The Chhattisgarh government is processing habitat rights under Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 for Abujh Marias, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG). …
Read MoreRussia will select and train four Indian astronauts for the Gaganyaan Mission. In June, Roscosmos subsidiary Glavkosmos and ISRO had signed a contract for the selection and training of Indian …
Read MoreIndia will be hosting the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) from 2-13 September 2019 at Greater Noida, NCR. India is the president …
Read MoreThe West Bengal government has decided to table the West Bengal Prevention of Lynching Bill, 2019 in the State Assembly. It proposes three categories of punishment: a) maximum three-year jail …
Read MoreAccording to the report by WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group on Malaria Eradication (SAGme), the world is not on track to meet the target of eliminating malaria. The report also noted …
Read MoreMinistry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has launched a mobile application called “Janaushadhi Sugam” The app would have user-friendly options like- to locate nearby Janaushadhi Kendra, direction guidance for location of the …
Read MoreA Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) was signed between the Department of Social Justice and National AIDS Control Organization(NACO),Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The MoU aims at reducing the incidence of …
Read MoreMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change have extended the timeline to invite comments on Draft National Resource Efficiency Policy (NREP). Resource efficiency means using the Earth’s limited resources in …
Read MoreThe Union Cabinet is considering proposal to relax foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in several sectors. The sectors include (a)single-brand retail (b)digital media (c)coal mining and (d)contract manufacturing. In the …
Read MoreIndian Prime minister will be visiting the Russian city of Vladivostok as the guest of honour at Eastern Economic Forum(EEF).The bilateral summit will also be held on the sidelines of …
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