Legal Framework for Women: Constitutional Safeguards: Fundamental Rights:It guarantees all Indians the right to equality (Article 14), no discrimination by the State on the basis of gender (Article 15(1)) and special provisions to be made by the State in favour of women (Article 15(3)).
Fundamental Duties: It ensures that practices derogatory to the dignity of women are prohibited under Article 51 (A).Legislative Framework:Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005,The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961,The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013,The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO), 2012.Women Empowerment Schemes:Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme,One Stop Centre Scheme,UJJAWALA: A Comprehensive Scheme for Prevention of trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Victims of Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation,SWADHAR Greh (A Scheme for Women in Difficult Circumstances),NARI SHAKTI PURASKAR,Mahila police VolunteersMahila Shakti Kendras (MSK),NIRBHAYA.
Sportech Industry: Ministry of Textiles conducts ‘National Conclave on Sportech: The Future of Sport Textiles and Accessories Industry in India’ under National Technical Textiles Mission.India is an emerging player in sports textiles, with tremendous scope for growth in the coming years.Schemes such as Khelo India, Fit India Movement and Target Olympic Podium Scheme, would support in enhancing the penetration of sports textiles in the country. Government’s flagship interventions such as NTTM, PLI & PM Mitra, are focused towards increasing the scale, size and integration of textiles and technical textiles in India.PM Mitra presents a great opportunity for technical textiles companies to set-up their plants in plug-n-play mode.Focus required on developing sportech sector to meet entire domestic need with indigenously produced quality products.High time to foster synergy amongst various stakeholders in sportech sector.
National Startup Award: Designed by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry.Aim:To recognize and reward outstanding Startups and ecosystem enablers that are building innovative products or solutions and scalable enterprises, with high potential of employment generation or wealth creation, demonstrating measurable social impact. Startup India, a flagship initiative of the Government of India under Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) conceived the National Startup Awards (NSA) to recognize and reward outstanding startups that have exhibited excellence financially, socially, and economically.
INS Trishul: Trishul is the name of a short range surface-to-air missile developed by India as a part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program. It has a range of 12 km and is fitted with a 5.5 kg warhead. Designed to be used against low-level (sea skimming) targets at short range, the system has been developed to defend naval vessels against missiles.
The IGMDP was launched in 1982-83 by the India which saw the projects of:Prithvi (Short range surface to surface missile),Trishul (short range surface to air missile),Aakash (Medium range surface to air missile),Nag (Third generation anti-tank missile),Agni-I (Agni missile was later separated from the IGMDP due to its strategic importance).
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