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Thar Desert

Thar Desert or Great Indian Desert is the world’s ninth largest desert. It forms a significant portion of western India and covers an area of about 200,000 km² to about 238,700 km². In Pakistan is continues as Cholistan Desert. Most of the Thar Desert is situated in Rajasthan, covering 61% of geographic area of Rajasthan. ..

Migration of Great Indian Bustard

Three Great Indian Bustards were spotted in Pakistan’s Cholistan desert. Key facts The recent sighting of Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) in the Cholistan desert led to the speculation that these species have migrated from Desert National Park (DNP) in Rajasthan, India. The three GIBs were spotted in the Cholistan game reserve in the southern part ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs

Topics: Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals • Desert National Park • Geography of Rajasthan • Great Indian bustard • Thar Desert

Evidence Found: A river ran through Thar desert 1,72,000 years back

The researchers from Anna University, IISER Kolkata and Max Planck Institute of Germany have found that the population of stone age lived in a different landscape in Thar desert. Highlights The researchers have found a lost river in the central Thar desert. The river had supported human population in the region over 172 thousand years ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Arabian Sea • luni river • South West Monsoon • Thar Desert • Western Ghats

Rajasthan government decides to organise employment camps for martyrs’ families

The Rajasthan government has decided to organise special employment camps in all district headquarters of the state to give government jobs to at least one person from the family of those who were martyred after 1947 but none of their kin was given a job. As per officials, there are more than 1,100 such martyrs ..

Topics: Barmer • Government of India • Jhunjhunu • Lok Sabha • Rajasthan • Rajasthani people • Thar Desert • Vasundhara Raje

India signs loan deal with World Bank for National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan)

India has signed a loan agreement of $200-million with the World Bank for the National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) to achieve its goal of reducing stunting in children aged 0-6 years from 38.4% to 25% by 2022. The loan will support the first phase of scaling up of interventions in 315 districts across all states ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Geography of Rajasthan • Jhunjhunu • Rajasthan • sanitation • Shekhawati • States and union territories of India • Stunted growth • Thar Desert

Ministry of Women and Child Development organises first-ever National workshop on Poshan Abhiyaan in New Delhi

The first-ever National workshop on Poshan Abhiyaan has started at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in New Delhi on March 20, 2018 to implement the campaign in a fast track mode across the country. The Ministry of Women and Child Development is organising the day long workshop in which all states and union territories are participating. The ..

Topics: Jhunjhunu • Jhunjhunu district • Lok Sabha • Modi • Narendra Modi • Rajasthan • Shekhawati • States and union territories of India • Thar Desert