FOREST COVER IN INDIA Context: One of the few countries having such a system is India, which provides “critical inputs for planning, policy formation, and evidence-based decision-making” on a periodic basis. Early in the 1980s, India had a forest cover of 19.53%; by 2021, it […]
HEAT WAVES Context: The warmest average maximum temperature since 1901 was recorded in February 2023, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). It was almost 29.54 °C outside. IMD Assessments: While February is categorised by the IMD as both a “spring” and a “winter month,” […]
SEEMA DARSHAN PROJECT Prelims Specific Topic SEEMA DARSHAN PROJECT The ‘Seema Darshan Project’ was inaugurated by Union Home and Cooperative Minister Amit Shah at Nadabet, which is located on the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat’s Banaskantha District. The ‘Seema Darshan Project’ was started with the goal […]
FORTIFIED RICE Prelims Specific Topic Government efforts in this direction include: For supply and distribution, the Food Corporation of India and state agencies have already purchased 88.65 LMT (lakh tonnes) of fortified rice. In 2019, the government approved a three-year, centrally supported pilot scheme for […]
DETAILS OF THE PM-DAKSH YOJNA #GS II Government Policies and Interventions The plan is as follows: From 2020 to 2021, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment will implement the scheme. Up-skilling/reskilling, short-term training, long-term training, and entrepreneurial development programmes are provided to qualifying target […]
UN PEACEKEEPERS #GS II International Relations The necessity of the hour: Countries opposing Russia’s invasion should ask the UN General Assembly to recommend a peacekeeping operation with the purpose of maintaining humanitarian access. What are the sources of funding for UN peacekeeping missions: While the […]
Revolt of 1857 Part 2 Leaders of the revolt Place Important Leaders Delhi Bahadur Shah II, General Bakht Khan Lucknow Begum Hazrat Mahal, Birjis Qadir, Ahmadullah Kanpur Nana Sahib, Rao Sahib, Tantia Tope, Azimullah Khan Jhansi Rani Laxmibai Bihar Kunwar Singh, Amar Singh Rajasthan Jaidayal […]
