Rashtriya Puruskar Portal Launched
- A common Rashtriya Puruskar Portal (https://awards.gov.in) has been developed by the Government so as to bring together all the Awards of the various Ministries/ Departments/ Agencies of the Government of India under one platform to ensure transparency and public partnership (Jan Bhagidari).
- Currently, nominations/recommendations for the following Awards are open:
- Padma Awards
- National Award for Excellence in Forestry 2022
- National Gopal Ratna Award 2022
- National Water Awards 2022
- National Award for Senior Citizens -Vayoshreshtha Samman 2022
- National Award for Individual Excellence 2021
- National Award for Individual Excellence 2022
- National Awards for Institutions Engaged in Empowering Persons with Disabilities 2021
- National Awards for Institutions Engaged in Empowering Persons with Disabilities 2022
- National CSR Awards 2022
- Nari Shakti Puraskar 2023
- Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2023
- National Awards for Outstanding Services in the Field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 2022
- Jeevan Raksha Padak
“Amrit” Grants
- “Amrit” Grants are for Biotech initiatives involving Start-ups, industry, academia and research bodies in integrated collaboration.
- 75 inter-disciplinary, multi-institutional grants would be supported for high-risk, ambitious research ideas, milestones-driven collaborative research in all domain specific areas of the biotech sector.
- The grants would be broadly provided in the areas of health, agribiotech, climate change, synthetic biology and sustainable bioresource management.
- This initiative builds on the deep foundation of partnerships, to support new and innovative research programs, which aims to propel India to a position of global leadership.
SILK MARK Expo
- The exhibition is organised by Silk Mark Organization of India (SMOI) a Society, sponsored by Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.
- Silk Mark is a Quality Assurance Label, which signifies that the product to which it is affixed is made of pure silk.
- It can be affixed to Silk yarn, Sarees, Dress Materials, Made ups, furnishing materials and other silk products which are made up of 100% Natural silk.
- SILK MARK aims at generic promotion of Silk and building brand equity of Indian Silk at home and abroad.
- It is also protecting the interests of not only the silk consumers but all stakeholders of the silk value chain including farmers, reelers, twisters manufacturers and traders of pure silk.
Source PIB
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