Current Affairs Exam

Over 4k children applied for enrolment in Schools of Excellence

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

As many as 41330 applications have been submitted for admission to 80 CBSE affiliated schools started by the , which is 345 per cent more than the total seats of 11986. It may be noted that the last date for submission of application was fixed till May 25.

Maximum 4,241 applications have been received from Deoghar for enrollment in Schools of Excellence. After this, 3,524 applications have been received from Palamu, 2,766 from Ranchi, 2,637 from Lohardaga, 2,391 from Chatra, 1,996 from East Singhbhum, 1,929 from Seraikela Kharsawan, and 1,859 from Hazaribagh.

In view of the demand of parents, the deadline for submission of applications in Schools of Excellence was extended till May 25, 2023. Now the selection test will be organized on May 30, publication of the first merit list on June 7 and enrollment will start from June 12 according to the merit list.

Bihar’s department of art & culture wins SKOCH Award for organising Kinnar Mahotsav

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The department of art, culture and youth of the has added a feather in its cap by winning the SKOCH Award-2023 in the silver category for Tourism and Culture.

This accolade has been bestowed upon the department for organizing the Kinnar Mahotsav, an annual event dedicated to honouring and celebrating the transgender community.

The department of art, culture and youth has been organizing the Kinnar Mahotsav since 2016, consistently striving to ensure the advancement and representation of the transgender community in the artistic and cultural domain. The department also included the festival in its 2018-2019 annual cultural calendar.

Chhattisgarh Health and Family Welfare Minister T.S. Singh Deo on Monday said tobacco not only affects the person consuming it but also people in the vicinity. There is a need to create awareness about this.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

He was holding a discussion with officials of Auckland University, New Zealand. The team led by him had detailed discussion with experts on the challenges facing in making the state tobacco free and towards controlling tobacco products.

He said the world will observe World No Tobacco Day on May 31. Continuous efforts are being made to spread awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco consumption on Health.

After being the cleanest capital city in the country and then flip-flopping onSwachhrankings, the state capital is vying for a Swachh 7-star in the upcoming survey.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Presently, Indore is the only city in India with a 7-star rating while Bhopal is among five cities with a 5-star garbage free certification.

Aiming to become the cleanest city, BMCSwachh Bharatmission (SBM) budgetary allocation declined by Rs 5 crore in the civic body budget. Allocation for the national clean air programme,Integrated Solid Waste Management Cluster, IEC and other activities too were slashed.

Gujarat ranks first in oilseed, fibre output

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Gujaratmaintained its first position in the country in terms of the value of oilseed and fibre output, according to a recent report prepared by theUnion ministry of statisticsand programme implementation (MoSPI).
The state ranks fifth in terms of value of output from fruits and vegetables and sixth for sugar, the report says. However, for other produce, the state does not figure in the five best performing states of the country, the report notes.

MoSPI recently released its report Statewise and item wise value of output from Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, Forestry and fishing listing the value of output from various items between 2011-12 and 2020-21.

Raj govt to unveil policy for e-waste mgmt on June 5

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

To prevent loss of precious metals by retrieving them from E-Waste, the is formulating an e-Waste Management policy, which will be unveiled on June 5. It will ensure that only authorised dealers will be able to collect e-waste.

Precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum and palladium worth crores of rupees are going waste in the state with e-waste due to disposal of e-waste in an unorganised manner. Since the e-waste is not being discarded in a proper way, it is not only causing loss of crores but also adversely affecting the Environment as it requires mining for the precious metals used in production of electronic items including mobile phones, laptops, monitors and television.

The recycling facilities also highlighted the immense value present in discarded electronic devices and imparted knowledge of the advanced technologies available for recovery of precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum and palladium.

Door-to-door survey in Agartala to trace patients

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Tripura government has started house-to-house survey in Agartala (AMC) areas to find out Covid patients.

The Health department has been asked to set up an adequate number of testing centres in each ward and devise the mechanism to bring all symptomatic and suspected cases under Covid testing to contain further spread of the disease.

The survey team comprises community-level health workers, anganwadi workers, representatives of civil administration and AMC. They have been asked to finish the survey work within three days and accordingly the testing of the suspected persons will be carried out in the specific locations.

An institution thats given Assam 7 of its 15 CMs

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

WhenHimanta Biswa Sarmais sworn-in asAssams 15th CM, he will be the seventh ex-student of northeasts premier Education institute, University(formerlyCotton College) to occupy the post of chief minister of the state.

Assams first premier in pre-Independence period, Saiyid Muhammad Saadulla, also studied at Cotton College, which was set up in 1901 by Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton, then chief commissioner of Assam. The college was upgraded to a university in 2017 by then education minister, who happens to be Himanta Biswa Sarma himself.

Like many other political figures of the state, erstwhile Cotton College was the nursery of the best political minds in the state and Sarma studied here from 1985 till his postgraduation in 1992.

According to a census conducted by the Odisha State Forest Department, the blackbuck population in Odisha has more than doubled in the last six years.The Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian Antelope, is a type of antelope native to India and Nepal.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

It is widespread in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Nadu, Odisha, and other parts of peninsular India.

It is regarded as the epitome of Grassland.

It is thought to be the world’s fastest animal, next to cheetah.

It has been designated as the state animal of Punjab, Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh.

Its skin and horns are regarded as sacred objects in Hinduism, making it a symbol of purity. It represents good fortune in Buddhism.

Protection Status:

Wildlife protection act 1972: Schedule I
IUCN Status: Least Concern
CITES: Appendix III
Threats include fragmentation of habitat, deforestation, natural disasters, and illegal hunting.

Wayanad farmer bags biodiversity award

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Shaji N M, a farmer fromWayanad, who took up farming tuber crops as a solution to fight lifestyle diseases and POVERTY, has won the prestigious India Award (conservation of domesticated species individual), on theInternational Day for Biological Diversity.
The India Biodiversity Awards was founded in 2012 jointly by the ministry of Environment, forest and Climate-change”>Climate Change and UNDP-India.
Over an area of seven acres, he cultivates 200 varieties of tuber crops, earning the nickname tuber-man.