Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2022: Renowned Indian economist and political commentator Prabhat Patnaik has been named the recipient of the Malcolm Adiseshiah Award this year. The award is annually given by the Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust to an outstanding social scientist for Distinguished Contributions to Development Studies. Patnaik has taught at the Centre for Economic […]
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International Gandhi Award For Leprosy, 2021
International Gandhi Award For Leprosy, 2021: M. Venkaiah Naidu, the Vice President on 13th April 2022 has conferred the International Gandhi Award for Leprosy, 2021 to Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust, Gujarat, and Dr. Bhushan Kumar of Chandigarh in New Delhi. It is an annual award that is instituted by the Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation. The […]
Tree City Of The World Tag 2021
Tree City Of The World Tag 2021: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN-FAO) along with Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Hyderabad and Mumbai jointly as the ‘2021 Tree City of the World.’ The recognition has been won by the two Indian cities due to their commitment to maintaining and growing greenery and urban […]
Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya
Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya: The Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The contribution of India’s prime ministers will be showcased in the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya. The first person to buy a ticket to the museum was PM Modi. The museum has been inaugurated on Ambedkar Jayanti. The tickets have been priced […]
Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved continuation of the revamped Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) for implementation during the period from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2026 . The scheme is now co-terminus with the 15th Finance Commission period. The scheme is aimed to […]
Policy For Use Of Land Acquired Under CBA Act, 1957
Policy For Use Of Land Acquired Under CBA Act, 1957: The Union Cabinet has approved the policy for use of land acquired under the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition & Development) Act, 1957 [CBA Act]. The policy provides for utilisation of such land for the purpose of development and setting up of infrastructure relating to coal […]
Simplification Of Child Adoption Process In India
Simplification Of Child Adoption Process In India: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea that seeks to simplify the legal process involved in child adoption. The present adoption procedure is complex. As a result merely 4,000 adoptions happen on a yearly basis in our country. The ongoing pandemic has left three crore children […]
Increase in Retail Inflation
Retail Inflation: Retail inflation accelerated sharply to 6.95% in March, the fastest pace of price gains in almost a year and a half, and marked the third straight month when inflation exceeded the Reserve Bank of India’s tolerance threshold of 6%. A surge in food price inflation, which quickened to 7.68% from 5.85% in February, […]
Eggs Under Midday Meal Scheme
Eggs Under Midday Meal Scheme: From the next academic session, Karnataka is likely to become the 13th state to provide eggs under the midday meal scheme, which is among the largest initiatives in the world to enhance nutrition levels of school-going children through hot cooked meals. The current version of the programme, renamed PM Poshan […]
First Meeting Of The Inter-Ministerial Coordination Group
First Meeting Of The Inter-Ministerial Coordination Group: The first meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Coordination Group (IMCG) at Secretary level was convened by India’s Foreign Secretary. The IMCG has been set up as a high-level mechanism towards mainstreaming of India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy vision that sought to develop better relations with the country’s neighbours. IMCG is […]
