International Organisation Of Migration: Established in 1951, IOM is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners.
History: It was born in 1951 out of the chaos and displacement of Western Europe following the Second World War.Status: IOM was granted Permanent Observer status to the UN General Assembly in 1992, and a cooperation agreement between IOM and the UN was signed in 1996.
Members: With 175 member states, a further 8 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. India is a member of IOM.IOM works in the four broad areas of migration management: Migration and development,Facilitating migration,Regulating migration,Forced migration.
National Ayush Mission: It aims to enhance the availability, accessibility, and quality of Ayush healthcare services across the country through Ayush Health Wellness centers (AHWCs) as part of Ayushman Bharat scheme.
Mandatory Components: AYUSH Services,AYUSH Educational Institutions,Quality Control of ASU &H Drugs,Medicinal Plants.Resource Allocation Framework:For AYUSH Services, Educational Institutions and Quality Control of ASU&H Drugs:- For special Category states- Grant-in-aid component will be 90% from Govt. of India and remaining 10% is proposed to be the State contribution.For other States/UTs the sharing pattern will be 75%:25%.For Medicinal Plants: This component will be financed 100% by Central Government in North Eastern State and hilly State.In other states, it will be shared in the ratio of 90:10 between Centre and States.
It was launched in 2014 under Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Kiru Hydro-Electric Power Project: It is being developed over the Chenab River near the villages of Patharnakki and Kiru in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).It is located between Kirthai II hydroelectric project to its upstream and Kwar hydroelectric project to its downstream.It is a 624MW run-of-river project.Beneficiary States: J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Rajasthan, Union territories of Chandigarh & Delhi.
National Productivity Council: It is an autonomous organization under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry.It was set up in 1958.Objectives:To promote innovation-led productivity in a sustained manner in all spheres of national economy through a holistic and inclusive approach by addressing the triple bottom line – Economic, Environmental and Social.To propagate productivity consciousness and culture amongst Govt., Business and Society.To act as a total solution provider for Industry, Services, and Agriculture sectors for augmenting productivity through Training, Consultancy and Research wherever needed through alliances and partnerships.It is a constituent of the Tokyo-based Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), an Inter-Governmental Body of which the Government of India is a founding member.
