Author: Satyam Jadav

International Institute for Population Science (IIPS) (nodal agency to conduct NFHS 5, as designated by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) released the fifth series of National Family Health Survey (2019-21), provides valuable information w.r.t. population, health and nutrition for India and each State and Union territories. NFHS is the most comprehensive survey with valuable inputs regarding the parameters mentioned above. According to NFHS 5 (2019-21), 26% of the total population of India, 2 is below 15 years of age (28% in 2015-16), which shows a decline in young people and an indicator of the country leading towards an ageing population. The…

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Is In Constant Touch with Leaders and Offices of These Countries for Conformation of their Availability. India is looking forward to inviting leaders/representatives of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Co-op (BIMSTEC) countries on the occasion of the 72nd Republic Day Parade. BIMSTEC leaders attended the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi in 2019, but the power equation in BIMSTEC countries like Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka have changed since then. The Guestlist of Republic Day is announced after confirmation is received from respective countries. As per the protocol, a letter…

N V Ramana, Chief Justice of India (CJI) while addressing students at the 40th Convention of Sri Sahitya Sai Institute of Higher learning said “Modern education system is ill-equipped to build morale and spiritual character”. Unfortunately, the modern education system focuses on utilitarian functions of education and such a system fails to enrich moral and spiritual character, which is important for character building and the development of social consciousness and sense of responsibility, he further added. He said, “True education imbibes moral values, virtues, discipline, selflessness, tolerance, forgiveness and mutual respect. Education must enable the student to take prompt and…

Moinaguri Village, Popularly Known As Weavers Village in Assam, Piloted Itself Towards The Journey of Handloom from Handguns Moinaguri is a tribal village located in the Kokrajhar district in Assam. Kokrajhar is situated in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). BTR, along with Moinaguri, was once affected by the nuisance of militancy and is now known as Weavers Village. The village hosts 66 families, is dominated by Rabha Tribe and is situated near Indo Bhutan Border. A few years back, when insurgency was at its pinnacle, the villagers were forced to live in poor conditions due to the ill effects of insurgency. Ordinary people feared visiting the…

Recently Nitin Gadkari (MoRTH) affirmed his vision to make Indian automobile industry number one in the world w.r.t. export of electric vehicles. In the era of rising fuel pricing, political instability at oil supplying nations, climate change induced by increased consumption of fossil fuels, increasing incidence of respiratory diseases caused by air pollution, Electric Vehicles (EV’s) hold immense significance. Recently Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) laid his vision to make India a leading exporter of EV’s including scooters, cars, buses and trucks. Speaking at the first edition of Ananthkumar memorial lecture, he said, “India’s automobile…

The 3 Day Utsav Will Begin on the 16th of November and Will Celebrate Centuries-Old Luminaries like Goswami Tulsidas, Sant Kabir, Munshi Premchand     Three day-long Kashi Utsav organized by Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts (IGNCA) will be from the 16th of November. The Utsav will commence at Rudraksha International Co-operation and Convention Center on Tuesday. IGNCA director Priyanka Mishra said, “The programme is arranged on behalf of Ministry of Culture and with the co-operation of Uttar Pradesh government and Varanasi district administration under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”. Varanasi is chosen for this festival owing to…

Delhi’s Environment Minister said referring to CSE Report, that “Delhi’s contribution to its air pollution is mere 30 per cent and 70 per cent pollution is caused by outside factors” Gopal Rai, Minister of Environment, Delhi, said, “70 per cent pollution in Delhi is caused by external factors and it is impossible to combat pollution without cooperation by Center and Adjoining states”. While making these remarks, Minister relied upon a report published by the Center for Science and Environment (CSE). Report of CSE in turn based on data released by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR),…

The Collegium Recommended 11 Names of Advocate’s for the Elevation to the Post of High Court Judge  On Monday, the Supreme Court (SC) collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI), N V Ramanna, reiterated its recommendation for the appointment of judges at High courts (HC). SC Collegium restated the appointment of eight advocates as Judges at Delhi, Kerala and Chhattisgarh HC’s and three judicial officers as judges at Calcutta HC. Last year in August, the collegium has recommended six names to appoint them as judges. This February centre has acted upon and cleared only two names keeping four names pending, and…

Awarded with the fourth highest civilian award for her contribution towards the protection of the environment.Recently, 72 years old environmentalist from Karnataka, Tulsi Gowda, was conferred with Padma Shree for her work towards conservation, protection and preservation of the environment and various species of plants. She received the award from the President with barefoot and traditional tribal attire. Padma Shree Tulsi Gowda, born in 1944 in Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka, belongs to the ‘Halakki’ indigenous tribe and lives in Honnali village. She was born and brought up in a poor and underprivileged tribal family. Tulsi Gowda is known as ‘Tree…

UN WFP warned that Half of Afghanistan’s population would face Acute food insecurity from November. As Winter knocks on the door of conflict-ridden Afghanistan, the country is on the verge of slipping into A Food crisis hence threatening the lives of the country’s half of the population. United Nations World Food Program (UN WFP) has warned that two crore Afghans may face a Food shortage this Winter. This Food crisis is caused by several factors, including the Adverse topography of Afghanistan to undertake Agricultural practices and insufficient rainfall to grow food crops. And Uncertainties induced by sudden take over by…