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Aarogya Maitri Aid Cube

Aarogya Maitri Aid Cube: India’s Portable Lifeline

In an increasingly multipolar world, India has been making a name for itself in the realm of global humanitarian aid. From its vaccine diplomacy under the “Vaccine Maitri” initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic to dispatching rescue teams under “Operation Dost” to Turkey and Syria after the 2023 earthquake. India’s commitment to global solidarity has gained popularity. A key addition to this humanitarian mission is the Aarogya Maitri Aid Cube, launched on February 27, 2024, during the Voice Of  Global South Summit. The cube is part of the “Project BHISHM”- Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog, Hita and and Maitri, this represents India’s effort to provide emergency medical support to developing nations, especially those in the global South.

Mentoring for Excellence: Impact of the Margdarshan Initiative

Mentoring for Excellence: Impact of the Margdarshan Initiative

India has a large, complex and multi-layered system of technical and higher education. It has the third-largest higher education system in the world, next to China and the United States. The development of human resources of the country is a critical factor for the progress of the Nation.

Gene Banks for Crop Germplasm: Preserving Agricultural Biodiversity for the Future

Gene Banks for Crop Germplasm: Preserving Agricultural Biodiversity for the Future

India is known to be a country with high biodiversity and a vast array of domesticated crop species and their wild relatives. With more than 811 domesticated crop species and 902 crop wild relatives, the country has a central role in maintaining plant genetic resources that are crucial for agricultural resilience, food security, and fighting the consequences of climate change

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Government e-Procurement System (GePNIC)

The Government e-Procurement System of the National Informatics Centre (GePNIC) is one of India’s flagship digital governance projects under the National e-Governance Plan. Built by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, it was designed to replace cumbersome, paper-heavy procurement processes with a fully digital system. The goal was simple but ambitious : make government procurement faster, fairer, and more transparent.

Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI) Scheme 2024 : Boosting India’s Defence Innovation

Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI) Scheme 2024 – Boosting India’s Defence Innovation

Launched on 4 March 2024 during DefConnect 2024, the ADITI Scheme (“Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX”) is part of the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) framework under India’s Department of Defence Production.

RMEWF,2023

Raksha Mantri Ex-Servicemen Welfare Fund (RMEWF),2023

RMEWF – Financial Assistance for the Medical Treatment of the Ex-Servicemen, the amount to be received usually depends upon the nature and gravity of the ailment incurred. A recent revision to the scheme made in 2023 highlights that Ex-Servicemen/Widows are now eligible to receive a penury grant of Rs. 50,000/- annually for medical treatment. 

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