Turkiye: India and Turkiye held 12th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FoC) to restore bilateral relations ruptured during the India-Pakistan conflict last year. Turkiye is a transcontinental Eurasian country. The major part of the country lies in the Anatolian Plateau of Western Asia while a small part is located on Southeastern Europe’s Balkan Peninsula. It […]
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National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation
National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation: The National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation will celebrate its 25th Foundation Day on 10th April in New Delhi. It was established in 2001. It is a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India. Objects is to work for socio-economic and educational […]
Indravati Tiger Reserve : Set To Reopen To Tourists
Indravati Tiger Reserve : Set To Reopen To Tourists Indrāvati Tiger Reserve is set to reopen to tourists, marking a shift from years of conflict towards conservation and eco-tourism. Indravati Tiger Reserve is located in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. The tiger reserve and the Bhairamgarh and Pamed Wildlife Sanctuaries constitute the Indravati landscape. It has connectivity […]
Skills Outcomes Fund
Skills Outcomes Fund: Minister of State for Education, Government of India, has launched a national campaign to establish the Skills Outcomes Fund. It is a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at unlocking aspirational livelihoods for youth from low-income backgrounds. The fund envisages to mobilise public and private capital to scale outcomes-based financing (OBF) in India’s skilling ecosystem, […]
WAVES OTT Platform : In News
WAVES OTT Platform: In News The Publications Division has made its flagship journals Yojana, Kurukshetra available free of cost on Prasar Bharati’s WAVES OTT platform. Waves is a digital platform developed by Prasar Bharati. It aims to cater to India’s growing demand for streaming services. It offers a wide range of content, including live TV, […]
Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Indian Council for Cultural Relations: The Minister of State for External Affairs, attended a community reception in Yangon, Myanmar and underscores Indian Council for Cultural Relations efforts in strengthening cultural ties. It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. ICCR was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam […]
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association: The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region Zone VII Conference was inaugurated in Goa by Lok Sabha Speaker. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is one of the oldest established organisations in the Commonwealth. It was founded in 1911. It is a membership association which brings together Members, who are united by community of interest, respect […]
Fimbristylis wayanadensis
Fimbristylis wayanadensis: Researchers have discovered a new plant species in the high mountains of the Western Ghats and named it as Fimbristylis wayanadensis. It is a grass-like plant, known as sedge. Sedges are grass-like plants that typically feature triangular stems. It was identified during a recent expedition in the Wayanad district of Kerala. It is […]
Emperor Penguin
Emperor Penguin: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species has uplisted Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) to Endangered category. Emperor penguins are the tallest and heaviest penguin alive today. They evolved about one million years ago, and are highly adapted to life in one of Earth’s harshest environments. They are […]
India’s Fisheries Sector
India’s Fisheries Sector: India has emerged as the world’s 2nd-largest fish-producing nation (after China), accounting for approximately 8% of global output and establishing the fisheries sector as the fastest-growing segment within agriculture and allied activities. Fisheries account for 7.43% of Agricultural Gross Value Added (GVA), with total production doubling to 197.75 lakh tonnes in FY […]
