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.
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#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

Creation of CDS announced
In one of the biggest decisions for the military, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 August 2019 announced the creation of the Chief of Defence Staff to integrate the efforts, training, operations and planning of the three defence services.
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#CDS #73rdIndependenceDay #KargilWar #COSC #ACM #IAF #NarendraModi

Bimal Jalan panel finalises report
The Bimal Jalan committee, constituted to assess the adequate size of capital reserves that the RBI should hold, has finalised its report. The panel’s term was extended after the transfer of former Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg to the Power Ministry.
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#BimalJalan #SubhashChandraGarg #RBI #RajivKumar #GDP #ECF

CORAS launched
Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal launched CORAS (Commando for Railway Security) of Indian Railways and new establishment manual for Railway Protection Force.
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#CORAS #RPF #RPSF #LWE #IndianRailways #Haryana #Goyal

New mission for clean water
Stressing on the need to conserve water, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 August 2019 said that the centre and the states will have to work together to save water and provide it to every household.
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#mission #JalJeevanMission #MinisterModi #IndependenceDay

India’s Largest Rural Sanitation Survey
Jal Shakti Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 (SSG 2019) in Delhi on 15 August 2019. To be instituted from August 14 to September 30, 2019, SSG 2019 will cover 17,450 villages in 698 districts across India and include 87,250 public places namely schools, anganwadi centers, public health centres, haat/bazaars/religious places, making it India’s largest rural sanitation survey.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21227-india-s-largest-rural-sanitation-survey
#India #LRSS #SSG2019 #ODF #SwachhBharatMission #AjayDevgan

Rural India open defecation free
The latest official survey conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) showed that more than one-fourth households in villages had no access to toilets.
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#ODF #RuralIndia #NSO #DrinkingWater #SwachhBharatMission #NarendraModi

NSO Report on drinking water
As many as 94.5 per cent families in rural areas and 97.5 per cent in cities used ‘improved drinking water’ from sources including tube wells, tankers and piped supply during July-December 2018, showed a National Statistical Office (NSO) survey report.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22088-nso-report-on-drinking-water.html
#NSO #drinkingwater #NSS #households #NationalStatisticalOffice #LPG

Survey of Persons with Disabilities
Overall percentage of persons with disability in the population was 2.2 per cent during July 2018 to December 2018 in the country, showed a National Statistical Office (NSO) survey report on 23 November 2019.
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#Disabilities #NSS #NSO #SurveyofPersons #LFPR

Geo-strategic reach of PSEs
To enhance their geo-strategic reach, India's public sector enterprises should bid for international projects as a consortium, work with the government to design WTO-smart subsidies and enhance exports, according to a report.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22086-geo-strategic-reach-of-pses.html
#PSEs #GeoStrategic #CII #WTO #CLMV #ChandrajitBanerjee