Mission To Save Vultures: Tamil Nadu recently launched mission to save critically endangered vultures. The committee, which has a two-year tenure, will take steps for monitoring the conservation and recovery of existing vulture sites and mapping of vulture populations across the State for creating safe zones. It will work to eliminate the use of toxic […]
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Swadesh Darshan 2
Swadesh Darshan 2: The Union Government to launch Swadesh Darshan 2 with chosen destinations from 15 States. Fifteen States are part of the first phase which include Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra. The initiative is being taken as part of the first phase of the ‘Swadesh Darshan 2’. Some of the […]
Web 3.0
Web 3.0: According to NASSCOM’s latest report, India is home to 11% of the global Web3.0 talent and employs nearly 75,000 blockchain professionals. The study titled “The India Web3 Start-up Landscape, An Emerging Technology Leadership Frontier,” was aimed at promoting a broader understanding of the diverse possibilities with Web3 and the landscape of Web3 start-ups […]
People’s Plan Campaign–2022
People’s Plan Campaign–2022: Ministry of Panchayati Raj is organising a two-day National Training Workshop on People’s Plan Campaign–2022 during 19th – 20th October, 2022 in New Delhi. Ministry of Panchayati Raj organises People’s Plan Campaign (PPC) every year (Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas) from 2nd October to 31st December. This year also PPC–2022 was launched on […]
Tribal Youth Exchange Programme
Tribal Youth Exchange Programme: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in collaboration with Ministry of Home Affairs recently organised 14th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme for the development of Tribal Youth in New Delhi. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan has been organizing Tribal Youth Exchange Programme since 2006 for the development and main streaming of Tribal Youth […]
National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC)
National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC): Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the construction of the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) site at Gujarat’s Lothal via video conferencing. Lothal was one of the southernmost sites of the Indus Valley civilization, located in the Bhāl region of what is now the state of Gujarat. The port city is […]
PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022
PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022 at Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. Key Highlights : PM released the 12th installment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) funds. Rs 16,000 crores were transferred to over 8.5 crore eligible farmers as part […]
One Health Concept
One Health Concept: A new One Health Joint Plan of Action was launched by the Quadripartite-the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, founded as OIE). In April 2022 a pilot project in the state of Uttarakhand was […]
Big Techs
Big Techs: Report by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), large non-financial technology firms, referred to as “big techs,” pose challenges to financial stability owing to their technological advantages, large user base, wide-spread use by financial institutions and network-effects. Big techs include companies such as Alibaba, Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Tencent. They usually hold service licenses […]
Kamikaze Drones
Kamikaze Drones: Ukraine’s capital region was struck by Iranian-made kamikaze drones. These kamikaze drones are not new, and have also been supplied by the US to Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia. Kamikaze Drones: These are small unmanned aircraft that are packed with explosives that can be flown directly at a tank or a […]