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Sukapaika river, recently seen in news, flows in which state?
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š° Govt. to launch Swadesh Darshan 2 with chosen destinations from 15 States:
ā¢ Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, and Gwalior are among the cities identified in 15 States across the country to be promoted as part of Indiaās new domestic tourism policy which moves away from theme-based tourist circuits and focuses on revving up destination tourism.
ā¢ The initiative is being taken as part of the first phase of the āSwadesh Darshan 2ā which will be kicked off from January.
ā¢ Fifteen States are part of the first phase which include Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
ā¢ The Swadesh Darshan scheme is 100% centrally funded.
ā¢ The government recently revamped the scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) to develop sustainable and responsible destinations with tourist and destination centric approach.
ā¢ From December, the revamped scheme would be launched which seeks to enhance the contribution of tourism to local economies.
ā¢ The Swadesh Darshan Scheme was launched by the Centre in 2014-15 for the integrated development of theme-based tourist circuits.
ā¢ Under the scheme, the Ministry of Tourism provides financial assistance to State governments, Union Territory Administrations or Central Agencies for development of tourism infrastructure in the country.
ā¢ The scheme was envisioned to synergise with other government schemes such as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Skill India, and Make in India with the idea of positioning the tourism sector as a major engine for job creation, driving force for economic growth, building synergy with various sectors to enable tourism to realise its potential.
ā¢ Some of the prominent circuits launched under this were the Buddhist tourist circle, Ambedkar Tourist Circle and the North-East Tourist Circle.
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š° Andhra Pradesh is country's third home for Green munia:
ā¢ Andhra Pradesh's sole grassland in the Gudisa reserve forest is arguably the country's third ecosystem supporting a thriving population of Green munia or Green Avadavat (Amanda va formosa).
ā¢ The tiny bird is a species of open land and scrub habitats in mid-high elevation regions.
ā¢ The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill 2022, passed by Parliament in August, listed Green munia in the 'Schedule I' category, which covers endangered species that need rigorous protection.
ā¢ The birds are 'Vulnerable' as per the Red List of the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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Consider the following statements on the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 & the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021:
1) The surrogate mother should be a close relative of the intending couple.
2) The couple is deemed 'eligible' if they have been married for 5 years.
3) Surrogacy is available to both fertile and infertile Indian married couples.
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š° Are critically endangered Great Indian Bustards now migrating to Pakistan?
ā¢ The recent sighting of three Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) deep in Pakistanās Cholistan desert has given rise to speculation that the endangered birds might have flown across the international border from Indiaās Desert National Park (DNP).
ā¢ GIBs are critically endangered in Pakistan because of lack of protection and rampant hunting.
ā¢ As Rajasthan shares the international border with Pakistanās Sindh and Punjab provinces, it is suspected that the GIBs might have flown across to the neighbouring countryās desert amid fears that they could become easy prey for the poachers there.
ā” About Great Indian Bustards (GIB):
ā¢ The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), which is the State bird of Rajasthan, is also considered Indiaās most critically endangered bird and is protected under the Wildlife Protection Act.
ā¢ Its population of about 150 in Rajasthan accounts for 95% of its total world population. The captive breeding of GIBs was taken up in the DNP through a project executed by the Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of India in 2019.
ā¢ It is listed as "Critically Endangered" in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
ā¢ It is listed in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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Which one of the following Indian cities bagged the prestigious āWorld Green City Award 2022"?
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š« Mission Schools of Excellence:
ā¢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Oct 19, 2022 launched the ambitious āMission Schools of Excellenceā project in Gandhinagar.
ā¢ Conceived with an outlay of ā¹10,000 crore, the Mission, partially funded by the World Bank, is aimed at strengthening the education infrastructure in the State through setting up of new classrooms, smart classrooms, computer labs and overall upgradation of infrastructure in schools.
ā¢ Under its first phase, school infrastructure projects worth over ā¹5,567 crore will be undertaken.
ā¢ The project will see setting up of 50,000 classrooms in addition to 1.5 lakh smart classrooms, 20,000 computer laboratories and 5,000 Atal Tinkering labs in government schools.
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Consider the following statements on the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 & the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021:
1) Surrogacy is available to infertile Indian & foreign married couples.
2) Commercial surrogacy is banned in India.
3) A woman is allowed to act as a surrogate mother only twice.
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Which State government notified India's first Slender loris sanctuary?
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+1š Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB):
ā¢ The Wild Life Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) was constituted by the Government of India on 6th June 2007 under Section 38 Y of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, and became operational in 2008.
ā¢The Bureau has been envisaged as a multidisciplinary body with officials from Police, Forest/WL, Customs & other Intelligence & Enforcement agencies.
