The government has
appointed renowned scientist Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas as chairman of Atomic Energy
Commission and secretary of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). He will succeed
Shekhar Basu.
Atomic Energy Commission;-{setup in 1948}
Is a governing body of Department of Atomic Energy(DAE is under the direct charge of PM)
to organise research in atomic scientists in country & promote nuclear research
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM);-
Is a poverty alleviation scheme implemented by Union Mo Rural Development to promote self-employment & organization of rural poor.
Scheme is implementing across the country in all States & UTs (except Delhi & Chandigarh)Cabinet approved extension of timeline (1year) for implementation Special Package(without linking it with poverty ratio) under DAY-NRLM for J&K.
India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project
§ It is first such pipeline through which
refined diesel will be supplied to Bangladesh from India.
§ The project involves construction of
130-kilometre long pipeline that will connect Siliguri in West Bengal and
Parbatipur in Dinajpur district of Bangladesh.
Exercise Aviaindra-18
An Air Force level exercise
between India and the Russian Federation.
1st Aviaindra was conducted in 2014 and has been
planned as a bi-annual exercise.
Cyclone-30
The country’s biggest cyclotron facility that will produce radioisotopes vital for diagnosis and treatment of cancer has become operational.
The country’s biggest cyclotron facility that will produce radioisotopes vital for diagnosis and treatment of cancer has become operational.
Global
Environment Facility (GEF)
The government along with United Nations body FAO has
launched an agriculture project.
Purpose- The project aims to transform
agricultural production to generate global environmental benefits by addressing
biodiversity conservation, land degradation, climate change mitigation and
sustainable forest management.
It is to be
implemented in five landscapes
Madhya Pradesh
Mizoram
Odisha
Rajasthan
Uttarakhand
The Global Environment Facility was established on the eve
of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit to help tackle our planet’s most pressing
environmental problems. Today, the GEF is an international partnership
of 183 countries, international institutions, civil society organizations and
the private sector that addresses global environmental issues.
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