Arun Kumar Fifty years ago, on June 25, 1975, the Emergency imposed by the then prime minister, Indira Gandhi. When Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in 1975, the nation’s existence was not jeopardised, externally or internally. An ex-post justification was given…
Anil Trigunayat In the ongoing war between two arch-rivals, Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the death and destruction and the utter defiance of international law by both sides under the garb of ‘self-defence’ have pushed the entire West…
The Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO), established under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India is the nodal technical organization responsible for policy, guidelines and standards related to urban water supply, sanitation and environmental engineering. CPHEEO was set up in 1966 and continues to emphasize the importance of urban local bodies in the promotion of public health through improvements in water supply, sanitation and waste management.
One-Stop Centre, also known as Sakhi, is a scheme under the Ministry of Women & Child Development (GOI). It was established on 1 April, 2015 to provide safety, rehabilitation, and support to the women who suffered any kind of injustice or violence of any nature, adhering to Article 15 of the Constitution of India.
Accurate prediction of monsoon rainfall is very crucial in a country like India, as it impacts many sectors like agriculture, water resources, power generation, transport, and even the Indian economy. Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall (ISMR) amounts to more than 80 percent of the annual rainfall over India. It, hence, plays a significant role in the total food production of the country. Having prior knowledge of the variations in monsoon rainfall aids in preparing for droughts and floods and reduces the adverse impacts of the same.
As a step towards rectifying the historical injustices done to the De-notified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of De-notified/Nomadic Tribes (SEED) was rolled out by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in 2022.