Source: TOI What is the News? The Fourth Edition of the Dragonfly Census 2021 will start from Delhi-NCR. DragonFly Census 2021: Conducted by: World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF-India) in partnership with Bombay Natural History Society(BNHS), United Nations Environment Programme, Zoological Survey of India and others. Aim: To spread awareness about the importance of the Dragonfly… Continue reading Fourth edition of dragonfly census across Delhi-NCR
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Common survey to count elephants and tigers
Source: The Hindu What is the News? On World Elephant Day, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has announced that population estimation of elephants and tigers will be done together in 2022. What is the present practice? Currently, the Tiger and Elephant Census are conducted separately: All India Tiger Census: The All India Tiger… Continue reading Common survey to count elephants and tigers
DPE brings out 60th annual Public Enterprises Survey 2019-20
Source: PIB What is the News? The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), Ministry of Finance has released the Annual Public Enterprises Survey 2019-20. Brief history of the Public Enterprises (PE) survey: The Estimates Committee in its 73rd Report (2nd Lok Sabha) in Financial Year 1959-60 recommended that there should be a detailed report highlighting the… Continue reading DPE brings out 60th annual Public Enterprises Survey 2019-20
Fill consumer disputes panel vacancies in eight weeks: SC
Source: The Hindu What is the News? The Supreme Court has given the Centre and the States eight weeks to fill the vacancies in the consumer disputes redressal commissions. What is the issue? The court was hearing a suo motu case on inaction in appointing president and members/staff of Districts and State Consumer Disputes Redressal… Continue reading Fill consumer disputes panel vacancies in eight weeks: SC
NITI Aayog Releases Handbook to Guide EV Charging Infrastructure in India
Source: PIB What is the News? NITI Aayog has released a report titled “The Handbook for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Implementation”. Prepared by: NITI Aayog, Ministry of Power (MoP), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), and World Resources Institute (WRI) India. Objective: To guide state governments and local bodies to… Continue reading NITI Aayog Releases Handbook to Guide EV Charging Infrastructure in India
India conducts first-ever naval combat exercise with Saudi Arabia
Source: PIB What is the News? India and Saudi Arabia conducted their first-ever naval exercise named “Al-Mohed Al-Hindi 2021” exercise. Exercise Al-Mohed Al-Hindi 2021: Exercise Al-Mohed Al-Hindi is a bilateral naval exercise between India and Saudi Arabia. Purpose: The exercise will showcase the reflection of growing defence and military cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia.… Continue reading India conducts first-ever naval combat exercise with Saudi Arabia
No need for dedicated force to protect judges, courts: Government
Source: TOI What is the News? The Government of India has told the Supreme Court that there is no need to create a dedicated security force to provide protection to judges. Instead, a special unit or branch should be formed within the state police for this purpose. What is the issue? A petition was filed… Continue reading No need for dedicated force to protect judges, courts: Government
CEC inaugurates 11th Annual Meeting of the Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South Asia(FEMBoSA) for 2021
Source: PIB What is the News? The Chief Election Commissioner of India has inaugurated the 11th Annual meeting of the Forum of the Election Management Bodies of SouthAsia (FEMBoSA) for the year 2021. About 11th Annual meeting of FEMBoSA: The Annual meeting was hosted by the Election Commission of Bhutan. Participating Countries: India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh,… Continue reading CEC inaugurates 11th Annual Meeting of the Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South Asia(FEMBoSA) for 2021
RTE Act exemptions hurting minority kids, says NCPCR study
Source: TOI What is the News? National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has released a report titled “Impact of Exemption under Article 15 (5) with regards to Article 21A of the Constitution of India on Education of Children in Minority Communities”. Objective: to assess the impact of exemption of minority educational institutions from… Continue reading RTE Act exemptions hurting minority kids, says NCPCR study
EOS-03 mission couldn’t be accomplished due to performance anomaly: ISRO
Source: Indian Express What is the News? Indian Space Research Organisation’s(ISRO) second mission “EOS-03” faced a setback. It could not be accomplished fully due to a performance anomaly in the cryogenic stage of the rocket. About EOS-03: EOS-03 is a state-of-the-art agile Earth observation satellite. It was launched by the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-F10(GSLV-F10). Objectives… Continue reading EOS-03 mission couldn’t be accomplished due to performance anomaly: ISRO
