Garima greh scheme for benefit of transgender persons

Department has setup 12 Garima Greh Shelter https://exam.pscnotes.com/Home“>Home for Transgender Persons on pilot basis in 9 States. In total, 654 transgender persons have benefited through Garima Greh project.

Government aims to setup up more such Garima Grehs as per guidelines. This is a continuous process.

There is no such proposal under consideration of the Ministry as Garima Greh has been designed specifically for Transgender Persons.

India, France, UAE Establish Trilateral Cooperation Initiative, in fields including Energy, Defence & Economy.

India, France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced the creation of a formal trilateral cooperation initiative for projects in solar and Nuclear Energy, the fight against https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change and joint production of military hardware.

The initiative will also act as a platform to bolster cooperation on sustainable projects between the development agencies of the three countries, which will also work to align their economic, technological and social policies with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, according to a joint statement.

India-Bangladesh Friendship pipeline to begin supplying diesel.

The India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL) would begin supplying diesel to Bangladesh on an experimental basis in June of this year, according to State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid.

Nasrul Hamid responded to a written inquiry before the national parliament, Jatiya Sangsad, in Dhaka, by stating that a pipeline of 131.5 kilometres long has been built for importing fuel from India.

SRESHTA Scheme Was Launched For Socio Economic Development Of SC Students

The Government of India will introduce the SRESTHA Scheme for students from Scheduled Castes. The initiative would give pupils a high-quality residential https://exam.pscnotes.com/Education“>Education.

Highlights:

The Ministry of Social and Empowerment will carry out the scheme.

It is aimed towards deserving Scheduled Caste pupils. It will also prevent the occurrence of students dropping out of classes 9 through 12.

The programme will offer high-quality residential education.
NITI Aayog has identified renowned non-public residential facilities in aspirational districts to implement the scheme.

Greater Tipraland is a region in Tripura. Several tribals are demanding to make the region as a separate state.

There are 19 notified Scheduled Tribes in Tripura. Among these, 5.92 lakh are Tripuris, 1.88 lakh are Reangs. These three tribal groups are the major tribals in the state. Some of the minor tribal groups have joined hands and formed TIPRA Motha (Tirpaha Indigenous Regional Alliance) and IPFT (Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura) Political Parties. These parties are now arguing that they want a separate state for their survival and existence.

Tripura was ruled by Manikya dynasty since the late 13thcentury till it signed the Instrument of Accession with the Government of India in 1949. Instrument of Accession is the document signed by the Indian states to enter into Union of India after Independence. In due course, some of the indigenous tribes in the region have become minority in the state.

This happened mainly because of the displacement of the Bengalis from East Pakistan during 1971 war. In 1881, the tribal Population in the state was 63.77%. It reduced to 31.8% in 2011.

It inquires the union government to promote state-specific blockchain purposes.

The plan will explore using technology for medical supplies and https://exam.pscnotes.com/Vaccines“>Vaccines.

National Blockchain Strategy Proposed By Ministry Of Electronics And IT

The National Blockchain Strategy was recently introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and IT for giving blockchain as a service.

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Chhattisgarhs Karma, Sikkims Tamangshelo adjudged best

Karma dance of Chhattisgarh Surguja region was adjudged the best in the dance category while Sikkims Tamangshelo was conferred the first prize in marriage ceremony and other dance category.

In the Harvest category, Dhengsa of Odisha was adjudged second and Gaddi of Himachal Pradesh the third.

In marriage and other function category, Odisha got the second prize and Jharkhand the third.

A glimpse of the tribal milieu and its connection with nature can be seen in the Karma dance.

The dance is performed in memory of King Karam Sen and is one of the most popular dance forms of Chhattisgarh.

The traditional attire and beautiful rural ornaments of the vibrant folk artists of Chhattisgarhi were seen in the performance.

NITI Aayog observes Special Campaign 2.0 for Swacchata in Government Offices

With the aim of Swachhata at workplace, the National Institute for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, along with itsattached offices of Development Monitoring & Evaluation Office (DMEO), AtalInnovation Mission(AIM) located in NITI Bhawan and its Autonomous Institution viz.National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development (NILERD)situated in Narela, Delhiorganized the Special Campaign 2.0 from 2ndOctober to 31stOctober, 2022.

The Campaign has focused on liquidation of pendency in respect of MPs references, references from , Inter-Ministerial references (Cabinet Note), Parliamentary Assurances, Public Grievances & PG Appeals, to review existing rules and procedures to reduce compliance burden, record management, cleanliness of Government Offices including space management etc.

Goa hosts Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Asia Pacific Conference

Goa is hosting the three day Civil Air Services Organisation (CANSO) Conference from 1st to 3rd November 2022. Across the three days, delegates and exhibitors from the Asia Pacific region and beyond will be discussing and collaborating on the key issues that will help shape the future of Asias aviation Industry and turn the Complete Air Traffic System(CATS) Global Councils vision for the skies of 2045 into a reality.

CANSO the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation is the global voice of the air traffic management (ATM) industry and is shaping our future skies.

Its members support over 90% of the worlds air traffic and include air navigation service providers, airspace users and operators, manufacturers and aviation industry suppliers. The organization looks on global Air Traffic Management performance by connecting the industry to share knowledge, expertise and innovation.

Brazil’s new president: Lula da Silva

Lula da Silva, also known as Lula, became Brazils first working-class president in 2002 but stepped down after two terms in 2010.

Lula became Brazils first working-class president in 2002 but stepped down after two terms in 2010. Even then he was extremely popular with approval ratings close to 90%. His Workers party (PT) after that was found embroiled in Corruption scandals and accused of plunging Brazil into a brutal .