National Manufacturing Innovation Survey (NMIS): Recently, Department of Science and Technology released the NMIS 2021-22: Summary for Policymakers.
It is a joint study by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Aim of the survey: To evaluate the innovation performance of manufacturing firms in India.
It had two specific components:
Firm-level survey: It captured data related to types of innovations and innovative measures taken by firms, including the process of innovation, access to finance, resources, and information for innovation etc.
Sectorial System of Innovation (SSI) survey: It mapped the manufacturing innovation system and its enabling role in achieving innovations in firms.The SSI study measured the convergence or divergence of current policy instruments in select five key manufacturing sectors important to the Indian economy – textiles; food & beverage; automotive; pharma; and ICT. The first National Innovation Survey was held in 2011.
United Nations Industrial Development Organization: It is a specialized agency of the United Nations with a unique mandate to promote dynamize and accelerate industrial development.  It provides support to its 171 Member States through four mandated functions: Technical cooperation, Action-oriented research and policy-advisory services,Normative standards-related activities
Fostering partnerships for knowledge and technology transfer.
India is a member of this organisation.
Anji Khad Bridge: It is an under-construction rail bridge in Jammu & Kashmir on the Indian Railways Jammu – Baramulla rail line. It will connect the Union Territory of Kashmir with the rest of the country by train.It is constructed over the Anji River, a tributary of the Chenab River between Katra and Reasi.Anji Khad Bridge will be the first cable-stayed railway bridge in the country.It is an asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge balanced on the axis of a central pylon. The total length of the structure is 25 metres.It stands at a height of 331 meters above the river bed.The bridge has a single-line railway track and a 3.75-metre-wide service road. The project is being executed by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) and Hindustan Construction Company.
Mahila Samman Saving Certificate:It is a one-time new small savings scheme of the government of India announced in the Budget 2023.It will be made available for a two-year period up to March 2025.This will offer deposit facility upto Rs 2 lakh in the name of women or girls for a tenure of 2 years.The deposit facility will offer fixed interest rate of 7.5 per cent with a partial withdrawal option.It is a suitable alternative to fixed deposits (FDs) invested in the name of a woman for the short term. The returns are higher than bank FDs and partial withdrawal makes liquidity less of a concern. Interest income is not exempt from tax.
The Scheme will be rolled out through banks and post offices across the country.