ā” Objectives:
ā¢ Collection, collation and dissemination of 112 intelligence inputs on wildlife crime & criminals to the Central/State agencies concerned for operations/ joint operations/ apprehension of criminals.
ā¢ Collection of wildlife crime data from 36 agencies of the States/ UTs (Forest & Police Depts) by the creation of an online data management system on the WCCB website base.
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What is the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index 2022?
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+1š³ World Green City Awards 2022:
ā¢ Hyderabad has bagged the prestigious āWorld Green City Award 2022,ā beating 18 cities including Paris, Bogota, Mexico City, Montreal, and Fortaleza in Brazil at the International Association of Horticulture Producers (AIPH) 2022 World Green City Awards 2022 held in Jeju Islands, South Korea.
ā¢ The award was given to the Telangana governmentās large-scale tree-planting program known as āTelangana Ku Haritha Haram,ā which was carried out from 2015 to 2016. The program envisages increasing the tree coverage of the State from 24% to 33% of the total geographical area of the State.
ā¢ Hyderabad also won the award under the āLiving Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growthā category.
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+1ā Zoological Survey of India (ZSI):
ā¢ The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) is a 106-year-old organization functioning under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF&CC) dedicated to surveys, exploration and taxonomical studies of faunal communities since its inception in the year 1916.
ā¢ ZSI Headquarters is located in Kolkata and has 16 Regional Centers spread across the country.
ā” Objectives:
ā¢ Exploration, Survey, Inventorisation & Monitoring of faunal diversity in various states, some selected ecosystems and protected areas of India.
ā¢ Training, Capacity Building and Human Resource Development.
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ā Schemes implemented by Ministry of Minority Affairs:
ā¢ The details of schemes implemented by Ministry of Minority Affairs for skill development of economic weaker sections of six notified minority communities (Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Muslim, Christian and Parsi) including women are as follows:
ā” Nai Roshni:
ā¢ It is a central sector scheme. It was started in 2012-13 for leadership development of Minority women, aiming to empower them by providing knowledge, necessary skills and techniques for interacting with Government systems, banks and other institutions.
ā” Nai Manzil:
ā¢ It was launched on 8th August, 2015.
ā¢ It is an integrated education and skilling scheme in partnership with the World Bank, with 30% target allocation for women beneficiaries.
ā¢ It is aimed at minority youth, not having a formal school leaving certificate, i.e. school- dropouts or educated in community education institutions like Madrasas, in order to provide them formal education and skills, thereby enabling them to seek better employment and livelihoods.
ā” Seekho aur Kamao (Learn & Earn):
ā¢ It was started in 2012-13.
ā¢ It is a scheme implemented for skill development of minorities, with 33% target allocation for women beneficiaries.
ā¢ It is aimed at upgrading skills of minority youth in various NSQF compliant skills.
ā” Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/ Crafts for Development (USTTAD):
ā¢ It was launched on 14th May, 2015.
ā¢ The scheme aims to preserve heritage of traditional arts and crafts of minority communities and build capacity of traditional crafts persons and artisans and establish linkages of traditional skills with the global market.
ā¢ It is a scheme with 33% target allocation for women beneficiaries.
ā” Naya Savera:
ā¢ This scheme aims to empower students belonging to minority communities by providing financial support to prepare for competitive examination.
ā¢ This scheme has 30% allocation for women beneficiaries.
ā” Nai Udaan:
ā¢ Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to candidates from the notified minority communities, who clear preliminary examinations conducted by UPSC, SSCs & State PSCs.
ā The schemes mentioned above at (i) to (iv) now have been combined into a single scheme known as PM VIKAS w.e.f. FY 2022-23, aiming to improve livelihoods of minorities, particularly artisan communities through skill development, education, leadership, training support, entrepreneurship interventions, supporting their business by facilitating credit and market linkages and providing new opportunities to brand and sell produce in a widened market base, created by leveraging tourism and trade circuits in the country.
SOURCE - PIB
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+1ā Botanical Survey of India (BSI):
ā¢ The Botanical Survey of India (BSI) is the apex research organization under the MOEF&CC, Government of India. WWE 20.
ā¢ It carries out taxonomic/ floristic studies on wild plant resources of the country with the objective of exploring the plant resources of the country.
ā” Objectives:
ā¢ Exploration, Survey, Inventorisation and Monitoring of floral diversity in various states, some selected ecosystems and protected areas of India.
ā¢ Training, Capacity Building and Human Resource Development.
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+1ā Central Zoo Authority (CZA):
ā¢ The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF&CC), Government of India.
ā¢ The prime concern of the CZA has been to raise the existing standards of animal housing, upkeep and health care in the zoos of the Country.
ā” Objectives:
ā¢ Enforce minimum standards and norms for upkeep and healthcare of animals in Indian zoos and
ā¢ Control mushrooming of unplanned and ill-conceived zoos.
