Recently, Prime Minister Addressed a Natural Farming Conclave, where he urged farmers to take up Natural Farming. Natural Farming It is defined as a “chemical- free farming and livestock based”. Soundly grounded in agro-ecology, it is a diversified farming system that integrates crops, trees and livestock, allowing the optimum use of functional biodiversity. …

New Guidelines According to the guidelines, states cannot change the original name of the scheme in order to gain access to funding granted by the central government. Funds to states will be approved through the Mission Vatsalya Project Approval Board (PAB), which will be chaired by the WCD Secretary, who will scrutinise and approve annual …

A report released by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has stated that Sustainable use of wild species can meet needs of billions. Delegates from 140 countries came together to discuss and reach an outcome on the sustainable use of wildlife. The assessment shortlisted five categories of practices used …

Recently, Astrome has signed a contract with the Department of Telecommunication to start the pilot project called “GigaMesh Network Solution with 15 villages in India. GigaMesh, developed by Astrome, will address congestion issues in rural 4G infrastructure and provide high-tech and affordable internet connectivity. The solution has been developed by Astrome. …

Recently, various brands gathered for the founding of the Metaverse Standards Forum for the development of interoperability standards to drive the growth of the metaverse. The metaverse is not a new idea, science fiction writer Neal Stephenson coined the term in 1992, and the concept is commonplace among video game companies. Metaverse is the next …

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) issued orders under Section 69 (A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 to take down certain posts from Twitter (Microblogging Site). Twitter has moved to Karnataka High Court, claiming that many of the blocking orders are procedurally and substantively deficient under Section 69 (A) of the …

Recently, Pasmanda Community has gained attention of many political parties for inclusive growth and eradication of intra caste discrimination. ‘Pasmanda’, a Persian term meaning “those who have fallen behind” refers to Muslims belonging to the shudra (backward) and ati-shudra (Dalit) castes. It was adopted as an oppositional identity to that of the dominant ashraf …

Recently, the World Bank has released ‘The Global Findex Report 2021’. The Global Findex surveys over 125,000 adults in 123 economies during Covid-19 to better understand how people use formal and informal financial services and digital payment. The account ownership worldwide increased by 50 % to reach 76 % of the global adult population. …

Recently, the Union Cabinet gave the 13th extension to the Justice Rohini Commission, to examine sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes(OBCs) and submit its report by 31st January 2023. The initial deadline to submit the commission’s report was 12 weeks — by 2nd January, 2018. Key Highlights The commission was set up on 2nd October, 2017 under Article …

The Parliamentary Standing Committee carried out a review of education standards, accreditation process, research, examination reforms and academic environment in India’s higher education institutes. The higher education department of the Union ministry of Education informed the committee that only 30% of the universities and 20% of the colleges are in the …