Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Protsahan Yojana: 1 Crore beneficiaries

Representational Pic The Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Protsahan Yojana has crossed the milestone of one crore beneficiaries as on the 14th of this January. The Centre's flagship scheme launched on 7th August, 2016 incentivises employers to promote employment generation. An official release  said one lakh 24 thousand establishments have benefitted from the scheme.

ISRO schedules its first launch this year on 24th January, 2019

National space agency ISRO has scheduled its first launch this year on 24th January, 2019. PSLV C-44 will lift off from the spaceport Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, carrying a student satellite called Kalamsat and an imaging satellite known as Microsat-R. One of the specialties of the mission this time would be the configuration of the rocket. It will carry only two strap-on motors by the sides of the first fuel stage at the bottom.

Government to set up over 460 more Eklavya Model Residential Schools across the country

The government will soon set up over 460 more Eklavya Model Residential Schools across the country. The government is spending about 25 thousand crore rupees on these schools, the Tribal students are now performing better in all sectors. Eklavya Model Residential Schools have expanded into a major education system in the country after Vidyalaya and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas. About 1,700 students from 20 states took part in the National Meet.

Cabinet gives nod to integrated e-filing project for faster ITR processing

The Union Cabinet today approved expenditure sanction of over 4200  crore rupees for Integrated E-filing and Centralized Processing Centre 2.0 Project. Union Minister Piyush Goyal said, it will help in improving tax payers' awareness and education through continuous engagement. It will help in faster processing of returns and issue of refunds to the tax payers' bank account directly.

Jitendra Singh inaugurates ISRO's UNNATI programme

Minister of State in Department of Space Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated UNNATI programme of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bengaluru on 17.01.2019. UNNATI is an acronym for Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly and Training programme launched by ISRO as part of initiative by United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs that is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. 

The first batch of this programme was launched today with 30 participants from 17 countries from Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Oman, Panama and Portugal. They will be imparted two months training. These participants were selected from 87 applications from 34 countries.