GI Tagged Feni: Goa: The Goa government’s Feni Policy 2021 has paved the way to take the GI (Geographical Indication) Certified Goan Cashew Feni forward at par with other international Liquors such as Mexico’s tequila, Japanese Sake and Russia’s Vodka. The Goa government in 2016 classified Feni as the Heritage Spirit of Goa. Goan Cashew […]
National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards
National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards: The President of India conferred the National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for 2019-20. Under NSS Awards 2019-20, 42 awardees in different categories such as University or (+2) Councils, NSS Units and their programme officers and NSS volunteers were conferred with these awards. The NSS Awards were instituted by the Ministry […]
Plant Discoveries 2020: Botanical Survey of India
Plant Discoveries 2020: The Botanical Survey of India (BSI), in its new publication Plant Discoveries 2020 has added 267 new taxa/ species to the country’s flora. Earlier, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) demanded an additional USD 200 billion fund flow to developing countries from various sources to manage nature through 2030. The […]
Blue Food Assessment 2021
Blue Foods And Its Advantages: A report titled Environmental performance of blue foods has stated that the Aquatic or blue foods can be made more environmentally sustainable than they are now. The report is published as part of the Blue Food Assessment (BFA). The BFA is a collaboration between Sweden-based Stockholm Resilience Centre, United States-based […]
Report On Climate Indicators & Sustainable Development: WMO
Report On Climate Indicators & Sustainable Development: WMO: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has published a new report on Climate Indicators and Sustainable Development: Demonstrating the Interconnections. WMO studied seven climate indicators — carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration, temperature, ocean acidification and heat, sea ice extent, glacier melt and sea-level rise. Its release coincides with the […]
Medical Device Parks Scheme
Medical Device Parks Scheme: The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has launched the Scheme for “Promotion of Medical Device Parks” to support the medical devices industry in line with Atmanirbhar Bharat. The medical device industry is a unique blend of engineering and medicine. It involves the creation of machines that are used to support life […]
Naga Peace Process
Naga Peace Process: Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has resigned as interlocutor for the Naga peace process to prevent it from derailing. Ravi is the Governor of Nagaland and has been crossing swords with the extremist Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland or the NSCN (I-M) for almost two years. The […]
Rashtriya Gokul Mission
Rashtriya Gokul Mission: A review meeting on the performance of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission was held recently. ‘Rashtriya Gokul Mission’ was launched in 2014 to conserve and develop indigenous bovine breeds, under the National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development (NPBBD). Key objectives of the mission Development and conservation of indigenous breeds. Undertake breed […]
UN Food Systems Summit 2021
UN Food Systems Summit: The UN Food Systems Summit is taking place in New York. It will seek to set the stage for global food systems transformation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. It is envisioned that the Summit will have objectives and outcomes including to: Raise awareness of food systems’ centrality to […]
Ayushman Bharat PMJAY: Three Years
Ayushman Bharat PMJAY.: The world’s largest healthcare scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has completed three years. It was launched on September 23rd, 2018. Key Features of PM-JAY: The world’s largest health insurance/ assurance scheme fully financed by the government. It provides cover of 5 lakhs per family per year, for secondary […]
