{"id":13815,"date":"2021-02-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/12-02-2021\/saksham-and-seaweed-mission\/"},"modified":"2021-02-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T00:00:00","slug":"saksham-and-seaweed-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/12-02-2021\/saksham-and-seaweed-mission","title":{"rendered":"SAKSHAM and Seaweed Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In News: Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council<\/strong> (TIFAC) has launched two new technology initiatives: <strong>SAKSHAM<\/strong> (Shramik Shakti Manch) and <strong>Seaweed <\/strong>Mission.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In response to the reverse migration of laborers, it was created by TIFAC under the Dept of Science and Technology.<\/li>\n<li>It will dynamically map the skills of Shramiks and help MSMEs in the recruitment of appropriate personnel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Create 10 lakh blue-collar jobs.<\/li>\n<li>Minimize future migration by providing local employment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It utilizes Artificial Intelligence tools along with geospatial information to optimize demand and supply in employment.<\/li>\n<li>It can also help in assessing the efficiency of Shramiks Skill Training Programmes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cfstatic.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/file_library\/mix_content\/81236924860126300_image.png\" style=\"height:235px; margin-left:100px; margin-right:100px; width:318px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Seaweed Mission:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Seaweed Cultivation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the cultivation, harvesting, and processing of <strong>seaweeds also known as macroalgae.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Also known as <strong>Kelp Farming.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>seaweed colonies or Kelp forests<\/strong> are a <strong>lively ecosystem housing many<\/strong> fishes and other marine species <strong>like planktonic algae which produce nearly 90% of Earth\u2019s Oxygen<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cfstatic.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/file_library\/mix_content\/571466163237422340_image.png\" style=\"height:395px; margin-left:30px; margin-right:30px; width:580px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (Image Source: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theseaweedcompany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheSeaWeedCompany<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:624px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#c9daf8\">\n<p><strong>About Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Technology think tank and autonomous body<\/strong> under the <strong>Department of Science and Technology.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Formed in 1988<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Headquarter:<strong> Delhi<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It <strong>monitors new technologies and innovations<\/strong> by networked actions <strong>in close association with industry and academia<\/strong> <strong>in select areas of National Importance<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.india.gov.in\/news_lists?a602119274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>india.gov.in<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In News: Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) has launched two new technology initiatives: SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch) and Seaweed Mission. About SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch): In response to the reverse migration of laborers, it was created by TIFAC under the Dept of Science and Technology. 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