Union Government to include transgender persons under the Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE) Scheme. It will provide Health Insurance for gender re-affirmation surgeries, scholarships for transgender children, etc.
The year 2020 saw the most suicides amongst unemployed in India in recent years, crossing 3000 for the first time.
Jammu and Kashmir Government signed a contract with New Zealand to transform the sheep sector in the Union Territory. This MoC will facilitate better production and productivity in the livestock sector.
National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD-PR) signs MoU with Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI). They will work together in teaching, training, research and consultancy areas.
ICAR: Honey exports earn India Rs. 760 crore in Foreign Exchange.
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