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NHAI launches ‘Harit Path’ to monitor plantation along national highways
News: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has developed a mobile App called ‘Harit Path’. Facts: Purpose: To facilitate creation of Green Highways across the country by monitoring the location, growth, species details, maintenance activities, targets and achievements of each of its field units for each and every plant under all plantation projects. Additional Facts:… Continue reading NHAI launches ‘Harit Path’ to monitor plantation along national highways
Kerala’s ‘Namath Basai’ programme brings tribal children back to school
Facts: Namath Basai: It is a Kerala government’s unique programme of teaching tribal children in their mother tongue. Implementation: It is implemented by the Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK). Significance: The SSK has distributed some 50 laptops exclusively for Namath Basai.Hence,it has succeeded in retaining hundreds of tribal children in their online classes by making them… Continue reading Kerala’s ‘Namath Basai’ programme brings tribal children back to school
FSSAI kick-starts Eat Right Challenge
News: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India(FSSAI) has launched the Eat Right Challenge. Facts: Eat Right Challenge: It is an annual competition for districts and cities across the country to encourage them to strengthen the food safety and regulatory environment and awareness among consumers to make better food choices. The challenge is part… Continue reading FSSAI kick-starts Eat Right Challenge
Explained: China twist in India-Bangladesh Teesta river challenge
News: Bangladesh is discussing an almost $1 billion loan from China for a comprehensive management and restoration project on the Teesta river. Facts: Teesta River: It is a tributary of the Brahmaputra (known as Jamuna in Bangladesh), flowing through India and Bangladesh. Origin: The river rises in the eastern Himalayas flows through the Indian states… Continue reading Explained: China twist in India-Bangladesh Teesta river challenge
External Affairs minister attends 6th Round Table of AINTT
News:Union External Affairs Minister has attended the sixth roundtable of ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks(AINTT). Facts: ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks(AINTT): It was established at the 7th ASEAN-India Summit in Thailand in 2009. Purpose: It comprises think tanks, policy makers, scholars, media and business representatives to provide policy inputs to Governments on future direction of… Continue reading External Affairs minister attends 6th Round Table of AINTT
Kerala to host dragonfly festival
News: World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF)-India State unit has joined hands with the Society for Odonate Studies(SOS) and Thumbi Puranam for the first-ever State Dragonfly Festival in Kerala called Thumbi Mahotsavam 2020. Facts: State Dragonfly festival: It is a part of a national dragonfly festival being organised by the WWF India, Bombay Natural History Society… Continue reading Kerala to host dragonfly festival
7 PM Editorial |Differential Impact Of COVID 19 and lockdown In India|22nd August 2020
Detailed Analysis on the Differential Impact Of COVID 19 and lockdown In India !
