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Category: Centre Govt Schemes

Defence Minister allows Defence Testing Infrastructure scheme

May 18, 2020
Rajnath Singh
  • A Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) has been recommended by the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with an expense of Rs 400 crore.
  • The scheme has been accepted to contribute private-sector defence and aerospace companies affordable facilities to test as well as validate the weaponry designed by them.

‘GOAL’ programme started for Digital Skilling of Tribal Youth

May 16, 2020
‘GOAL’ programme
  • “GOAL (Going Online As Leaders)” programme has been released by the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda for Digital Skilling of Tribal Youth.
  • The Going Online As Leaders (GOAL) is a mutual initiative of Facebook India with the Ministry of Tribal affairs.

GoI constitutes committee to decide modalities of Kisan Rail

March 11, 2020
railways

The Union Government of India has constituted a committee to finalize modalities of Kisan Rail. This committee has been made under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare along with representatives of the Indian Railways. “Kisan Rail” is planned to be set up through the public-private-partnership (PPP) mode and will facilitate a cold supply chain to transport the perishable goods. It was proposed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her budget speech of 2020-21 to set up a seamless National Cold Supply Chain for perishables like fish, milk and meat.