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One Liners 15-02-2025
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Polity & Governance
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Rashtriya Bal Swasthaya Karyakram (RBSK)
5.64 crore children have been provided secondary/tertiary care from 2014-2024 under RBSK.
- Launched in – 2013.
- Umbrella scheme – National Health Mission (NHM).
- Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- RBSK – It is an initiative, envisages child health screening and early intervention services to improve the overall quality of life of children enabling all children achieve their full potential.
- Target Groups – 0-18 year of age for 4 Ds- Defects at birth, Diseases, Deficiencies and Development delays, spanning 32 common health conditions.
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Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) Scheme
Government sanctioned 40 projects in 23 States under SASCI Scheme.
- Launched in – 2022-23.
- Launched by – Ministry of Finance.
- SASCI – Financial assistance will be provided to the state governments in the form of 50-year interest free loan for capital investment projects.
- Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure was redesigned as the ‘Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment’.
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Sampoorna Bima Gram (SBG) Yojana
- Launched in – 2017.
- Launched by – Ministry of Communications.
- SBG – It is an initiative to provide life insurance to the people living in rural areas through postal network.
- Objective – A minimum of 100 households in each of the identified villages are to be brought under this scheme.
- Coverage – At least one Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) policy in each household.
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National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020
- Launched in – 2013.
- Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.
- Aim – To achieve national fuel security by promoting hybrid and electric vehicles in the country.
- Target – To achieve 6-7 million sales of hybrid and electric vehicles year on year from 2020 onwards.
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Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India)
FAME Phase-II was implemented for a period of 5 years from 2019-2024.
- Launched in – 2015.
- Umbrella scheme – National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020.
- Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.
- FAME India – It will provide a major push for early adoption and market creation of both hybrid and electric technologies vehicles in the country.
- It will allow hybrid and electric vehicles to become the 1st choice for the purchasers.
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PM e-Bus Sewa-Payment Security Mechanism (PSM) Scheme
- Launched in – 2024.
- Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.
- Aim – To support deployment of more than 38,000 electric buses.
- Objective – To provide payment security to e-bus operators in case of default by Public Transport Authorities (PTAs).
- It will support the operation of e-buses for a period of up to 12 years from the date of deployment.
- Timeline – 5 years (2024-2029).
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Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI)
- Launched in – 2021.
- Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.
- Aim – To promote the manufacturing of electric cars in India.
- To achieve a minimum Domestic Value Addition (DVA) of 25% at the end of the 3rd year and DVA of 50% at the end of the 5th year.
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Elephant Route Predictor App
Elephant Route Predictor App will soon be launched on a pilot basis in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.
- Designed by – Vikas Kumar Ujjwal, Divisional Forest Officer(DFO) in Hazaribagh.
- App – It is designed to track potential elephant routes in a manner similar to weather forecasts.
- Feature – This web-based application has been programmed to think like an elephant before making a choice about its migration route.
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Science & Technology Entrepreneurs Park (STEP)
- Launched by – Department of Science & Technology (DST).
- Aim – To provide a re-orientation approach to innovation and entrepreneurship involving education, training, research, finance, management and the government.
- Objectives – To forge linkages among academic and R&D institutions on one hand and the industry on the other.
- To promote innovative enterprise through S&T persons.
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Miscellaneous
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Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
- Established in – 2023, through Anusandhan National Research Foundation Act, 2023.
- Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Science and Technology.
- ANRF – It is an apex body to provide high-level strategic direction of scientific research in the country as per recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP).
- Aim – To seed, grow and promote Research & Development (R&D)
- Foster a culture of research.
- Innovation throughout India’s universities, colleges, research institutions, and R&D laboratories.
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