GHAR Portal: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), has developed and launched a portal namely GHAR – GO Home and Re-Unite (Portal for Restoration and Repatriation of Child). The GHAR portal has been developed to digitally monitor and track the restoration and repatriation of children according to the protocol. The following are the salient features of the portal :
Digital tracking and monitoring of children who are in the Juvenile Justice system and have to be repatriated to another Country/State/District.
Digital transfer of cases of children to the concerned Juvenile Justice Board/Child Welfare Committee of the State.
FAME India scheme: FAME-India Scheme is implementing by Department of Heavy Industry in order to promote manufacturing of electric and hybrid vehicle technology and to ensure sustainable growth of the same.FAME India is a part of the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan.Main thrust of FAME is to encourage electric vehicles by providing subsidies.
It is being implemented in two phases:
Phase-I [Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) & Electric Vehicles in India] from 1st April 2015.
The Phase-II of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) & Electric Vehicles.
Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan” (PMSMA) :Government of India launched “Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan” (PMSMA) with an aim to provide fixed-day, free of cost, assured, comprehensive and quality antenatal care on the 9th day of every month universally to all pregnant women in their 2nd / 3rd trimesters of pregnancy. Since inception, more than 3.6 crore pregnant women have received comprehensive ANC under this programme across all States and UTs.
As per the report of National Family Health Survey (NFHS), the percentage of mothers who had at least 4 antenatal care visits has increased from 51.2 % in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 58.1% in NFHS-5 (2019-21).
Lumpy Skin Disease: LSD is caused by infection of cattle or water buffalo with the poxvirus Lumpy Skin Disease Virus (LSDV). The mortality rate is less than 10%.It was first seen as an epidemic in Zambia in 1929.
LSD is primarily spread between animals by biting insects (vectors), such as mosquitoes and biting flies.It primarily consists of fever, fluid excretion from eyes and nose, dribbling of saliva from the mouth and blisters on the body.
The animal stops eating and faces problems while chewing or eating, resulting in reduced milk production.There are no specific antiviral drugs available for the treatment of lumpy skin disease.
Technology Development Fund (TDF):The TDF scheme was started by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). It supports indigenous development of components, systems, products, and technologies by start-ups and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). It facilitates up to 90 per cent of the total project cost. The scheme was launched with the aim of providing a major boost to defence manufacturing sector.
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