Rajasthan govt launches ‘Mahila Nidhi’ to support women entrepreneurs

2nd Sep 2022

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Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot has launched loan scheme ‘Mahila Nidhi’ with an aim to ensure easy loans for women in business.
The scheme also aims the social and economic development of women through credit.
CM Ashok Gehlot has announced in the budget 2022-23 about the ‘Mahila Nidhi’ scheme through Rajasthan Rural Livelihood Development Council.
The scheme will disburse loans of up to Rs 40,000 within 48 hours, and above Rs 40,000 within 15 days.

India’s first indigenously developed vaccine for cervical cancer

Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh has launched India’s first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer.
The vaccine of the vaccine is CERVAVAC.
DCGI had granted market authorisation to Serum Institute of India to manufacture an indigenously-developed vaccine against cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer in India ranks as the second most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age.

The Cabinet Committee on Security has approved Tejas Mark-2 Project and sanctioned 6,500 crore rupees for designing and developing of Tejas Mark-2 fighter jet with prototypes, flight testing, and certification.
The allocation comes in addition to the existing 2500 crore rupees sanctioned to HAL.
Tejas 2.0 will be equipped with more powerful GE- F414 engines in the 98 Kilonewton thrust class and carry additional payload and weapons as compared to the existing version.
Meghalaya CM launches 'Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme' for farmers' welfare
Meghalaya CM, Conrad K Sangma has launched "Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme" with an aim to ensure that the farmers earn a sustainable livelihood through different livestock farming activities.
Under the phase 1 of this Scheme, the govt has earmarked Rs 15.18 crore under which four high-yielding improved varieties will be distributed to 6000 families.
The additional Rs 25 crore will be earmarked to roll out the second phase of the programme.

All-India Council for Technical Education has partnered with Adobe to accelerate digital creativity skills across the country.
As per the agreement, Adobe will offer courses and expertise for upskilling educators, and integrate digital creativity into the curriculum, to prepare students with the essential creative and digital literacy skills.
Its aim is to empower educators across higher education institutions with essential digital creativity skills by 2024.

As per the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy data, the unemployment rate of India has been surged to a one-year high of 8.3% in August 2022, as employment sequentially fell by 2 million to 394.6 million.
In August, the urban unemployment rate has been increased to 9.6% and rural unemployment rate also increased to 7.7%.
In July 2022, the unemployment rate was at 6.8% and the employment was 397 million.
In August, the unemployment was the highest in Haryana (37.3%).