Grih Pravesh Programme: Prime Minister of India recently launched Grih Pravesh programme for over 2 lakh beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantari Awas Yojana – Urban, Rural in Tripura. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U): 2015-2022. It is implemented by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). Mission: To achieve the goal of Housing […]
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Prashasan Gaon ki Ore Campaign
Prashasan Gaon ki Ore Campaign: Union Minister for Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions will inaugurate the Prashasan Gaon ki Ore (governance towards village) on December 19, 2022. It is a nationwide campaign under the Good Governance Week 2022. The Nationwide campaign for Redressal of Public Grievances and Improving Service Delivery will be held in all […]
Kerala University Laws (Amendment) Bills
Kerala University Laws (Amendment) Bills: Kerala Assembly passes University Laws (amendment) Bills to amend laws relating to the governance of State universities and remove the Governor as the Chancellor of State universities. The Governor and the State Government of Kerala had been at loggerheads for months now. It got worse when the Governor denied assent […]
FIFA World Cup 2022
FIFA World Cup 2022: Argentina won its third World Cup title by beating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout. Official Mascot: La’eeb was the Official Mascot for FIFA WC 2022. ‘La’eeb’ in Arabic translates to ‘super-skilled player’. FIFA announced a number of awards to recognize the great performance of players throughout the WC including Golden […]
World Bank Report On Air Pollution
World Bank Report On Air Pollution: The World Bank released a report titled ‘Striving for Clean Air: Air Pollution and Public Health in South Asia’. The report details how persisting with policies currently being implemented (largely since 2018) will yield results but not to the desired level. Highlights of the Report: Six large airsheds exist […]
Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan Scheme
Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan Scheme: Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Ko Kaam Karyakram (PMKKK) has been named as Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme by the Ministry of Minority Affairs. It is a Central-Sector Scheme, which focuses on the skilling, entrepreneurship and leadership training requirements of the minority and artisan communities across the […]
Open Network For Digital Commerce : Updates
Open Network For Digital Commerce : Updates Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) will charge a “small fee” from platforms that will contribute towards “maintenance and development” of the network. The network will seek to reduce the compulsory commissions charged from sellers and logistics partners on the network by private e-commerce firms such as US-based […]
Water Worlds : Two Exoplanets
Water Worlds : Two Exoplanets A new study, a team of astronomers have found water worlds, two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star. These exoplanets are Kepler-138c and Kepler-138d, which were observed using NASA’s Hubble and retired Spitzer space telescope. It is the first-time planets are confidently identified as water worlds, a type of planet […]
Ikki Jathre : Festival Of Rice
Ikki Jathre : Festival Of Rice A Kerala-based organisation, Thanal launched the Ikki Jathre or the Festival of Rice in tribal parlance whereby 300 climate-resilient varieties of traditional rice were planted at Panavally, Wayanad. Thanal initiated the Rice Diversity Block (RDB) at Panavally under the Save Our Rice campaign in 2009, with a collection of […]
GI Status For Kerala’s Five Agricultural Products
GI Status For Kerala’s Five Agricultural Products: Five agricultural products of Kerala- Attappady Attukombu Avara, Attappady Thuvara, Onattukara Ellu, Kanthalloor-Vattavada Veluthulli, and Kodungalloor Pottuvellari have been granted Geographical Indication (GI) status. The Gamosa (traditional cloth) of Assam, Alibag White Onion from Maharashtra, Ladakh Raktsey Karpo Apricot and Tandur Redgram of Telangana also got GI tag […]
