The Practical Boy

IIT Kanpur

[PIB India @PIB_India]

Street vendors under PM SVANidhi

➤PM SVANidhi, launched in June 2020, has disbursed 1.15 crore working capital loans worth ₹18,475.06 crore to 76.95 lakh street vendors (as of 12 July 2026)

➤The scheme provides collateral-free working capital loans in three tranches of up to ₹15,000, ₹25,000, and ₹50,000, with flexible repayment tenures

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#PMSVANidhi @MoHUA_India

[PIB India @PIB_India]

▶️The National Coal Gasification Mission aims to achieve 100 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) coal gasification capacity by 2030; 22.6 MTPA is already operational or under implementation

▶️The Government has approved a ₹37,500 crore scheme to promote surface coal/lignite gasification projects

▶️The Government is promoting coal gasification through financial incentives, long-term coal linkages, and policy support, including rebates on revenue share, lower auction floor prices, and incentives for underground coal gasification projects

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@CoalMinistry #ParliamentQuestion #NationalCoalGasificationMission

[PIB India @PIB_India]

➤The #IndiaAIMission, launched in March 2024 with an outlay of ₹10,371 crore, aims to build a comprehensive AI ecosystem through seven pillars

➤The Mission has supported 20 indigenous AI models, 237 AI projects, 62 AI solutions, 686 fellowships, 58 AI Centres of Excellence, and 27 India Data & AI Labs, while over 26 lakh people have completed the YUVA AI for All programme

➤Under the Safe & Trusted AI pillar, 13 Responsible AI projects have been approved, focusing on deepfake detection, bias mitigation, privacy-preserving AI, explainability, machine unlearning, and AI risk assessment

➤The Government has established the IndiaAI Safety Institute and issued India AI Governance Guidelines to promote safe, secure, transparent, and trustworthy #AI, while actively contributing to global AI governance initiatives

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@GoI_MeitY #ArtificialIntelligence

[PMO India @PMOIndia]

Kashmir's traditional 'Wagoo' mat is making a comeback, thanks to the efforts of local artisans who are keeping this unique craft alive.

#MannKiBaat

[Dr. S. Jaishankar @DrSJaishankar]

In the 136th episode of #MannKiBaat, PM @narendramodi shared that:

✅ The Kargil Vijay Diwas today fills us with pride and reminds us of the extraordinary courage of our brave soldiers.

✅ Global confidence in India’s defence equipment and technology is growing. Earlier this month, a major agreement regarding BrahMos and Astra missiles was concluded with Indonesia.

✅ Vikram-1, India's first rocket developed by the private sector, was launched last Sunday. This is the result of opening of the Space sector to private enterprise, allowing youngsters to show their talent.

✅ The Indian contingent delivered a spectacular performance in Science Olympiads, winning medals in all the Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Mathematics Olympiads.

✅ Ronaldo Laishram, an astrophysicist from Manipur, works in Japan and has been part of the team that discovered a massive cluster of young galaxies. Ronaldo named it ‘Loktak Proto cluster’, linking it to Manipur’s freshwater lake.

✅ Indians extend their best wishes to the Indian contingent participating at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, which began a few days ago.

✅ India won the first-ever women’s test match at Lord’s cricket ground, defeating England by 270 runs. Also, shuttler P.V. Sindhu scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win the Japan Open.

[PMO India @PMOIndia]

A herbal tea made by women from a Self-Help Group in Uttar Pradesh is becoming a symbol of self-reliance.

#MannKiBaat

[PMO India @PMOIndia]

From the successful launch of Vikram-1 to India's impressive performance in international science Olympiads, the country continues to make its mark in science and innovation.

#MannKiBaat

[PMO India @PMOIndia]

A remarkable achievement by an astrophysicist from Manipur.

#MannKiBaat

[The Practical Boy @practicalboy4]

@DiscussingFilm He used this same dialogue for all his press tour in The Odyssey and now in Spider-Man

[UNESCO @UNESCO]

🔴 BREAKING!

New inscription on the @UNESCO #WorldHeritage List: Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath, #India 🇮🇳.

➡️ https://t.co/iO4B0Cjg9u #48WHC

[PIB India @PIB_India]

PROGRESS IN GENERATING UNIQUE DIGITAL FARMER IDS

✳️ As of 20th July, 2026, more than 10.18 Crore Farmer IDs have been created to streamline the direct transfer of subsidies and technical advisories

✳️ States are using Farmer IDs to ease the lives of farmers. It enables the integration of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes such as registrations under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna (PM Kisan), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY), Minimum Support Price (MSP) based procurement, access to credit delivery, input distribution, and disaster relief.

