The Ministry of Education launched YUVA - Prime Minister's Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors, an author mentorship programme to train young and budding authors (below 30 years of age) to promote reading, writing and book culture in the country, and project India and Indian writings globally, an official release said.
The launch of YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) is in tune with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to encourage young writers to write about India's freedom struggle, the release added.
May 30, 2021
Centre Launches YUVA Scheme to Mentor Budding Writers
The government launched YUVA — Prime Minister's Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors, an author mentorship programme to train 75 selected young and budding authors (below 30 years of age) with an aim to promote reading and writing.
The launch of YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) is in tune with PM's vision to encourage young authors to write about India's freedom struggle, the Education Ministry said.
In the January-31 edition of his 'Mann ki Baat', the PM had called upon youngsters to write about freedom fighters and their saga of valour as a way to celebrate 75 years of Independence.
May 29, 2021
Students to Benefit from Financial Help by Government under Midday Meal Scheme
To help safeguard the nutritional levels of children, the central government has decided to provide financial help to 11.8 crore students under the Midday Meal scheme through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of the cooking cost for the meals.
Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' has approved the proposal for the same.
With schools closed for montsh due to Covid-19, this move will give a fillip to the Midday Meal programme.
This is in addition to the Government of India's announcement of distribution of free-of-cost food grains at Rs 5/kg per person per month to nearly 80 crore beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY).
May 24, 2021
Gujarat Governor Gives Assent to Bill Penalising Fraudulent Conversion by Marriage
Governor of Gujarat, Acharya Devvrat, gave his assent to Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2021 along with 7 other bills. These bills were passed in March 2021 during the budget session of the state assembly.
Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2021is also called as "anti-love jihad" Bill. It provides for punishment of 3-10 years in jail for forcible and fraudulent religious conversions by marrying the person. It amends the 2003 Act.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh has enacted the "Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020" which is unofficially called as 'love jihad law'. This law makes conversion a non-bailable offence with up to 10 years of jail time if it is undertaken unlawfully or forcefully.
May 16, 2021
Uttarakhand Police Launches 'Mission Hausla'
The Uttarakhand Police has launched a drive called "Mission Hausla" to help people get oxygen, beds, ventilators and plasma for COVID-19 patients.
Besides these, police will also help public get medicines meant for COVID-19 management as part of the mission and rations.
Delivering medicines, oxygen and ration at the doorsteps of families battling the coronavirus and coordinating between plasma donors and those in need of it will also be some of the activities to be taken up by the police as part of the mission.
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