The National Bamboo Mission (NBM), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, had floated an online contest for Logo of NBM on MyGov platform in the month of December 2019seeking citizen involvement. We are glad to announce that a total of 2033 entries were received for Logo Design from people of varied age groups and from different parts of the country.

The launch of Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge, today, is truly a momentous opportunity for Indian Tech Developers, Entrepreneurs and companies to build for India at a scale, that is unparalleled anywhere in the World. The App Innovation challenge seeks to tap into the immense talent pool that exists in India and will ensure that robust, scalable, secure and useful Apps are developed for various needs of people, not only in India but for the entire world.

Grand Challenge for Cyber Security was announced by the Hon’ble Minister of Electronics & Information Technology on 15/01/2020. This initiative provides impetus to the growth of Indian cyber security industry and seeks to nurture start-ups that diversify the industry and boost the development of niche and advanced solutions.

‘Fit India Quiz’ is an initiative by the Fit India Movement to create awareness among people across the country regarding fitness, health, and nutrition. This activity aims to engage, excite, and enable citizens to motivate them towards fitness and raise awareness about fitness through an interactive learning process.

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary year of the adoption of the Indian Constitution by the Constituent Assembly, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India in collaboration with MyGov conducted a “Constitution Day Essay Contest” from 26 Nov 2019 to 26th January 2020 with the objective to celebrate the Constitution Day on 26th November 2019 and to commemorate 70 years of the adoption of the Indian Constitution and also to make people aware about the fundamental duties.

COVID-19 has affected the world and its inhabitants on all possible facets, daily household routine to office cultures; everything has seen their share of modifications post the pandemic and it is uncertain as to how long will the impact last.

As part of its ‘Awareness Programme on Indian Foreign Policy’, Indian Council of World Affairs held the fourth edition of ICWA Essay Competition for school students (15-18 years) and undergraduate/post-graduate students (18-25 years). The results of the competition are as under. The decision of the ICWA Selection Committee is final.

In an attempt to promote value of water in general and for supporting country-wide efforts on water conservation and sustainable development of water resources, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti launched a contest named “Water Heroes : Share Your Stories” Contest from 1st September 2019 running till 30th June, 2020.

​किसी देश पर कोई संकट आता है तो वह उसके शीर्ष नेतृत्व को एक से अधिक तरीकों से परखता है। सबसे पहले तो जब कोई संकट आता है तो उसके प्रति तत्काल प्रतिक्रिया महत्वपूर्ण होती है। प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी द्वारा कोविड-19 के खतरे को बहुत पहले भांप लेने के साथ-साथ सतर्क, निर्णायक कदम उठाने से देश में इस वायरस के प्रसार को धीमा करने में मदद मिली और भारत को कई अन्य देशों से अलग भी खड़ा किया। अब तो प्रधानमंत्री द्वारा की गई देश को महत्वपूर्ण क्षति से बचाने की त्वरित कार्यवाही को राष्ट्रीय और अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर सराहा जा रहा है।

Right communication strategy and leveraging technology is an important strategy to deal with the COVID19 pandemic. As we move ahead to the critical stage wherein certain activities have been allowed in Green and Orange Zones, there is a need for a communication strategy that helps drive behavioural change and ushers in an era wherein we may need to learn to live with the virus.