To supplement the efforts of Jal Shakti Ministry, NITI Aayog has prepared the second Round of Composite Water Management Index (CWMI 2.0).The Report was launched today by Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of Jal Shakti, and Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog. Shri Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog, Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, … Read more
Recently, Telangana government inaugurated world’s largest multi-stage lift irrigation scheme namely Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project Phase I. About The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) is a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Telangana. The cost of this project is around Rs. 80,500 cr. This project is an off-shoot of the original Pranahitha-Chevella Lift Irrigation Scheme taken up … Read more
Chilika faces oil spillage threat from stuck ship. The Indian Coast Guard has issued a warning about possible oil spillage into the ecologically sensitive Chilika lake — the largest brackish water lagoon in the country — from a Malaysian cargo vessel which is stuck in the Bay of Bengal near the lake. The barge contains … Read more
On a request from China, consultations on Kashmir were scheduled by United Nations Security Council (UNSC) recently to discuss Kashmir (India’s abrogation of Article 370). Abrogation of Article 370 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) It is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN). Like the UN as a whole, it was … Read more
The Geographical Indication (GI) under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has recently registered 4 new GIs. These latest additions to the list of registered GIs are: Palani Panchamirtham from Tamil Nadu, Tawlhlohpuan and Mizo Puanchei from Mizoram and Tirur Betel leaf from Kerala Geographical Indication (GI): GI is an indication used … Read more
Recently, nine Chinese and eight Ukrainian seamen have been abducted after two merchant vessels came under attack in Cameroonian waters. The attacks took place off the Port of Douala. Gulf of Guinea The Gulf of Guinea is the north-easternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) … Read more
A new species of burrowing frog has been confirmed in Jharkhand’s Chhota Nagpur Plateau. The frog was first discovered in 2015. Its existence was verified and confirmed recently and published in the journal Records of the Zoological Survey of India. The frog is endemic to agricultural areas in Nawadih and Joungi village of Jharkhand’s Koderma district. It has … Read more
Kolams maps are helping women map business potential. Kolam is a traditional drawing found across south India. It is drawn by using rice flour, chalk, chalk powder or rock powder, often using naturally or synthetically colored powders. It is a geometrical line drawing composed of curved loops, drawn around a grid pattern of dots. Kolams are thought to bring … Read more
Cancer treatments will soon be covered under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) Facts related to Cancer in India According to the World Health Organisation, the rate of mortality due to cancer in India is high, with cancer the second most common disease in India with about 3 million deaths per … Read more
In a bid to encourage the biofuel sector, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister announced that the state run oil marketing companies would procure the entire supply of biodiesel produced from used cooking oil for a three year period. Recently, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) directed that Food Business Operators (FBOs), whose consumption … Read more
