Roots connect a Meghalaya village Subject :Environment Living root bridge: Living root bridges or Jing Kieng Jri are the aerial bridges that are built by weaving and manipulating the roots of the Indian rubber tree. A living root bridge is like a suspension bridge formed by guiding the pliable roots of the rubber […]
Frequent outbreaks of bird flu in Kerala require diagnostic studies Subject :Environment Kerala’s wetlands, which inhabitat more than 80 % of duck population, are under threat due to outbreaks of bird flu. Many of them are Ramsar sites with rich biodiversity. Ramsar sites require continuous monitoring and epidemiological studies; investigations required on whether […]
Key Ladakh outfits reject centre’s plan Subject :Polity Ladakh’s two top socio-political bodies, the Leh Apex Body (LAB ) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), on Saturday rejected the Union Home Ministry’s high-powered committee for protection of land and jobs for the people of the Union Territory. The bodies hardened their stand on four […]
Social and Performance Audit Authority (SPAA) Subject :Polity In a first of its kind, Rajasthan government has set up a Social and Performance Audit Authority (SPAA) to ensure accountability in delivery of government schemes and programmes. Naresh Kumar Thakral, Secretary, Finance (Expenditure), who has been made the Commissioner of the authority, said that […]
Kerala establishes welfare board for workers Subject : Polity Kerala set up a welfare board for the workers of employment guarantee schemes in the state. At least 26.71 lakh labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee programme and 2.5 lakh workers of the Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme will receive the […]
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 Subject :International relations External affairs minister S Jaishankar inaugurated the Youth Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2023 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday and said that the energies of young India are increasingly visible. The 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention is being organized in partnership with the Madhya Pradesh Government in […]
Less than 1% of voters downloaded e-EPIC Subject :Polity Context: Only Over 67 lakh voters have downloaded a digital voter ID, known as the electronic Electoral Photo ID Card (e-EPIC), from the time the document was made available by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Along with e-PAN and e-Aadhaar, the E-EPIC is […]
Jaish affiliate PAFF declared terrorist group Subject: Security The People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF), believed to be an affiliate of Pakistani terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), was on Friday declared as a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) by the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to a notification issued by the MHA, […]
Manual Scavenging in Tamil Nadu Subject :Polity Context: Social Awareness Society for Youth (SASY), a Dalit Human Rights Organisation recently conducted a study on ‘The status of implementation of prohibition of employment as manual scavengers and rehabilitation (PEMSR) Act – 2013 in Tamil Nadu’. SASY studied 21 cases related to manual scavenging, sewer […]
MHA gets 7th extension to frame CAA rules Subject: Polity Context: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been granted an extension for the seventh time to frame rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). More about News: The citizenship amendment Bill was passed by Parliament on December 11, 2019. It got the […]