Samarthya Scheme: The need for a single window system for inter- sectoral convergence of schemes and programs meant for women, the Government is setting up Hub for Empowerment of Women (HEW) at National, State and District levels under ‘Samarthya’ sub-scheme of ‘Mission Shakti, an Umbrella Scheme for safety, security and empowerment of women. The Hubs aim to facilitate women’s access to various institutional and schematic set ups for information dissemination and availing services pertaining to healthcare, quality education, career and vocational counseling/ training, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, backward and forward linkages, health and safety for workers, social security and digital literacy etc.
Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC):It is a high speed and high capacity railway corridor that is exclusively meant for the transportation of freight, or in other words, goods and commodities. DFC consists of two arms:
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC):It starts at Sahnewal (Ludhiana) in Punjab and ends at Dankuni in West Bengal.The EDFC route covers Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The World Bank is funding a majority of the EDFC.
Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC): The other arm is the around 1,500-km WDFC from Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai.The WDFC covers Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.It is being funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
Mining Surveillance System:Ministry of Mines through Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) have developed the Mining Surveillance System (MSS) with the assistance of Bhaskaracharya Institute for space applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N), Gandhinagar for identification of illegal mining around Major Mineral Leases. Mining Surveillance System (MSS) is a satellite-based monitoring system which aims to detect illegal mining activity beyond the lease area through use of satellite images. In pursuance of the provisions of Section 23(C) of the Mines and Minerals Act, 22 State Governments including Odisha have framed rules to curb illegal mining.
Semiconductors: Any of a class of crystalline solids intermediate in electrical conductivity between a conductor and an insulator.
Semiconductors are employed in the manufacture of various kinds of electronic devices, including diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits. Such devices have found wide application because of their compactness, reliability, power efficiency, and low cost.
The Government of India has launched the Indian Semiconductor mission in 2021 under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY).It is part of the comprehensive program for the development of sustainable semiconductor and display ecosystem in the country.
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT):It was founded in 1972 by a consortium of organizations convened by the Ford and the Rockefeller Foundations. ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in the drylands of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Headquarter: Hyderabad, Telangana. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these poor people to overcome poverty, hunger, and a degraded environment through better agriculture.
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