Mekedatu Dam Project: The Centre has given its assurance that Karnataka will not be allowed to carry out any construction on the Mekedatu dam project on the Cauvery river until its Detailed Project Report (DPR) is approved by the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA). Mekedatu, meaning goat’s leap, is a deep gorge situated at the […]
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State Of Food Security And Nutrition In The World
State Of Food Security And Nutrition In The World: A report titled ‘The State of Food Security Nutrition in the World 2021 (SOFI)’ has studied the impact of Covid-19 pandemic-induced income loss on food intake and malnutrition. The report is presented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for […]
Plea Challenges Sedition Law
Plea Challenges Sedition Law: A petition was filed in the Supreme court (SC), that seeks a relook into the Sedition Law. The nearly-60-year old judgment helped sedition to survive in Indian Penal Code. The 1962 judgment in the KedarNath case, which upheld Section 124A (sedition), a relic of the colonial legacy, was given at […]
Midday Meal Scheme
Midday Meal Scheme: A new study on the intergenerational benefits of India’s Midday Meal Scheme was published. It found that midday meals leave a long-lasting impact. Children of mid-day meal scheme beneficiaries show better growth. The study used the nationally representative data on cohorts of mothers and their children by birth year and socio-economic status […]
Pegasus Spyware
Pegasus Spyware: It has been reported that Pegasus, the malicious software, has allegedly been used to secretly monitor and spy on an extensive host of public figures in India. About Pegasus: It is a type of malicious software or malware classified as a spyware. It is designed to gain access to devices, without the knowledge […]
Protests In Cuba
Protests In Cuba: Thousands of Cubans took to the streets across the country to protest longstanding restrictions on rights, scarcity of food and medicines, and the government’s poor response to the Covid-19 pandemic. These protests are the biggest anti-government demonstrations on the Communist-run island in decades. Ongoing Protests: The anti-government protests erupted amid Cuba’s worst […]
Adjournment Motion
Adjournment Motion: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has decided to move an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha against the government on the three controversial farm laws, over which it walked out of the NDA government. The motion requires the signatures of 50 MPs to be admitted. The laws — the “Farmers’ Produce Trade and […]
National Mission For Clean Ganga : Rejuvenation of Rivers in Uttarakhand
National Mission For Clean Ganga (NMCG): The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in its 36th Executive Committee has approved new projects for rejuvenation of six rivers in Uttarakhand. The projects shall cover the six polluted river stretches in the Kumaon region. About the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG): It was registered as a […]
UDAN Scheme : UDAN 4.0
UDAN Scheme: The government has announced new flights under the UDAN scheme to connect small cities with the metros. The flights utilises less used airports in the country and seeks to offer affordable flights to the people of the country. The Centre plans to operationalise 100 unserved and underserved airports and start at least 1,000 […]
What is Re-Wilding Of Abandoned and Injured Animals?
Re-Wilding Of Abandoned Or Injured Animals Under The Lens.: The recent attempt of Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) to reintroduce into the wild an abandoned nine-month-old cub named Mangala after rearing it in ‘captivity’ for two years has once again brought the controversial concept of ‘re-wilding’ of abandoned or injured animals under the lens. As per […]
