Mankidia Tribe: The Mankidia community became the 6th particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) PVTG to get habitat rights over forests in Odisha. The Mankidia community is an Austro-Asiatic community that ekes out a living mainly from the forests. They constitute a semi-nomadic section of the Birhor tribe. They have been identified as a Particularly Vulnerable […]
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Pune Airport To Be Named After Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj
Pune Airport To Be Named After Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj: Maharashtra government approved a proposal to name Pune airport as Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj Pune International Airport. Airport renaming proposal put forward last month Last month, Murlidhar Mohol proposed naming the airport after the 17th-century saint, noting that Lohegaon, where the airport is situated, was […]
Jordan
Jordan: Jordan has become the first country in the world to receive World Health Organization (WHO) verification for eliminating leprosy. This achievement highlights the country’s strong political commitment and effective public health strategies, with no locally transmitted cases reported for over two decades. Jordan’s success serves as a global model, demonstrating the power of sustained […]
Typhoon Yagi
Typhoon Yagi: Typhoon Yagi has caused severe damage across Southeast Asia, affecting the Philippines, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and particularly Vietnam. It is the strongest tropicalcyclone Asia has encountered till September 2024 and the second most powerful globally after Hurricane Beryl (Atlantic Ocean). It originated as a tropical storm (wind speed upto 63 kmph) in […]
Line of Actual Control
Line of Actual Control The Union Ministry of External Affairs recently said that about 75% of the “disengagement problems” with China on the military standoff along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh have been “sorted out” Line of Actual Control (LAC) is the demarcation that separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory. Although not […]
Scheme Of budgetary Support For The Cost Of Enabling Infrastructure For Hydro Electric Projects
Scheme of budgetary support for the cost of Enabling Infrastructure for Hydro Electric Projects: The Union Cabinet recently approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power for modification of the scheme of budgetary support for the cost of Enabling Infrastructure for Hydro Electric Projects (HEP) with a total outlay of Rs. 12461 crore. Scheme of […]
Port Blair Will Be Renamed As ‘Sri Vijaya Puram’
Port Blair will be renamed as ‘Sri Vijaya Puram’.: The Union Home Minister of India said that Port Blair will be renamed as ‘Sri Vijaya Puram’. Port Blair is the capital city and the entry point of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It was named after Archibald Blair, a naval surveyor and lieutenant in the […]
Ukai Dam : In News
Ukai Dam : In News Following rainfall in its upper catchment areas, the authorities recently discharged 1.19 lakh cusecs of water from the Ukai Dam, bringing the water level in the dam just five feet below the danger mark of 345 feet. The Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapti River, is the second largest reservoir […]
Typhoon Yagi : Vietnam
Typhoon Yagi : Vietnam Typhoon Yagi has claimed 143 lives in northern Vietnam, with 58 still missing. Typhoon Yagi is the strongest to hit Vietnam in decades, with winds reaching 149 kph. Vietnam and the Philippines are frequently affected by typhoons due to their geographic location in the Western Pacific, one of the most active […]
Saora Tribe
Saora Tribe: With Saora tribals of Gajapati district getting habitat rights over their ancestral lands recently, Odisha has become the only state to provide such rights to the highest number of particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs). Saora is one of the ancient tribes of Odisha, which is also mentioned in the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. […]
