12 Nov 2020: PIB Summary & Analysis

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Mission Sagar – II
2. Skill India Mission
3. Swarna Jayanti Fellowships

1. Mission Sagar – II

Context:

Handing over food aid to Djibouti by INS Airavat.

Details:

• As part of the humanitarian mission Sagar – II, Indian Naval Ship Airavat arrived at the Port of Djibouti on 10 November.
• Know more about Mission Sagar – II in PIB dated November 2, 2020.

2. Skill India Mission

Context:

Skill India commences training of 3 lakh migrant workers from 116 districts identified across 6 states under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan.

Details:

• The initiative aims to empower migrant workers and the rural population in the post-COVID era through demand-driven skilling and orientation under the Centrally Sponsored and Centrally Managed (CSCM) component of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2016-2020.
• In collaboration with the concerned District Collectors/District Magistrates/Deputy Commissioners, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is rolling out the programme across these districts for skill training within 125 days.
• The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), under the aegis of the MSDE, is executing the training programme through existing Training Providers and Project Implementing Agencies operating under PMKVY 2016-20 or state schemes.

Know more about the Skill India Mission in the linked article.

3. Swarna Jayanti Fellowships

Context:

DST selects 2020 Swarna Jayanti Fellows.

Details:

• 21 scientists have been selected by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) for the Swarna Jayanti fellowship 2020.
• Scientists selected for the award will be allowed to pursue unfettered research with freedom and flexibility in terms of expenditure as approved in the research plan.
• The Swarna Jayanti Fellowships scheme was instituted by the Govt. of India to commemorate India’s fiftieth year of independence.
• It provides special assistance and support to a selected number of young scientists with a proven track record to enable them to pursue basic research in frontier areas of science and technology.
• Under the scheme, the awardees are given support by the DST, which will cover all the requirements for performing the research and will include a fellowship of Rs. 25,000/- per month for five years.
• In addition to this, DST supports the awardees by giving them a research grant of 5 lakh Rupees for 5 years. The fellowship is provided in addition to the salary they draw from their parent Institution.
• In addition to fellowship, grants for equipment, computational facilities, consumables, contingencies, national and international travel, and other special requirements, if any, are covered based on merit.
• The fellowships are scientist specific and not institution-specific, very selective, and have close academic monitoring.

Read previous PIB here.

November 12th, 2020, PIB:- Download PDF Here