Society of Integrated Coastal Management (SICOM) has been established under the aegis of Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate change, Government of India. The main objectives of SICOM are as follows:- To support implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) activities in India. To implement the World Bank assisted India ICZM Project To provide Research Development (R&D) and stakeholders … Continue reading Society of Integrated Coastal Management

Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project has been launched by the Ministry of Environment and Forests based on the recommendations of the expert committee report of the Prof M. S. Swaminathan. The project is being assisted by World Bank with a budget outlay of Rs.1580.10crores (US$262 million). An Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project has been launched by establishing … Continue reading Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project

The Blue Flag programme is operated under the auspices of the Foundation for Environmental Education and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Under the programme, a 'blue flag certification' is given to environment-friendly and clean beaches, equipped with amenities of international standards for tourists. To achieve the Blue Flag standards, a beach must be plastic-free and equipped … Continue reading Blue Flag Programme

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Growth of airport infrastructure in many places has not kept pace with the passenger traffic. Keeping in view the pace of growth of Indian aviation sector there is a need to build new infrastructure and to expand existing airports to enhance the facilities available. In this context, Ministry for Civil Aviation reviewed the growth of … Continue reading “Vision – 2035” – Document by the Civil Aviation Ministry

The green gross domestic product (green GDP or GGDP) is an index of economic growth with the environmental consequences of that growth factored into a country's conventional GDP. Green GDP monetizes the loss of biodiversity, and accounts for costs caused by climate change. Calculating green GDP requires that net natural capital consumption, including resource depletion, environmental degradation, and protective and restorative environmental initiatives, be subtracted from traditional GDP. Some early calculations of green … Continue reading Green GDP

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (SCO-RATS) has been established by the member states of the SCO to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism and shall be a permanent SCO body. The Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is the permanent body of the SCO RATS based in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Its main … Continue reading Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure

Arun III is a hydro-electric project at the Arun River in Sankhuwasabha District of Eastern Nepal. In this project, 900 megawatts of electricity is expected to be produced. The power project is to be developed by Sutlej Jala Vidhyut Nigam (SJVN), an Indian state-run utility which bagged the project through International Competitive Bidding. An MoU was signed between Government of Nepal … Continue reading Arun III Hydropower Project

Constitutional Basis - Article 40 under the Directive Principles of State Policy of the Constitution says - “The state shall take steps to organize village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government.” Important Committees - Balwant Rai Mehta Committee; Ashok Mehta … Continue reading Local Self Government – The Panchayats & The Municipalities

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were the eight international development goals for the year 2015 that had been established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. All 191 United Nations member states at that time, and at least 22 international organizations, committed to help achieve the following Millennium Development Goals by 2015: To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. … Continue reading Millennium Development Goals