Recently launched Initiatives of Ministry of Railways
Rail Cloud Project: RailCloud is a virtual server with an inbuilt security system that will enable faster connectivity at a reduced cost. Rail Cloud works on popular Cloud Computing system.…
Online education portal Swayam
President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee recently launched the SWAYAM, the portal that takes high quality education to the doorstep of everyone and the SWAYAM Prabha – the 32 DTH channels…
Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme
The Centre – for the first time under a new scheme called Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) launched in March to address the infrastructure problem — has given its…
Farmers Welfare Schemes
Government of India is according high priority for welfare of the farmers and is implementing several farmers’ welfare schemes to revitalize agriculture sector and to improve their economic conditions. The…
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
Draft guidelines for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) have been prepared by the Ministry. The draft guidelines inter-alia provide Aadhaar linkage, Direct Benefit Transfer of Rs. 5000 in beneficiarys…
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Why in news? Observing that the issue of rising farmer suicides cannot be dealt with ‘overnight’, the Supreme Court has said the long-term strategy adopted by the Central government in…
Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
The Union Minister for Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs will formally launch the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) in the national capital. PMVVY is a Pension Scheme announced by the…
Telangana tops in national integration initiatives
Telangana has drawn appreciation from the Centre and topped the list in taking up ‘Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat’ initiatives. Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat: On the occasion of Shree Vallabhbhai Patel’s…
National Agricultural Markets (E-Names) and Soil Health Card
National Agriculture Market (NAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing APMC mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities. The NAM Portal provides a…
Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin
The main objectives of the SBM(G) are: Bring about an improvement in the general quality of life in the rural areas, by promoting cleanliness, hygiene and eliminating open defecation; Accelerate…