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Corporate Social Responsibility : In News

Corporate Social Responsibility : In News India, the first country to mandate Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), has seen over ₹1.84 lakh crore invested through CSR from 2014 to 2023. With agriculture employing nearly half of the workforce and contributing 16.73% to GDP, interest in directing CSR funds toward agricultural sustainability is rising. CSR involves corporate […]

Protected Planet Report 2024

Protected Planet Report 2024:   The Protected Planet Report 2024, produced by the UNEP– World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the IUCN and its World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), is the first comprehensive evaluation of the global status of protected and conserved areas. It highlights both the progress made and the challenges ahead in […]

Tuna Cluster

Tuna Cluster: The Department of Fisheries, under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, has designated the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as a Tuna Cluster under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). With approximately 6.0 lakh square km of under-utilized Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) rich in tuna resources, the region offers unique advantages […]

Four elephants were found dead : Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR).

Four elephants were found dead : Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) India has the largest number of wild Asian Elephants, estimated at 29,964 according to the 2017 census by Project Elephant. Karnataka has the highest number of elephants, followed by Assam and Kerala. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve:It is located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh and […]

Kalka-Shimla Railway : In News

Kalka-Shimla Railway : In News Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister recently urged the Central government to explore the possibility of running trains on the Kalka-Shimla narrow-gauge railway, a UNESCO world heritage site, on green hydrogen. It is a narrow-gauge railway in North India which traverses a mostly mountainous route from Kalka (Haryana) to Shimla (Himachal Pradesh). […]