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Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) Subject: Environment Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) was formed in 1998 in response to the many crises confronting India’s wildlife and wild habitats. It is an Indian nature conservation organisation WTI is a registered charity in India (under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961).
Cheetah Conservation Fund Subject :Environment The Cheetah Conservation Fund is an international non-profit organization headquartered in Namibia, Africa. CCF has operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, with partner organizations in several other nations. It is concerned with the study and sustenance of the country’s cheetah population, the largest and healthiest […]
Sawar, Sawara and Saunra: one and the same tribe now Subject : Social Issue Context : Last week, the Union Cabinet approved the inclusion of spelling variations for 11 tribes on the list of Scheduled Tribes of Chhattisgarh and ‘Sawar’ or ‘Sawara’ was one of those. Concept: Article 342(1) and (2) provides, as […]
Election Commission delists 86 parties Subject : Polity Context: The Election Commission of India has delisted 86 non-existent Registered Unrecognized Political Parties (RUPP). Concept : The EC has been on a mission to clean up the list of registered unrecognized political parties, deleting 284 since May this year. 86 RUPPs have been found […]
Ethereum Merge Subject : Science & Tech Context : Ethereum has undergone a technical upgrade and this upgrade is called the ‘Merge’. Concept : Ethereum, the world’s second most valuable crypto currency, has completed a significant software overhaul which promises to ramp up security of the crypto currency while claiming to cut down […]
Religious Conversion and Quota benefits Subject: Polity Context: Union Government is all set to constitute a national commission to study the social, economic and educational status of members of Scheduled Castes, or Dalits, who converted to religions other than Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. Concept : The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, lays down […]
Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) Subject :Govt Schemes Concept: Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) is a scheme for providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices for Senior citizens belonging to BPL category. Implementing agency: This is a Central Sector Scheme, fully funded by the Central Government. The expenditure is met from the “Senior Citizens’ Welfare Fund”. […]
Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP Scheme) Subject : Govt Schemes Concept: The ADIP Scheme has been in operation since 1981. Under the Scheme, grants-in-aid are released to various implementing agencies (Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO)/National Institutes/Composite Regional Centres/District Disability Rehabilitation Centres/ State Handicapped […]
Xi wants against colour revolution Subject: IR Context: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday (September 16) appealed to Russia, India, and other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to cooperate with each other in order to prevent foreign powers from destabilising their countries by inciting “colour revolutions”. Colour Revolutions: Worldwide media use […]
Climate Finance Subject : Economy Context: Only 1.7% of climate finance is going to small farmers who produce 1/3 of the world’s food according to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Concept: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) IFAD is an international financial institution and specialized United Nations agency working in the […]