The Karnataka government announced plans to set up “Koosina mane” across 4,000-gram Panchayats for children of working mothers.
About the initiative:
Issues addressed via this initiative (related to Women in Indian society):
Similar initiatives:
India in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) is going to launch the ‘Global Initiative on Digital Health’ as part of the ongoing G-20 summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
About the initiative:
Importance of Digital Health:
Challenges of digital health:
After the announcement of Prime minister (PM) to launch Vishwakarma scheme in his Independence day speech, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves the scheme, with an outlay of Rs.13,000 crore.
Highlights of the scheme:
Vishwakarma Jayanti:
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Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved a scheme to add 10,000 e-buses to city bus services across the country, and to shore up urban infrastructure under green mobility initiatives with a focus on cities having no organized bus services.
An e-bus is any bus whose propulsion and accessory systems are powered exclusively by a zero-emissions electricity source. |
About PM e-bus Sewa scheme:
Green Mobility and Importance:
Government Initiatives:
Recently, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) issued a notification mentioning to get back from its move to establish integrated regional offices by merging offices of the Forest Survey of India (FSI), the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), and the Central Zoo Authority (CZA).
Concerns related to merger:
Functions of the autonomous bodies:
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NCTA |
WCCB |
CZA |
FSI |
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National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. |
It is a statutory multi-disciplinary body established by the Government of India to combat organized wildlife crime in the country. |
The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change. |
Forest Survey of India (FSI) is a premier national organization under the union Ministry of Environment and Forests. |
Administered under
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The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 was amended in 2006 to provide for constituting the NTCA. |
It was constituted by amending the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. |
It was established in 1992 under the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972. |
It functions under the Ministry of Environment and Forests. It was founded in 1981. |
Chaired by
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The Inspector-General of Forests, in charge of project Tiger, will be ex-officio Member Secretary. |
It is governed by Chief Wildlife warden. |
It is chaired by the Environment Minister and consists of ten members and a member-secretary |
FSI is headed by a Director General supported by two Joint Directors and eight Deputy Directors at headquarters. |
Function
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Approving the tiger conservation strategy of state governments. Establishing tourism standards and project tiger guidelines for tiger reserves. |
It assists foreign authorities and international organization concerned to facilitate co-ordination and universal action for wildlife crime control. |
The Central Zoo Authority's mission is to provide better upkeep and veterinary care to the wild animals housed in zoos in India to ensure their conservation through best practices of management and bringing education & awareness among the people. |
Acting as a nodal agency for collecting, compiling, storing and disseminating spatial database on forest resources. |
The waters of Lake Titicaca are within 10 inches (25 centimeters) of their all-time low, a record set in 1996 signaling one more instance of Climate change.
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Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has compiled a glossary of words that judges should avoid while writing orders and lawyers should steer clear of while filing cases, in a bid to weed out gender stereotypes that are not only demeaning and retrograde but can also cloud judgements.
About:
A new trade route to support black grain initiative, has been identified i.e. the Sulina Channel – a 63 km long distributary of the Danube, connecting major Ukrainian ports on the river to the Black Sea, lying completely within the borders of Romania, a NATO member.
About:
Location near Black sea:
Context:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent announcement of a new scheme to assist urban poor in building houses signals a change in government policy. However, despite this effort, the goal of "housing for all" remains distant, with only about two-thirds of the sanctioned houses completed or handed over in the eight years since PMAY-U's launch.
Highlights of PMAY-U:
Points of proposed scheme
Parliamentary Committees’ recommendations
Context:
Haphazard development is increasing the impact of weather events.
El Nino being Ineffective
Western Disturbances (WD) and monsoon
The Infrastructure Effect on Weather Systems
Context:
The recent introduction of three Bills transforming India’s criminal laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to replace the Indian Penal Code; the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita to replace the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill to replace the Indian Evidence Act — has ignited a spectrum of reactions.
Reformatory measures
Parameters to examine these laws
Way Ahead
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