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ASER Survey on Chhattisgarh (Rural)

January 27, 2022

Report on “Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) Chhattisgarh (Rural) 2021” was released recently. The report highlights the learning crisis created by covid-19 pandemic induced lockdowns, since March 2020. Highlights Report highlights that, proportion of primary school children who cannot ..

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India: Restrictions on Export of Human Hair

January 26, 2022

On January 25, 2022, the Government imposed restriction on export of human hair. This ban was imposed with the aim of curbing alleged smuggling of products from India. Key Facts With this decision, exporters would now require permission or licence ..

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World Bank Loan to West Bengal

January 25, 2022

The World Bank recently approved a loan of thousand crores of rupees for the West Bengal government. The loan amount is to be used in implementing 400 programmes run by the state government. Programmes The loan is to be used ..

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District Good Governance Index

January 25, 2022

The District Good Governance Index was released by the Home Minister Amit Shah. The index was released for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The index was prepared by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances. About the Index ..

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Assam Baibhav Award

January 25, 2022

Government of Assam conferred its highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’ on Ratan Tata, on January 24, 2022. Highlights However, Ratan Tata did not attend the event personally because of Covid-19 situation. Award was received by his representative during a programme ..

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South Bengal Elephant Corridors

January 24, 2022

The fragmented and patchy forests in south Bengal have become one of the hotspots of human-elephant conflict in India. It has resulted in loss of lives of humans as well as pachyderms. Highlights Conflict often led to law-and-order problems. In ..

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Adi Badri Dam

January 24, 2022

On January 21, 2022, governments of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh signed an agreement to build a dam at Adi Badri in Yamunanagar district. About Adi Badri Dam The Dam will rejuvenate the mythical Saraswati River. It is situated in Haryana ..

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Meghalaya Living Root Bridges

January 24, 2022

A living root bridge is suspension bridge across small streams. They are built using living plant roots. These root bridges are common in Meghalaya. They are hand made. They are built using rubber of fig trees. They are built by ..

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Mangaluru Plastic Park

January 23, 2022

The Central Government recently approved to build a plastic park at Ganjimutt, Managaluru, Karnataka. The park will be created at Rs 62.77 crores. It is to be built by the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) land. Fund allocation Of ..

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Delhi Streetscraping Project

January 23, 2022

The Delhi Government is to begin a redeveloping, streetscaping and beautification project. Around 540 km of roads in the national capital are to be beautified. About the project Under the project, the roads in the country capital will be redeveloped ..

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