Stockholm World Water Week 2022: National Mission for Clean Ganga hosts virtual session on the first day of the Stockholm World Water Week 2022. World Water Week is the leading annual event on global water issues, organized by ‘Stockholm International Water Institute’ (SIWI) since 1991. The theme for World Water Week 2022 is “Seeing the […]
Month: August 2022
National Gopal Ratna Awards -2022
National Gopal Ratna Awards -2022: Gopal Ratna Award is one of the highest National Award in the field of livestock and dairy sector. Given by: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Objective: to encourage all individuals and Dairy cooperative societies / Milk Producer Company / Dairy […]
Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP)
Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP): Agreement for swift development of modern Multi Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) under Bharatmala Pariyojna The tripartite agreement was signed by National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL). Aim: To centralize freight consolidation (freight is goods transported in bulk by truck, […]
Nikshay Poshan Yojna
Nikshay Poshan Yojna: Only two-thirds of people living with tuberculosis benefitted from the Union government’s Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY), sole nutrition support scheme, in 2021, which raises major public health concern. The NPY was launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It aims to support every Tuberculosis (TB) Patient by providing […]
Bhitarkanika National Park
Bhitarkanika National Park: The Bhitarkanika National Park have reached a saturation point in the population of crocodile which could lead to more human-Crocodile conflict. Almost 50 people have been killed by crocodiles since 2012 in and around the park, while 25 crocodiles died during the same time after entering human settlements or getting caught in […]
Sex Ratio At Birth
Sex Ratio At Birth: A recent study has reported that “son bias” is on a decline in India as Sex Ratio at Birth normalised from 111 boys per 100 girls in 2011 to 108 boys per 100 girls in 2019-21. Findings of the Report: The average annual number of baby girls “missing” in India fell […]
Prevention Of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Prevention Of Money Laundering Act (PMLA): The Supreme Court will hear in open court a review of its judgment upholding key provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. In Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors v Union of India, a judgment delivered on July 27, the Supreme Court upheld the key provisions of […]
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh travelled to Tashkent (capital of Uzbekistan) on a three-day visit to attend a defence ministerial conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The SCO defence ministerial meeting is taking place around three weeks ahead of the annual summit of the SCO scheduled for September 15-16 in Samarkand. […]
National Food Security Act
National Food Security Act: The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the Centre to increase coverage under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) so that “more and more needy persons and citizens get the benefit” under the 2013 law which entitles rural and urban poor to subsidised foodgrains under the Targeted Public Distribution System. The coverage […]
Wind Energy
Wind Energy: Annual installation of new wind power projects in India will peak by 2024 and likely decline thereafter, according to a report released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and MEC+, a consulting firm that specialises in renewable energy. As part of its transition away from fossil fuels, India has committed to sourcing […]
