecting Our Cultural Traditions

The Union Cabinet has approved a Reforms-based and Results-linked, Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme.  The Scheme seeks to improve the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of all DISCOMs/ Power Departments excluding Private Sector DISCOMs by providing conditional financial assistance to DISCOMs for strengthening of supply infrastructure. The assistance will be based on meeting pre-qualifying criteria as … Continue reading Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme: A Reforms Based and Results Linked Scheme

Launched under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme that aims to enhance the competitiveness of existing individual micro-enterprises in the unorganized segment of the food processing industry and to promote formalization of the sector and provide support to Farmer Producer Organizations, … Continue reading Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme

The Government of India has prepared an ‘Action Plan’ to make India Aatmanirbhar in Rock Phosphate. The plan is primarily aimed at improving the availability of phosphatic fertilisers (DAP and NPK) and to reduce the dependence on imports. Rock Phosphate is the key raw material for DAP and NPK fertilisers and India is 90% dependent … Continue reading ‘Action Plan’ to make India Aatmanirbhar in Rock Phosphate

As the world rapidly moves to decarbonise the entire energy system, hydrogen is poised to play a vital role and build on the rapid scale-up of renewable resources across the world. Hydrogen when produced by electrolysis using renewable energy is known as Green Hydrogen which has no carbon footprint. This gives Hydrogen the edge over other … Continue reading Why Green Hydrogen is Important?

The Quality Council of India (QCI), and the Association of Indian Manufacturers of Medical Devices (AiMeD) have added further features to the Indian Certification of Medical Devices (ICMED) Scheme that had been launched for Certification of Medical Devices in 2016. The ICMED 13485 PLUS, as the new scheme has been christened, will undertake verification of … Continue reading ICMED 13485 PLUS Scheme for Certification of Medical Devices

This is a 'Quick Revision' post on the advantages of Millet farming in India. All millets, Maize and Barely are known as Coarse grains. Total of 1162886 (11.62 LMT) coarse grains have been procured during year 2020-21. Important Points: The UN General Assembly declared year 2023 as “International Year of Millets”. Production of coarse grains … Continue reading Coarse Grains – Advantages and Prospects