Second state in recognising forest rights claims
Chhattisgarh has become the second state in the country after Odisha to recognise the forest rights claims as well as the forest lands acquired by Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers.
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#forest #recognising #Odisha #BhupeshBaghel #STs #NationalForestPolicy

Swachh Survekshan 2020
The Government has launched the Swachh Survekshan 2020 (SS 2020), the fifth edition of the annual cleanliness survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
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#SwachhSurvekshan2020 #MoHUA #ULBs #NIC #ODF #IHHL

India’s first overseas debt bond sale is failing
India’s foray into international debt markets may consist of little more than sound and fury, as the nation struggles to shed decades of trepidation about borrowing in foreign currencies.
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#India #NirmalaSitharaman #IMF #NarendraModi #budget #Bloomberg #GDP

Sgr A* emits mysterious radiation
Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), which is a supermassive Black Hole at the heart of the Milky Way, suddenly glowed way too brighter than its normal state becoming 75 times more luminescent before going back to its normal state.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21213-sgr-a-emits-mysterious-radiation
#SagittariusA* #BlackHole #astronomers #cosmicfizzle #MilkyWay

First Indian to claim a world title in motorsports
Aishwarya Pissay became the first Indian to claim a world title in motorsports, annexing the FIM World Cup in the women’s category after the final round of the championship. The 23-year old from Bengaluru also finished second in the FIM Junior category.
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#FirstIndian #motorsports #AishwaryaPissay #Dubai #WorldCup #FIM

India in achieving NDCs
Acknowledging the importance of urban environmental management for improving quality of life in cities, the Environment Ministers of BRICS countries, agreed to work together to resolve the multifaceted environmental issues faced by BRICS cities.
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#NDCs #India #BRICS #PUESI #PrakashJavadekar #UNFCC

Khel Ratna award
Asian and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia was on 16 August 2019 nominated for the country’s highest sporting honour – the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
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#KhelRatna #BajrangPunia #WFI #AsianGames #RajivGandhi #CommonwealthGames

India's ranking in measles outbreak
A recent WHO report says that the first half of 2019 has recorded the highest cases of measles since 2006. Globally, 82% have received the first dose of measles and 69% have received the second dose—far from the 95% target WHO had set for 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21236-india-s-ranking-in-measles-outbreak
#India #WHO #DPT #ranking #outbreak

First Indian airline to fly over North Pole
Air India hoisted its Boeing 777 aircraft over the North pole to become the first Indian airline to operate commercial flights overflying the polar region. Its Delhi-San Francisco flight, which usually overflies the Atlantic or the Pacific ocean, cut across latitudes instead on 15 August 2019 to fly over zero degree north in a feat that would probably be Air India's last hurrah before it is thrown into the throes of privatisation.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21235-first-indian-airline-to-fly-over-north-pole
#airline #FirstIndian #SFO #AirIndia #aircraft #Afghanistan