Zonal committees of land resources department
Ministry of rural development has set up four zonal monitoring committees, headed by a joint secretary level officer, to undertake comprehensive monitoring and impact assessment of key programmes of department of land resources under the ministry as progress under the schemes remains slow.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21970-zonal-committees-of-land-resources-department.html
#DILRMP #MinistryofRuralDevelopment #PMKSY #NCT #Uttarakhand #UT
Brown to Green Report 2019
Extreme weather events led to around 16,000 deaths and economic losses of $142 billion in G20 nations on average every year during 1998-2017 with India reporting the highest number of deaths among them and figuring in the list of top five countries in terms of economic losses during the period, said a global report that analysed the climate action track records of the global economic power group.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21969-brown-to-green-report-2019.html
#GreenReport2019 #G20 #NDC #CO2 #NGOs
Panel for Dal Lake
The Jammu and Kashmir government has set up a ten-member committee to declare Srinagar's famous Dal Lake and its surrounding areas as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ), following concerns over its shrinking size.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21968-panel-for-dal-lake.html
#DalLake #DCI #ESZ #SMC #MoEFCC #WildlifeSanctuaries #Srinagar
IOA rejects draft National Sports Code
India will incur the International Olympic Committee’s wrath and may even be suspended if it goes ahead with administrative reforms suggested in the draft National Sports Code 2017, the Indian Olympic Association has warned, rejecting the proposed document completely.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21967-ioa-rejects-draft-national-sports-code.html
#IOA #NationalSportsCode #KirenRijiju #GOI #MYAS #NSFs #CEOs
SpaceX launches 60 more mini satellites
SpaceX launched 60 mini satellites, the second batch of an orbiting network meant to provide global internet coverage. The Falcon rocket blasted into the morning sky, marking the unprecedented fourth flight of a booster for SpaceX.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21966-spacex-launches-60-more-mini-satellites.html
#SpaceXlaunches60 #satellites #Starlink #ElonMusk #orbit
How old is Nile river
The Nile river flowing through Egypt could be six times as old as previously thought, according to a study which estimated it to have originated at least 30 million years ago.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21965-how-old-is-nile-river.html
#Nileriver #UT #Earth #NatureGeoscience #Yangtze
X-ray burst detected
NASA’s Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)telescope on the International Space Station (ISS) has detected the brightest X-ray burst so far that was caused by a massive thermonuclear flash on the surface of a pulsar.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21964-x-ray-burst-detected.html
#Xray #NICER #ISS #NASA #J1808 #NeutronStar
Ministry of rural development has set up four zonal monitoring committees, headed by a joint secretary level officer, to undertake comprehensive monitoring and impact assessment of key programmes of department of land resources under the ministry as progress under the schemes remains slow.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21970-zonal-committees-of-land-resources-department.html
#DILRMP #MinistryofRuralDevelopment #PMKSY #NCT #Uttarakhand #UT
Brown to Green Report 2019
Extreme weather events led to around 16,000 deaths and economic losses of $142 billion in G20 nations on average every year during 1998-2017 with India reporting the highest number of deaths among them and figuring in the list of top five countries in terms of economic losses during the period, said a global report that analysed the climate action track records of the global economic power group.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21969-brown-to-green-report-2019.html
#GreenReport2019 #G20 #NDC #CO2 #NGOs
Panel for Dal Lake
The Jammu and Kashmir government has set up a ten-member committee to declare Srinagar's famous Dal Lake and its surrounding areas as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ), following concerns over its shrinking size.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21968-panel-for-dal-lake.html
#DalLake #DCI #ESZ #SMC #MoEFCC #WildlifeSanctuaries #Srinagar
IOA rejects draft National Sports Code
India will incur the International Olympic Committee’s wrath and may even be suspended if it goes ahead with administrative reforms suggested in the draft National Sports Code 2017, the Indian Olympic Association has warned, rejecting the proposed document completely.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21967-ioa-rejects-draft-national-sports-code.html
