India's drive for self-reliance in defence production has been a paramount national agenda, closely interlinked with strategic autonomy and economic development. Defence Production Policy of 2011 focused on eliminating foreign dependence on suppliers and encouraging indigenous capability in defence technology.
AYURSWASTHYA Yojana, a central sector scheme which was sanctioned for implementation during the period 2021-22 to 2025-26, will enhance the health care in India by realising the potential of AYUSH systems of medicine.
The demand will shift further from the unorganised to the organised sector. This, will accelerate the decline of the unorganised sector leading to loss of employment and incomes and decline in demand.
The National GLP Compliance Monitoring Authority (NGCMA) was established on April 24, 2002, by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the Government of India. The body is aimed at ensuring that Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs), as put forth by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), are enforced on non-clinical laboratory studies.
The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme, being one of the three flagship programs of the Union Sector 'Skill India Programme' of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), is at the center of empowering the disadvantaged groups through skill development.
On its 67th Foundation Day on January 1, 2025, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) reiterated its continuing role in building India’s indigenous defence and R&D (Research & Development) capabilities. This initiative was primarily introduced to provide students of general sciences and engineering an opportunity to engage in real-world R&D activities in the country’s premier defence institute and laboratories.
Policy UpdateMuskan Thakur Background India’s speedy urbanization has accelerated sanitation issues to the center stage, particularly in small cities and underdeveloped urban areas. It was to address this that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) introduced the Swachhata…