State Animal And Bird: Ladakh: Ladakh has adopted Snow Leopard and Black-Necked Crane, as State animal and State bird, two years after it was carved out as a separate Union Territory (UT) from the erstwhile State of J&K (Jammu and Kashmir). Snow Leopard: Snow leopards (Panthera uncia) act as an indicator of the health of […]
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State Of The World’s Trees Report: BGCI
State Of The World’s Trees Report Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) launched the State of the World’s Trees Report. The report warns that almost a third of the world’s tree species are at risk of extinction, while hundreds are on the brink of being wiped out. BGCI is a membership organisation, representing botanic gardens in […]
Report On Weather Disasters: WMO
Report On Weather Disasters: WMO: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), has released a report, which stated that weather disasters killed 2 million in the last 50 years. WMO has published ‘Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes, from 1970 to 2019’. WMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations. […]
e-ILP Platform : Regulation Of Inner Line Permit
e-ILP Platform : For Effective Regulation Of The Inner Line Permit (ILP) System: The Chief Minister of Manipur virtually launched the e-ILP platform for effective regulation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in the state. The ILP system came into effect in Manipur on 1st January 2020. In Manipur, four types of permits are […]
Rural Local Bodies : Finance Commission (FC) Grants
Rural Local Bodies. The Ministry of Finance has released an amount of Rs. 13,385.70 crore to 25 States for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies. This Grant-in-aid is the 1st installment of Tied grants of the year 2021-22. The grants have been released as per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission. Finance Commission […]
ILO Report on Social Protection During The COVID-19 Crisis
International Labour Organization (ILO) Report: Despite the unprecedented worldwide expansion of social protection during the COVID-19 crisis, more than 4 billion people around the world remain entirely unprotected, a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report says. Social protection includes access to health care and income security, particularly in relation to old age, unemployment, sickness, disability, […]
South Asian Institute For Advanced Research And Development (SAIARD)
South Asian Institute For Advanced Research And Development (SAIARD): National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) signed an MoU with South Asian Institute for Advanced Research and Development (SAIARD) for ‘Capacity Building on Integrated River Basin Management with a focus on Geospatial Technology in Riverine Ecosystem’. It aims to create an academic platform to engage young […]
Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Ji
125th Birth Anniversary Of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Ji. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a special commemorative coin on the occasion of the 125th Birth Anniversary of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Ji. Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami (1896 – 1977) or Srila Prabhupada, born Abhay Charan De, was an Indian spiritual teacher and the founder-acharya of […]
China’s New Maritime Rules
China’s New Maritime Rules From September 1, 2021, China’s new maritime rules designed to control the entry of foreign vessels in what Beijing calls “Chinese territorial waters” take effect. Foreign vessels, both military and commercial, will be henceforth required to submit to Chinese supervision in “Chinese territorial waters,” as per the new law. The move […]
ZAPAD 2021: Multinational Exercise
Multinational Exercise ZAPAD 2021 A contingent of 200 Army personnel will participate in the multinational Exercise ZAPAD 2021 being held at Nizhniy, Russia from September 3 to 16, the Army said. Of the 17 countries invited for the exercise, there are nine Participating countries and eight Observers including China and Pakistan. ZAPAD 2021 is one […]
