India gets the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for 2021 for the Use of ICT in Education through its eVidya initiative. It facilitated dissemination of education through digital/ online/ on air platforms during the pandemic.
Odisha Government signed a pact with the Apparel Made-ups & Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council (AMHSSC) to promote entrepreneurship among women. It aims to train 10,000 SHG members in apparel manufacturing.
Floods have affected over 42 lakh people in 33 districts. In total, 1.86 lakh people are seeking refuge in temporary relief camps.
Uttar Pradesh to start providing free accident insurance to fishermen under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has come together with NABARD to host the NABARD-ONDC Grand Challenge. It aims to establish linkages for the enabled players with market-ready Farmers Producers Organisations (FPOs) in the country.
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