Category: National

The Juangs of Jajpur have become the fifth Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) in the country and second in Odisha to get habitat rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006.

World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Odisha launched India’s first around the clock grain dispensing machine, the ‘Grain ATM,’ also known as ‘Annapurti’ in Bhubaneshwar.

Aaranyak has unveiled two innovative tools: the ‘HaatiApp’ and a handbook on solar-powered fences to mitigate Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC). Aaranyak is a prominent biodiversity conservation organization based in Guwahati. The ‘HaatiApp’, developed with support from the SBI Foundation, serves as Read More …

The Central Government on 8 August referred the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to a Joint Committee of Parliament. The bill was tabled by Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju. Key provisions What is a Waqf?

The Government of India has announced the first set of Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar, or national awards for scientists on 7th August 2024. Thirty-three of these awards will be given on August 23, the National Space Day to mark Chandrayaan 3’s Read More …

The Union Government told the Lok Sabha that NTPC is establishing a green hydrogen hub at Pudimadaka in Andhra Pradesh. NTPC Limited has signed a land lease agreement with Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) for setting up ‘Integrated Green Read More …

In the KISHORCHANDRA CHHANGANLAL RATHOD Versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS case, the Supreme Court (SC) held that nothing precludes the constitutional courts from checking the validity of orders passed by the Delimitation Commission if an order is found to Read More …

The Quality Council of India (QCI) has introduced the QCI Surajya Recognition & Ranking Framework. Key points It is designed to drive excellence among states to improve quality of life of citizens for a Viksit Bharat. This framework is categorized Read More …

India’s installed renewable energy capacity has increased by 165 percent over the past decade, rising from 76.38 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014 to 203.1 GW in 2024, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said in Rajya Sabha. Key points

A Supreme Court bench said that the LG is expected to act as per the statutory mandate and not as per the aid and advice of the Delhi government. The bench held that the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 (DMC Read More …

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change on 5 August said that the Central Government has declared Adichunchanagiri in Karnataka and Choolannuar in Kerala as Peacock Sanctuary. In reply to a question regarding the death of peacocks in Delhi, Read More …

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on August 5 introduced Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2024.

According to ‘Landslide Atlas of India’ by the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of ISRO, landslides mainly occur along slope of hills due to natural triggering factors such as heavy rainfall and earthquake or due to anthropogenic activities such as Read More …

To provide respite to school students between Classes 6 and 8, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has proposed 10 ‘bagless days’ to be implemented by schools across States. Key points