By : Sabatini Chatterjee Recently, the Government of Madhya Pradesh has initiated a scheme for COVID relief for children’s who are orphaned by the death of single parent. This scheme is launched as a pilot project under the supervision of Mandsaur district administration. Muskurata Mandsaur Yojana was launched with the help of private donors, will […]
Continue ReadingBy : Sabatini Chatterjee On June 10, 2021 an amendment to the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975 was brought in motion by the Cabinet of Maharashtra led by the CM Uddhav Thackeray. This amendment would most likely be brought through an ordinance passed the Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari. […]
Continue ReadingBy : Satyaki Paul On June 2, 2021 the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 came into effect. These rules were framed under section 87(2) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and in clampdown of the former Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules, 2011. The rules were framed by Ministry of […]
Continue ReadingBy : Satyaki Paul Recently, the Agewell foundation has launched a report titled “Changing Needs of Old People in India with Special Focus on Current Old Age Care & Support Scenario” ahead of the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day i.e., June 15. This report was based on answers from 5,000 elderly, wherein around 82% of […]
Continue ReadingBy : Sabatini Chatterjee and Satyaki Paul On May 31, 2021 the Supreme Court of India held that Modi Government’s policy of not providing free vaccines to individuals between 18 to 44 years age bracket was prima facie “arbitrary and irrational”. Thus, Modi government introduced a new Vaccine Policy to neutralize the effects of May […]
Continue ReadingBy : Satyaki Paul On June 18, 2021 the Ministry of Tourism launched the draft National Strategy and Roadmap for Development of Rural Tourism in India. This national strategy can be directly accessed through the link: https://tourism.gov.in/schemes-and-guidelines/guidelines/draft-national-strategy-roadmap-development-rural-tourism-india This draft policy aims to develop and promote local products through tourism to generate income and jobs in […]
Continue ReadingBy : Sabatini Chatterjee On June 16, 2021 the Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Modi approved the Deep Ocean Mission put forward by Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). This Mission would aid in exploring the deep ocean for resources and develop deep-sea technologies for sustainable use of Indian ocean resources. […]
Continue ReadingBy : Satyaki Paul Two independent researchers from France namely Carlo Oetheimer and Yohann Oetheimer has recently discovered Geoglyphs in Thar Desert using Google Earth surveys. The data collected in the field, together with images taken by a drone, revealed the exceptional character of the graphic patterns near the village of Boha. Geoglyphs are large, […]
Continue ReadingBy : Sabatini Chatterjee and Satyaki Paul Recently, the State of India’s Environment Report 2021 was launched by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi. The report observed that India’s ranking fell to 117 out of the 192 participating countries. The new ranking is 2 ranks lesser in comparison to the 115 rank of […]
Continue ReadingBy : Satyaki Paul On June 3 2021, the NITI Aayog has launched the third edition of India’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Index i.e., SDG India Index 3.0. This Index records the progression induced by the states and union territories towards achieving 2030 SDG targets. The Index is developed through a joint venture of NITI […]
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