Food Waste Index

Food Waste Index is a report from the United Nations Environment Program to assess the prevalence of food wastage across the world. The 2021 report found that 17% of all food available in 2019, at the consumer level was wasted. ..

CSIR Floriculture Mission

CSIR Floriculture Mission is an initiative for development of floriculture. It is to be implemented in 21 states and UTs. It is being implemented as a collaborative project of ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), KVIC, TRIFED, APEDA (export development ..

Municipal performance index

Municipal performance index is an assessment tool that was launched as an accompaniment to the ease of living index. It assesses the local governance practices at the municipality-level and covers 20 sectors such as health, education, human resource, digital governance ..

Ease of living index

Ease of living index is released by the ministry of home affairs to rank Indian cities based on the ease of living. They are assessed against international and national benchmarks based on 4 parameters: institutional factors, social factors, physical factors ..

Bao dhaan

Bao dhaan is a variety of red rice that is rich in iron. It is cultivated in the alluvial soil in the Brahmaputra Valley in Assam. It is a deep-water paddy variety i.e. cultivated in areas having high land submergence. ..

Third party cookies

Third party cookies are cookies that originate from a third party such as an advertiser and not from the operator of the website that is being visited by the user. They are also called as ‘tracking cookies’ or ‘targeting cookies’. ..

Kermadec Islands

Kermadec Islands is a group of sub-tropical islands located in the southern part of Pacific Ocean. It is located in the north-east of New Zealand. They are uninhabited and are under the administration of New Zealand. The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary ..

Freedom in the World report

Freedom in the World report is an annual report from Freedom House that evaluates the conditions of political and civil liberties of countries. It is being published since 1973. According to the latest report, more countries are experiencing deterioration than ..

Simlipal biosphere reserve

Simlipal biosphere reserve is a 5,569 sq km area comprising of the Simlipal national park cum tiger reserve along with its adjoining areas. It is located in the eastern end of the Eastern Ghats, in Odisha. The name ‘Simlipal’ is ..

OPELIP

Odisha Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups Empowerment and Livelihoods Improvement Programme (OPELIP) is a programme supported by the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), the central government and Odisha government. Its objective is to improve living conductions and reduce poverty among ..