About the Scheme The Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) is considered as the world’s largest school meal programme and reaches an estimated 12 crore children across 12 lakh schools in India. In 1925, a Mid Day Meal Programme was first introduced …
What is it? The Kanwar Yatra is a pilgrimage organised in the Hindu calendar month of Shravana. Shiva devotees generally walk barefoot with pitchers of holy water from the Ganga or other holy rivers. The legend of the ritual goes …
Why in the news? World Snake Day, held every year on July 16, aims to increase awareness regarding the over 3,500 snake species that exist across the world. The day aims to change the negative perception surrounding snakes and promote …
About It is one of the Hornbill species found in India. This hornbill species is distributed in the Indian subcontinent, excluding Sri Lanka. It is found across India except Western Ghats, some parts of Himalayas, North-east and Thar desert. The …
Why in the news? World Snake Day, held every year on July 16, aims to increase awareness regarding the over 3,500 snake species that exist across the world. The day aims to change the negative perception surrounding snakes and promote …
About: The ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive’ (PRASHAD) was launched by the Ministry of Tourism in the year 2014-15 with the objective of integrated development of identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations. Objectives Rejuvenation and spiritual …
Why in the news? A recent study published in the Journal Nature, shows that the Amazon forests in South America, which are the largest tropical forests in the world, have started emitting carbon dioxide (CO2) instead of absorbing carbon emissions. …
Why in the news? The Taliban’s possible triumph threatens not just India’s diplomatic stakes in Afghanistan, but also 20 years and $3 billion worth of Indian investment in various projects – dams, roads, trade infrastructure. Indian projects across the country …