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Constitution (126th amendment) bill, 2019 introduced in Lok Sabha
The Constitution (126th amendment bill), 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha on December 9, 2019. The bill seeks to extend the reservation provided to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes by 10 years. Key Features The reservation provided to the Anglo-Indian community, SC, ST is to end by January 25, 2020. The bill is being ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: 126th Constitution Amendment Bill • CLAT • Constitution Amendment • Lok Sabha • Parliament • Scheduled Castes • Scheduled Tribes
Ekalavya model residential schools modernised
On December 2, 2019, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs provided financial assistance for the upgradation and modernization of the Ekalavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS). Each school is to be provided with a net amount of Rs 5 crores. Highlights The sanctioned amount will be used to renovate classrooms, expand existing academic blocks, fulfil the requirement ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Topics: Constitution • Education • Funds • Ministry of Tribal Affairs • Scheduled Tribes • School • Tribal Circuit Project • Tribal Development • Tribal Population • Tribal Welfare
Meghalaya tribes: Stop Excluding us from Schedule VI
The minor tribes of Meghalaya Hajong, Bodo – Kachari, Mann, Rabha are together put under the category of “unrepresented tribes” for nominations in the state’s autonomous councils. They are in the name of Garo, Khasi and Jaintia. These tribal groups have now asked the CM to exclude them from their provisions of VI schedule of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Topics: Constitution of India • Meghalaya Hajong Welfare Association • MEghalaya tribes • schedule V • Schedule VI • Scheduled Tribes
Multidimensional Poverty Report 2019 and India
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released the 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index. The report states that of the 101 countries assessed across 31 low income, 68 middle income and 2 high income, about 1.3 billion people are “multi-dimensionally poor. Where does India Stand? With the incidence of multidimensional poverty at 27.5%, multidimensional poverty has almost ..
Topics: Jharkhand • Kerala • Madhya Pradesh • multidimensional poverty • Multidimensional Poverty Report • Multidimensional Poverty Report 2019 • Muslims • Nagaland • Poverty • Scheduled Tribes • Standard of living • UN Development Programme • UNDP • Uttar Pradesh
Analysis of the India s Food and Nutrition Security
The analysis of India s food and nutrition security prepared by the UN World Food Programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation makes the following observations: Child stunting which is a measure of chronic malnutrition has reduced at a rate of about 1% per year in India over the last decade. ..
Topics: Food security • malnutrition • Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation • Nutrition Security • Scheduled Castes • Scheduled Tribes • Stunting • Sustainable Development Goals • UN World Food Programme