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#ParliamentQuestion

[PIB India @PIB_India]

SAGARMALA PROGRAMME AND PORT MODERNISATION

#Sagarmala scheme is a central sector scheme @shipmin_india with the target to promote port-led development in the country. Under this scheme, MoPSW provides financial assistance for the projects under 5 pillars namely, port modernization, port connectivity, port-led industrialization, coastal community development, and coastal shipping & inland water transport

Port processes have been streamlined with the implementation of One Nation One Port Process (ONOP) to improve operational efficiency and reduce vessel turnaround time. As a result of these initiatives, the cargo handling capacity of the Major and Other than Major Ports (OTMP) has increased to 2,818 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) as on March 2026 from ~1,400 MTPA in 2013-14

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#ParliamentQuestion

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

The Cabinet’s approval of the BHAVYA-Rasayan Scheme marks an important step towards strengthening India’s chemical and petrochemical ecosystem.

Chemical Parks will be developed with modern plug-and-play infrastructure, utilities and robust environmental safeguards. The initiative will reduce logistics and production costs, attract investment, enhance exports, promote import substitution and generate employment across several sectors.

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[PIB India @PIB_India]

PROGRESS UNDER DDU-GKY

▪️DDU-GKY is one of the cluster of initiatives under Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) aimed at livelihood diversification and poverty reduction.

▪️DDU-GKY aims to skill rural youth and promote sustainable livelihoods for rural youth through placement linked skilling programs.

▪️Under DDU-GKY, efforts are made to align the aspirations of rural youth with the evolving skill requirements of the labour market. States/UTs are provided budgetary support to undertake skill gap studies to identify sectoral opportunities and employment potential in their regions.

▪️Based on these studies, States/UTs and Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) are encouraged to propose training programmes in emerging and high-growth sectors aligned with local, domestic and global job markets.

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#ParliamentQuestion

[PIB India @PIB_India]

Mine closure is a landmark initiative in India's transition towards circular economy: Union Minister of State @DrJitendraSingh addressing the release of "AAROH- Annual Report on Mine Closure"

India's Mine Closure Journey Demonstrates Science Can Transform Environmental Challenges into Development Opportunities, said the MoS

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@IndiaDST

[PIB India @PIB_India]

Climate Risk and Crop Insurance

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (#PMFBY) and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) is mainly implemented on ‘Area Approach’ basis wherein claims are worked out on the area of the land parcel based on the shortfall in actual yield of the crop insured, submitted by the State Government concerned, on the basis of Crop Cutting Experiment (CCE) as well as technology based yield estimated under YES-TECH (wherever applicable), vis-à-vis threshold yield, as per the formula in the Operational Guidelines of the scheme

As per the National Policy on Disaster Management (NPDM), the State Governments undertake relief measures in the wake of natural calamities from funds available in the form of the State Disaster Response Fund (#SDRF) in accordance with the Government of India approved items and norms

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#ParliamentQuestion @AgriGoI

[PIB India @PIB_India]

Indian Railways Initiates AI-based Stain Detection Pilot Project in Laundries at Pune, Jaipur & Jodhpur Divisions to Enhance Quality of Washed Linen

Whito-Meters Used in All Mechanised Laundries to Ensure Effective Linen Cleaning; CCTV Cameras Installed Across Laundries for Continuous Monitoring of Laundry Operations

Read here: https://t.co/VbE4oxKVk8

#ParliamentQuestion @RailMinIndia

[PIB India @PIB_India]

🔸Ministry of Women and Child Development launched Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 to improve nutritional outcomes among children from 0-6 years

🔸Ministry introduced ‘Poshan Tracker’ application as an important governance tool

🔸Ministry of Women & Child Development and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare have jointly released Protocol for Management of Malnutrition in Children

Read here: https://t.co/4AOI8gvmBF

#ParliamentQuestion

[PIB India @PIB_India]

IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-SVANIDHI SCHEME

PM SVANidhi Scheme was initially implemented in statutory urban areas. The eligibility was also extended to street vendors from surrounding peri-urban areas who vend within the geographical limits of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). Under the restructured PM SVANidhi Scheme, the coverage of the Scheme is expanded in a phased manner beyond statutory urban areas to include census towns, peri urban areas etc.

Impact assessment studies of the PM SVANidhi scheme was undertaken by Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad in 2023 & 2025. The 2023 study was conducted in 100 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across the country covering more than 5,000 beneficiaries and it found that PM SVANidhi was the first loan from a bank for 95% of the beneficiaries and the loan was utilized for expanding their business

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#PMSVANidhiScheme #ParliamentQuestion

[PIB India @PIB_India]

MISSION KARMAYOGI

#MissionKarmayogi, the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) was approved by the Government of India in September 2020 with an aim of transitioning from a 'rule- based' to 'role-based' HR system and creating civil servants with a global outlook while being rooted in lndian ethos.

As on date, more than 1.69 crore users have been onboarded, and the platform hosts over 5500 courses across domain, functional and behavioural competencies, with more than 14.08 crore course completions.

Courses are available in 23 languages, including Hindi and other Indian languages, enabling wide accessibility and alignment with regional and linguistic needs.

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