Kasturirangan Committee Current Affairs, GK & News
Western Ghats to be declared Ecologically Sensitive Area soon
On May 21, 2020, the Union Minister Prakash Javadekar interacted with the Chief Ministers of the State Governments through video conference. The meeting held discussions relating to notification of declaring Western Ghats as Ecologically Sensitive Area. Highlights The states that participated in the video conference include Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Conservation • ecologically sensitive areas • elephant corridor • Kasturirangan Committee • Maharasthra • Prakash Javadekar • Western Ghats
NCERT: 14-year-old curriculum to be revised
The National Council of Educational Research and Training is planning to revise the 14-year-old National Curriculum Framework in accordance with a new National Education Policy. The Council will set up a new committee to frame the curriculum. The National Curriculum Framework has been revised four times so far in 1975, 1988, 2000 and 2005. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Topics: Education • Kasturirangan Committee • National Council of Education Research and Training • National Curriculum Framework • National Education Policy • NCERT
Parliamentary Panel Report on Western Ghats
The Western Ghats has an exceptionally high level of biological diversity and endemism and is recognized as one of the world’s eight ‘hottest hotspots’ of biological diversity. The Western Ghats represents geomorphic features of immense importance with unique biophysical and ecological processes. The Rajya Sabha Committee on Government Assurances has examined issues related to the categorisation ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: ecologically sensitive areas • ESA • Kasturirangan Committee • Madhav Gadgil Committee • Western Ghats Conservation