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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister recently launched the Mukhyamantri Vriksh Sampada Yojana (Chief Minister Tree Wealth Scheme) on the occasion of World Forestry Day.
Under this scheme, the state government will provide full subsidy for tree plantation on up to 5 acres of land and 50 percent financial subsidy on more than 5 acres.

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US’ 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices was published recently by the US State Department.
According to this report, India is facing human rights issues such as “targeting of religious minorities”, “gender-based violence”, “persecution of journalists” and “restrictions on freedom of expression”.

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Archaeologists have discovered the oldest pearl town in the Persian Gulf on the Siniyah Island of the United Arab Emirates. This island is situated in Umm al-Quwain, an emirate situated some 50 km northeast of Dubai.
The discovery finds hundreds of homes dating as far as the region’s pre-Islamic history in the late 6th century.

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More than 100 delegates are scheduled to participate in the two-day G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) Conference Dibrugarh, a city in Assam.
During the conference, discussions will be held on ways towards building a sustainable and circular bio-economy.

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The Abel Prize is conferred every year by the King of Norway to recognize one or more outstanding mathematicians.
The Abel Prize for mathematics was awarded to Argentine-American Luis Caffarelli, an expert in “partial differential equations” which can explain phenomena ranging from how water flows to population growth.