#IOA #NationalSportsCode #KirenRijiju #GOI #MYAS #NSFs #CEOs
SpaceX launches 60 more mini satellites
SpaceX launched 60 mini satellites, the second batch of an orbiting network meant to provide global internet coverage. The Falcon rocket blasted into the morning sky, marking the unprecedented fourth flight of a booster for SpaceX.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21966-spacex-launches-60-more-mini-satellites.html
#SpaceXlaunches60 #satellites #Starlink #ElonMusk #orbit
How old is Nile river
The Nile river flowing through Egypt could be six times as old as previously thought, according to a study which estimated it to have originated at least 30 million years ago.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21965-how-old-is-nile-river.html
#Nileriver #UT #Earth #NatureGeoscience #Yangtze
X-ray burst detected
NASA’s Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)telescope on the International Space Station (ISS) has detected the brightest X-ray burst so far that was caused by a massive thermonuclear flash on the surface of a pulsar.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21964-x-ray-burst-detected.html
#Xray #NICER #ISS #NASA #J1808 #NeutronStar
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Zonal committees of land resources department | KSG India | Khan Study Group
Ministry of rural development has set up four zonal monitoring committees, headed by a joint secretary level officer, to undertake comprehensive monitoring and impact assessment of key programmes of
Aerial photography rules
Obtaining defence and regulatory permissions for aerial photography or remote sensing surveys has become simpler, with the government launching a web portal for quicker permissions and transparency.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23013-aerial-photography-rules.html
#Aerialphotography #MoD #DalLake #SPCC #Maharashtra
OHCHR move SC against CAA
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has filed an application in the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23012-ohchr-move-sc-against-caa.html
#OHCHR #SC #CAA #SupremeCourt #NRC #humanrights
Large number of women beneficiaries
Ahead of the Women's Day, Finance Ministry on 3 March 2020 released figures saying its financial inclusion policies that include Stand-Up India Scheme, Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana, Jan-Dhan Yojana have benefited women and women entrepreneurs largely over the last six years.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23011-large-number-of-women-beneficiaries.html
#womenbeneficiaries #womensday #scheduledcaste #sc
G7's draft coronavirus statement
Group of Seven nations are drafting a statement on how they plan to soften the global economic hit of the coronavirus but are not yet making specific calls for new government spending or coordinated central bank rate cuts, a G7 official said on 3 March 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23010-g7-s-draft-coronavirus-statement.html
#coronavirus #G7sdraft #centralbank #federalreserve
Obtaining defence and regulatory permissions for aerial photography or remote sensing surveys has become simpler, with the government launching a web portal for quicker permissions and transparency.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23013-aerial-photography-rules.html
#Aerialphotography #MoD #DalLake #SPCC #Maharashtra
OHCHR move SC against CAA
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has filed an application in the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23012-ohchr-move-sc-against-caa.html
#OHCHR #SC #CAA #SupremeCourt #NRC #humanrights
Large number of women beneficiaries
Ahead of the Women's Day, Finance Ministry on 3 March 2020 released figures saying its financial inclusion policies that include Stand-Up India Scheme, Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana, Jan-Dhan Yojana have benefited women and women entrepreneurs largely over the last six years.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23011-large-number-of-women-beneficiaries.html
#womenbeneficiaries #womensday #scheduledcaste #sc
G7's draft coronavirus statement
Group of Seven nations are drafting a statement on how they plan to soften the global economic hit of the coronavirus but are not yet making specific calls for new government spending or coordinated central bank rate cuts, a G7 official said on 3 March 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23010-g7-s-draft-coronavirus-statement.html
#coronavirus #G7sdraft #centralbank #federalreserve
Ksgindia
Aerial photography rules | KSG India | Khan Study Group
Obtaining defence and regulatory permissions for aerial photography or remote sensing surveys has become simpler, with the government launching a web portal for quicker permissions and transparency.