National Commission for Minorities : New Chairman The Centre appointed Harjit Singh Grewal as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM). National Commission for Minorities is a statutory body under the Ministry of Minority Affairs. In January 1978, the government set up the Minorities Commission to safeguard the interests of minorities. With the […]
Day: July 20, 2026
Pallikaranai Marshland : In News
Pallikaranai Marshland: In News Decades of urbanisation and indiscriminate dumping have reduced the Pallikaranai marsh to a fraction of its original extent. Pallikaranai Marshland is a freshwater marsh and partly saline wetland situated about 20 kilometres south of the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It serves as an aquatic buffer of the flood-prone Chennai and […]
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme : In News
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme : In News The Prime Minister of India virtually inaugurated 75 redeveloped railway stations across 20 states under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS). Amrit Bharat Station Scheme was launched in 2022 by the Ministry of Railways which aims at development and upgradation of railway stations over the Indian Railways (IR) […]
