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Nourishing The Tribal Food Systems   

Nourishing The Tribal Food Systems   

Nourishing The Tribal Food Systems              The tribal food system is dependent on dryland agriculture, forests, common property, water resources, and biodiversity, says Basanta Kumar Kar, recipient of the Global Nutrition Leadership Award India’s 10.5 crore tribal population from about 705 distinct Scheduled Tribes (STs) representing 8.6 per cent of

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Free Education to 112 Aspirational Districts

Free Education to 112 Aspirational Districts

Recently, the NITI Aayog launched an initiative with BYJU’S (an edutech giant) to provide free access to tech-driven learning programmes to children from India’s 112 aspirational districts. Key Points Students of Classes 6-12 in government schools across 112 ‘Aspirational Districts (AD)’ will get free access to the company’s “premium learning resources”……………………….. for more content download

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SPIN Scheme kvic

SPIN Scheme: KVIC

Recently, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched the SPIN (Strengthening the Potential of India) scheme to make potters self- sustainable. SPIN Scheme: About:Under SPIN, KVIC will facilitate potters to get easy loans from banks that will help the potters to diversify their activities and enhance their income. For More Content download PDF Below

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Sea Cucumber

Sea Cucumber

Recently, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has seized two tonnes of sea cucumber, a banned marine species, in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay areas in Tamil Nadu. Key Points About: Sea cucumbers are marine invertebrates that live on the seafloor found generally in tropical regions. They’re named for their unusual oblong shape that

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Tribal Affairs Ministry and AIIMS organized workshop for NGOs for mission of Sahi Poshan-Desh Roshan as part of POSHAN MAAH

Tribal Affairs Ministry and AIIMS organized workshop for NGOs for mission of Sahi Poshan-Desh Roshan as part of POSHAN MAAH

Key Highlights:  The purpose of the workshop was to closely associate NGOs working with Ministry of Tribal Affairs in area of tribal health. The need for proper nutrition during pregnancy, lactating mothers and beyond was highlighted during the workshop. A chart showing age-wise nutrition needs was also shared with the participating NGOs by them.  

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