Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020

Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020 received governor’s approval recently. This law provides 75 per cent reservation for local candidates applying for private sector jobs in the state. All jobs with monthly salary below Rs.50,000 will come under ..

Meghalaya Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021

The Meghalaya Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021 was recently announced by the state government of Meghalaya. It will come to effect from April 1 this year. It has set the target of 15 per cent electric vehicle penetration by the year ..

Maritime Vision 2030

Maritime India Vision 2030 is a 10-year strategy with the objective of revamping the Indian maritime sector. It seeks to attract Rs.3 lakh crore investment and generate employment for 20 lakh individuals. The plan also seeks to augment the annual ..

Iranaitivu Island

Iranaitivu is an island belonging to Sri Lanka located in the Gulf of Mannar. It is located 300 km away from the country’s capital, Colombo. This remote island was recently chosen as the burial site for COVID-19 victims belonging to ..

Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Kilimanjaro, located in Tanzania, is the highest peak in Africa. With height of 5,895 metres, it the highest single free-standing mountain in the world. This large dormant stratovolcano consists of three volcanic cones – Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira. Recently, ..

PRASHAD scheme

The National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive or PRASHAD is a centrally sponsored scheme aimed at integrated development of select pilgrimage and heritage destinations across the country. It is completely funded by the Centre. It was ..

Nag River

Nag river is a 17-km long river flowing through the city of Nagpur in Maharashtra. Originating from the Lava Hills, it is part of the Kanhan-Pench river system. Recently, Nag River Pollution Abatement Project was approved with an outlay of ..

Draft national migrant labour policy

Draft national migrant labour policy is being prepared by NITI Aayog and a working subgroup of officials and members of civil society. This comes in response to the mass exodus of migrant workers from urban regions to their home villages ..

Karnataka’s Engineering R&D Policy 2021

Karnataka government recently unveiled Engineering Research and Development Policy 2021 to strengthen research and development in the field of engineering. This policy seeks to sustain and augment the state’s leading role in engineering research and development and attract investments for ..

Forest Survey of India

Headquartered in Dehradun, Forest Survey of India was set up in 1981 under the aegis of the Union Environment Ministry. Its function is to periodically monitor changes occurring in forest and land resources and provide data for national planning, conservation ..