World Food Prize: Cynthia Rosenzweig, a Nasa climate research scientist who has spent much of her career explaining how global food production must adapt to a changing climate was awarded the World Food prize. Cynthia Rosenzweig, an agronomist and climatologist, was awarded the $250,000 prize in recognition of her innovative modeling of the impact of […]
Tag: 7th May 2022
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5)
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya released the National Report of the fifth round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5). Key results from NFHS-5 National Report: The Total Fertility Rates (TFR), an average number of children per women, has further declined from 2.2 to 2.0 at […]
Delimitation Commission Of J&K : Release Of Order
Delimitation Commission Of J&K : The Delimitation Commission headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, (a retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India) released the Delimitation Order for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. As per the final Delimitation Order, the following will come into effect from the date to be notified by the […]
Purchasing Managers Index
Purchasing Managers Index: According to the S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), India’s manufacturing sector recorded a slight acceleration in new orders and output which rose to 54.7 in April 2022 from 54 in March 2022. Highlights of the Index: April data showed a rebound in new export orders, following the first contraction […]
PMFME Scheme
PMFME Scheme: The Ministry of Food Processing Industries and NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited) launched Three One District One Product (ODOP) brands under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has signed an agreement with NAFED for developing 10 brands of […]
Grey Slender Loris : Important Points
Grey Slender Loris: Scientists from the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) in Coimbatore carried out a survey of Grey slender loris populations in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul forest division. Grey Slender Loris: The Grey slender loris belongs to the family Loridae. It is a species of primate. It has got a lean […]
PMKGAY : Allocation Of Rice And Wheat From May To September 2022
PMKGAY : Allocation Of Rice And Wheat From May To September 2022 The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution revised the PMKGAY (Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana) allocation of rice and wheat for all the 36 states/UTs for the remaining five months — from May to September 2022. PMGKAY is a part […]
FSSAI’s Star Rating
FSSAI’s Star Rating: The “health star rating” system that the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plans to adopt in order to help consumers reduce their intake of unhealthy foods has been opposed by close to a dozen consumer and health advocacy groups. In February 2022, the FSSAI decided to adopt the “health-star rating […]
Haflong Hindi
Haflong Hindi: Some linguists feel pushing the standardised Hindi as a compulsory subject in school could affect Haflong Hindi speaking communities in the state. Haflong Hindi is the bridge language of Dima Hasao district of Assam. It stemmed from Hindi and includes vocabulary from several other languages, such as Assamese, Bengali, Dimasa and Zeme Naga. […]
Global Report On Food Crises 2022
Global Report On Food Crises 2022: An annual report named Global Report on Food Crises 2022 was launched by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC). The report is the flagship publication of the GNAFC and is facilitated by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN). Highlights of the Report: Some 40 million more people globally […]
