Amnesty International The non-governmental organisation Amnesty International was established in London All of the human rights guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights norms are to be enjoyed by everyone in the globe, according to the organisation. It was decided to approve the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in […]
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Competition Commission of India Competition Commission of India (CCI) is a statutory body of the Government of India responsible for enforcing the Competition Act, 2002, it was duly constituted in March 2009. The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (MRTP Act) was repealed and replaced by the Competition Act, 2002, on the recommendations of
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NAVIC The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and its commercial arm Antrix Corporation Ltd. are set to commercialize India’s regional navigation satellite system – Navigation in Indian Constellation (NavIC). Potential Uses: Terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation; Disaster management; Vehicle tracking and fleet management (especially for mining and transportation sector); Integration with mobile phones; Precise timing
Global Gender Gap Report ABOUT It was first published in 2006 by the It benchmarks 156 countries on their progress towards gender parity in four dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival and Political Over the Index, the highest possible score is 1 (equality) and the lowest possible score is 0 (inequality).
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Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) Liquid Medical Oxygen It is high purity oxygen suitable for use in the human So, it is used for medical treatments. This oxygen provides a basis for virtually all modern anaesthetic techniques, restores tissue oxygen tension by increasing the oxygen availability, aids cardiovascular stability, The World Health Organisation includes this on
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Jaivik Kheti Portal To promote organic farming, the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Department of Agriculture (DAC), and MSTC have created the Jaivikkheti portal. It is a one-stop shop for enabling the sale of organic produce by farmers and promoting the advantages of organic farming. The Jaivikkheti portal serves as both an information and an e-commerce platform. Case
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Chenchu tribe children suffer from malnutrition Issue Children belonging to Chenchu tribe in Andhra Pradesh suffer from malnutrition owing to lack of proper diet. They are deprived of clothing and medical facilities too. Background Chenchus live in deplorable conditions and their children suffer from undergrowth and various skin diseases. In a recent study, a team
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Tendu leaves cushion tribals from economic deprivation during COVID-19 At around 4 am, Shamli Devi leaves her home with a water bottle, torch and a clean cloth, walking nearly 5 km to the nearest forest in eastern Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla district. For the next five or six hours, Shamli toils away in the heat, plucking
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Scientists to study astronomical beliefs of Indian tribal communities “India has several tribal communities that have their own cultural practices… So, by interacting with these communities, we can understand their traditional astronomical knowledge and probably gain insights into their lives going back a few millennia,” said Dr Aniket Sule. Scientists are planning to visit tribal
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Udaipur’s Jovaki empowers tribal women by processing wild fruits & vegetable Every year beginning October, Sitara Devi’s day would start by collecting custard apples from the forests around her home in Gogunda village of Udaipur district in Rajasthan. Gogunda tehsil is home to the Gameti (Bhil) and Garasiya tribes, who are heavily dependent on forests
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