Project BOLD: KVIC -upsc-vishnu ias

Project BOLD: KVIC 

Project BOLD: KVIC  Recently, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched a project named Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought (BOLD) from the village NichlaMandwa in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)   It is a statutory body established under the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act,  It is charged with the planning, promotion, organisation and implementation of programmes for the development of Khadi and other village industries in the rural areas in coordination with other agencies engaged in rural development wherever  It functions under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium  Key Points About: Under the project 5000 saplings of special bamboo species – BambusaTulda and BambusaPolymorpha from Assam – have been planted over 16 acres of vacant arid Gram Panchayat land of village  KVIC has thus created a world record of planting the highest number of bamboo saplings on a single day at one  It is the first of its kind exercise in  It seeks to create bamboo- based green patches in arid and semi-arid land zones. It has been launched as

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Acoustic Traditional – Preserving Indigenous Tales, Myths and Legends-anthropology-vishnu ias

 Acoustic Traditional – Preserving Indigenous Tales, Myths and Legends

 Acoustic Traditional – Preserving Indigenous Tales, Myths and Legends      India is estimated to have about 635 indigenous communities. Each of these groups of people have a unique identity, with their very own brand of culture, traditions and folklore. Unfortunately, most of this knowledge is passed on from generation to generation in the oral

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Acoustic Traditional – Preserving Indigenous Tales, Myths and Legends-anthropology-vishnu ias

Acoustic Traditional – Preserving Indigenous Tales, Myths and Legends

Acoustic Traditional – Preserving Indigenous Tales, Myths and Legends   India is estimated to have about 635 indigenous communities. Each of these groups of people have a unique identity, with their very own brand of culture, traditions and folklore. Unfortunately, most of this knowledge is passed on from generation to generation in the oral form,

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India in GAVI Board-upsc-vishnu ias

India in GAVI Board

India in GAVI Board Recently, the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare has been nominated by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) as a member on GAVI board. Earlier in May 2020, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare was also elected as the Chair of the World Health Organization’s Executive Board. Key Points The minister will be representing the South East Area Regional Office (SEARO)/Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) constituency on the

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) -upsc-vishnu ias

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) What is the SCO? A permanent multinational intergovernmental organisation is the SCO. Keeping the peace, security, and stability in the area is the goal of this Eurasian political, economic, and military organisation. In 2001, it was founded. In 2003, the SCO Charter came into effect after being signed in 2002. It

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Masala Bonds-upsc-vishnu ias

Masala Bonds

Masala Bonds Asian Development Bank (ADB) has listed its 10-year masala bonds worth Rs 850 crore on the global debt listing platform of India INX. The proceeds would be used to support local currency lending and investment in India. Background: India INX is the country’s first international exchange, located at International Financial Services Centre, GIFT City in Gujarat. ADB’s masala bonds are listed on both Luxembourg exchange and India

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