Author: D. Shyam Babu Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has moved towards lateral entry in government service and has invited applications from “talented and motivated Indian nationals willing to contribute towards nation building” to be appointed as joint secretaries in 10 Departments/ Ministries at the Center. The lateral entry decision is based on the assumption … Continue reading Summary-The Hindu-Neither New Nor Undesirable

Authors: N.K. Ganguly & S.L. Hoti Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), a mosquito-borne parasitic disease, has been a public health problem in India since a very long time. In 1955, the Government launched the National Filaria Control Programme and currently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is in the process of finalising an Accelerated Plan for Elimination … Continue reading Summary-The Hindu-Handling a Threat

Shimla is witnessing acute water crisis. Water almost dried up in the Nauti-Khad stream, a water-body which is one of the key sources feeding Gumma, which is Shimla’s oldest water supply scheme. The main factors leading to the problem of water shortage include: Adverse climatic conditions leading to reduced flow in the streams and scant … Continue reading Water Crisis in Shimla

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