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Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana “Saubhagya”

Scheme Name: SAUBHAGYA- Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana. Launching Dat e & Year: 25 September, 2017. The scheme Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana –“Saubhagya” will ensure electrification of all willing households in the country in rural as well as urban areas here today. Under the Scheme, States and Union Territories are required to complete the works of household electrification by the 31st of December 2018. The beneficiaries for free electricity connections would be identified using Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 data.  Un-electrified households not covered under the SECC data would also be provided electricity connections under the scheme on payment of Rs. 500 which shall be recovered by DISCOMs in 10 instalments through electricity bill. The Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) will remain the nodal agency for the operationalisation of the scheme throughout the country. For identifying the beneficiaries, the Gram P...
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NATIONAL NUTRITION MISSION(NNM)

The National Nutrition Mission (NNM) has been set up with a three year budget of Rs.9046.17 crore commencing from 2017-18. The NNM is a comprehensive approach towards raising nutrition level in the country on a war footing. It will comprise mapping of various Schemes contributing towards addressing malnutrition. It includes a very robust convergence mechanism;                a)     ICT based Real Time Monitoring system, b)     Incentivizing States/UTs for meeting the targets, c)     Incentivizing Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) for using IT based tools, d)     Eliminating registers used by AWWs, e)     Introducing measurement of height of children at the Anganwadi Centres (AWCs), f)     Social Audits, setting-up Nutrition Resource Centres, g)     Involving masses through Jan Andolan for their participation on...
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THE EARTH & THE SOLAR SYSTEM

BASIC FACTS The full moon is seen only once in about a month’s time and the night called as Full moon night or Poornima.  A fortnight later is the New moon night or Amavasya which is the best night sky, provided it is a clear/cloudless night. We can’t able to see moon and all other bright tiny objects during day time because the very bright light of the sun does not allow us to see all these bright objects of the night sky. The various patterns formed by different groups of stars are called constellations. Ursa Major or Big Bear is one such constellation. One of the most easily recognisable constellation is the Saptarishi (Sapta-seven, rishi-sages). It is a group of seven stars that forms a part of Ursa Major Constellation.  In ancient times, people used to determine directions during the night with the help of North star/Pole Star which always remain in the same position in the sky indicates the north direction.  THE SOLAR SYSTEM Th...
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NATIONAL BOARD FOR WILD LIFE

About National Board for Wild Life National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is a Statutory Board constituted on 22nd  September 2003 under Section 5 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.  The Board is responsible for promotion of conservation and development of wildlife and forests. Its recommendations are Advisory in nature. The NBWL is chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister. The NBWL has 47 members including the Chairman. Amongst these, 19 members are ex-officio members. The Minister in charge of the Ministry of Environment & Forests in the Central Government is the Vice-Chairperson.  The Standing Committee of NBWL is chaired by Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Director, Wildlife Preservation (Addl. DGF (WL) is the Member Secretary of both NBWL and its Standing Committee. Background of NBWL Due to the rapid decline in wildlife population, the Government of India during 1952 had constituted an advisory body desi...
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FOREST SURVEY OF INDIA

About Forest Survey of India Forest Survey of India (FSI), is a premier national organization under the union Ministry of Environment and Forests, Established on June 1, 1981. FSI is headquartered at Dehradun and headed by Director General Officer. It has for regional zone viz. East Zone at Kolkata, Southern Zone at Bangalore, Northern Zone at Shimla and Central Zone at Nagpur. FSI in every two year releases India State of Forest Report of India (ISFR). The latest SFRI, 2017 has been released. Major highlights of the report may be seen at INDIA STATE OF FOREST REPORT (ISFR), 2017 . The Full report may be accessed at FULL REPORT OF ISFR, 2017 .  FSI is responsible for assessment and monitoring of the forest resources of the country regularly. In addition, it is also engaged in providing Thematic Maps, Inventory of Trees outside Forests (Rural & Urban), Inventory data processing, Methodology Design, Training and Extension and Projects and Consultancies. Back...
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Clean Seas Campaign

What is CleanSeas Campaign? UN Environment launched #CleanSeas Campaign in February, 2017 , with the aim of engaging governments, the general public, civil society and the private sector in the fight against marine plastic litter. By connecting individuals, civil society groups, industry and governments, UN Environment aims to transform habits, practices, standards and policies around the globe to dramatically reduce marine litte r and the harm it causes. The campaign contributes to the goals of the Global Partnership on Marine Litter , a voluntary open-ended partnership hosted by UN Environment. Over the next five years, the campaign will address the root-cause of marine litter by targeting the production and consumption of non-recoverable and single-use plastic. The campaign focuses on awareness, engagement and activeness of citizens in addressing the problem of marine litter in their own lives and beyond.  The Campaign also giving a platform to hundreds...
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