DAP is made from a reaction between phosphoric acid and ammonia, and its chemical formula is
(NH4)2HPO4. Fertilizer-grade DAP contains 18% nitrogen and 46% phosphorus
extension of One-time Special Package on Di Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) beyond the NBS subsidy
@ Rs 3,500 per MT for the period from 01.01.2025 till further orders
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance
Scheme (RWBCIS)
continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Restructured Weather Based Crop
Insurance Scheme till 2025-26. Fund for Innovation and Technology (FIAT) with a corpus of
Rs.824.77 Crore.
Tobacco Board is under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, HQ - Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
India is the 2nd largest producer of tobacco in the world after China. India is the 4th largest
producer of Flue Cured Virginia - FCV tobacco in the world
National Co-operative Organics Limited is headquartered in Anand, Gujarat. • 'Bharat Organics'
brand is newly launched. NCOL will pass on 50 per cent of its profit earned over the Minimum
Support Price (MSP) of any crop directly into the bank account of the farmers,
One Nation One Subscription - seeks to break down barriers to knowledge by providing all students,
faculty, researchers, and scientists across the nation’s government higher education institutions
(HEIs) and central government R&D centres with access to international scholarly journals and
articles. Government Allocation: A total of ₹6,000 crore has been allocated for the PM-ONOS
initiative, covering three years—2025, 2026, and 2027.
India has climbed 11 positions to rank 49th in the Network Readiness Index (NRI) 2024, up from
60th in 2023.
DDWS-SBMG launched the nationwide campaign “Hamara Shauchalay: Hamara Samman” (HSHS)
November 19, World Toilet Day
The monthly SBM-G newsletter "Swachhata Samachar" was launched in August 2022. In 2024, 12
newsletters were published, and these publications are a comprehensive repository, offering
insights into the various initiatives
GOBARdhan is an important initiative of SBM-G Phase II. The objective is to generate wealth and
energy by converting bio-waste including animal waste, agri-residue into bio-slurry and biogas,
reduce emission of methane gas and contribute towards circular economy thereby improving the
lives of rural communities.
The Ministry of Panchayat Raj has rolled out innovative digital platforms – the 'egramswaraj portal'
and the 'Meri Panchayat' mobile application – to effectively monitor and manage services at the
Gram Panchayat level.
Ministry of MSME has launched the Yashasvini Campaign, on 27.06.2024 during ‘Udyami Bharat -
MSME Day event, as a key step towards achieving gender parity by 2029 on the Udyam and Udyam
Assist (UA) portals.
Hon’ble Minister for MSME inaugurated the Centre for Rural Enterprise Acceleration through
Technology (CREATE) setup at Leh through virtual mode on 14.09.2024. CREATE will provide a
Pashmina wool roving facility, training for development of production facility for essential oil
extraction from roses and other flowers, etc. CREATE aims to enhance local productivity, improve
product quality, and boost the economic potential.
MSME Champions Scheme: The Scheme has three components, namely, ‘MSME-Sustainable’ (ZED),
‘MSME-Competitive’ (LEAN) and ‘MSME Innovative’ (Incubation, Design, IPR).
National SC-ST Hub (NSSH): scheme is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship amongst the SC/ST and
to fulfil the mandate of 4% public procurement from SC-ST owned MSEs as laid down in the Central
Government Public Procurement Policy.
MSME SAMBANDH is a Public Procurement Policy Monitoring Portal, sharing factsheets about
public procurement by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), and facilitating officer login to
publish such factsheets.
The head office of the Coir Board is in Kochi and the research and training office is at Alappuzha and
Bangalore.
The Shakti Policy is a policy of the Government of India that allocates coal to power generating
companies in a transparent manner.
Samarth scheme is a program that provides temporary housing and care for people with disabilities
(PwD), orphans, and families in crisis.
The Scheme for Economic Empowerment of Denotified/Nomadic/SemiNomadic (SEED) It aims to
provide free competitive exam coaching to these students, to provide health insurance to families,
to uplift clusters of these communities through livelihood initiatives, and to provide financial
assistance for housing.
BAANKNET : A state-of-the-art innovative property listing and e-auction platform designed
specifically for banks and lending institutions, addressing recovery of Non-Performing Asset (NPA)
loans through efficient property auctions.
SEEDAP is one of the largest skilling organizations in the country and the Nodal Agency for
implementing the various Central and State Government’s skilling programmes to facilitate the
settlement of youth in Wage Employment, Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship.
The ‘Faral Sakhi’ initiative aims at creating permanent employment opportunities for women by
engaging them in the production and sale of traditional festive snacks (‘Faral’).
India ranks third globally in operational Metro network length and is on track to become the 2nd
largest Metro network in the world.
Aushadh Sandesh E – News letter by The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
Bharatpol is a broadcast hub designed to help with real-time action against transnational crimes
through international police cooperation.
Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is a metric that measures how much nitrogen is absorbed by plants
relative to the amount of nitrogen fertilizer applied
Arabidopsis. The study offers a promising pathway for better, sustainable and efficient agricultural
practices encouraging researchers to find ways to reduce NO levels in the plants.
Miyawaki method is a technique for growing forests by planting a variety of native trees in close
proximity to each other. The method is based on the idea that trees compete for sunlight, which
causes them to grow quickly and shoot upwards.
Samagra Siksha 2.0 is going on till FY 2025-26
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) has achieved ‘Excellent’ rating, a
'Navratna' Government of India Enterprise under the administrative control of Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy (MNRE). olar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) has achieved "Excellent"
rating
TraceNet is an internet based electronic service offered by APEDA to the stakeholders for facilitating
process certification for export of organic products from India which comply with the NPOP
standards.
The APEDA, Ministry of Commerce & Industries, Government of India is implementing the National
Programme for Organic Production (NPOP). The programme involves the accreditation of
Certification Bodies, standards for organic production, promotion of organic farming and marketing
etc.
National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) is one of the Central
Nodal Agencies for procurement of 16 notified agricultural commodities of Oilseeds, Pulses and
Cotton under Price Support Scheme(PSS) and continues to be the sole Central Nodal Agency for
procurement of Milling Copra, Ball Copra and De-husk Coconut under Price Support Scheme.
‘National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme’ is being implemented with the objective to award
scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at
class VIII and encourage them to continue their education, The amount of scholarship is Rs. 12000
per annum. Government has approved continuing the Scheme from FY 2021-22 to 2025-26 with
total allocation of Rs.1827 crore.
PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development)
has been setup by the Ministry of Education under the National Council of Educational Research and
Training (NCERT) for establishing norms, standards, and guidelines for student assessment and
evaluation across all school boards.
'Mission Mausam' with an outlay of Rs 2,000 crore over the next two years to enhance India’s ability
to predict and respond to extreme weather events and the impacts of climate change.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) celebrated its 150th anniversary on January 15, 2025.
National Turmeric Board - The board's headquarters are in Nizamabad, Telangana. India is the
largest producer, consumer and exporter of turmeric in the world.
