Move Hack is a global level hackathon launched by NITI Aayog, to crowd source solutions aimed at the future of mobility in India.
It aims to bring about innovative, dynamic and scalable solutions to problems pertaining to mobility.
It is open to individuals from all nationalities, making it a truly global hackathon.
Move Summit 2018, which is going to be organised by NITI Aayog in New Delhi, will announce the winners of this hackathon.
It is expected that it will provide solutions to mobility-related challenges and pave the way for developing interconnected global community.
Integrate to Innovate Programme
The programme aims to provide opportunity for Indian energy startups to pilot their products with corporates.
It will provide startups, a unique lab-to-market opportunity housed at the corporate premises.
The corporates would offer startups access to technology, technical and commercial mentorship and access to potential customers through the corporate network of partners.
The duration of the programme would be three months.
It is developed by Invest India and energy sector companies.
The selected startups will receive a cash prize grant of upto Rs. 5 Lakh per startup.
Innovators from across various stages of the energy life-cycle - generation, transmission and distribution, storage and consumption and in multiple sectors such as households, farm, industry, infrastructure, building, utility and transport are included.
SAATHI Initiative
Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of efficient Textile technologies to Help Small Industries (SAATHI) is a joint initiative by Ministries of Power and Textiles.
It aims to accelerate the adoption of energy efficient textile technologies in the powerloom sector and promote cost savings.
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a public sector unit under Ministry of power will help in implementing the inititative.
EESL will replace old inefficient electric motors with energy efficient motors.
It would procure energy efficient powerlooms and other kits in bulk and provide them to the small and medium powerloom units at no upfront cost.
Advanced Area Defence (AAD)
DRDO has recently conducted the successful test of Ballistic missile interceptor - AAD from Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha.
Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) is a two tired defence shield which aims to destroy enemy ballistic missiles.
The BMD consists of two interceptor missiles, the Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) and the Advanced Area Defence (AAD) missile.
PDV/Pradyumna Ballistic Missile Interceptor is capable of destroying missiles at exo-atmospheric (high) altitudes of 50–80 km.
PDV is a two stage supersonic missile fuelled by solid motor in 1st stage and liquid fuelled in 2nd stage.
AAD/Ashvin Advanced Defense interceptor is capable of destroying missiles at endo-atmosphere (low) altitudes of 15-30 kilometers.
AAD is a single-stage supersonic solid fuelled interceptor missile.
BMD shield is expected to be achieved by 2022.
Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)
It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched by Ministry of Human Resource and Development, in 2013.
Its aim was to increase enrolment in higher education by 30% by 2020.
It also seeks to increase the spending on higher education by the State Governments by providing strategic funding to eligible State higher educational institutions.
The funding would flow from the central ministry through the State/UT to the State Higher Education Councils before reaching the identified institutions.
During its 1st phase, central assistance to States has been provided for creation of one Model Degree College each in 60 Educationally Backward Districts.
Educationally Backward Districts are those districts where Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education was less than the national average of 12.4% based on 2001 census data.
During its 2nd phase, RUSA focuses on opening new Model Degree Colleges in ‘Aspirational Districts’, in unserved & underserved districts in North Eastern and Himalayan States.
Aspirational Districts are identified by NITI Aayog on the basis of composite index.
The parameters under the index includes,
Deprivation enumerated under Socio-Economic Caste Census,
Health & Nutrition, Education performance indicators
Basic Infrastructure.
Atal Bhujal Yojana
It is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
It aims to improve ground water management in priority areas in the country through community participation.
The emphasis will be on recharge of ground water sources and efficient use of water by involving people at the local level.
The priority areas identified under the scheme represents 25% of the total number of over-exploited, critical ground water blocks.
Those states are Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
It is to be implemented over a period of five years from 2018-19 to 2022-23, with World Bank assistance.
The funding pattern is 50:50 between Government of India and the World Bank.
