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SAGE Program and Portal Launched by Thaawarchand Gehlot

The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot basically dispatched a drive called, SAGE (Seniorcare Aging Growth Engine) on June 04, 2021, and furthermore the SAGE entryway to help India's old people.

SpaceX dispatches 22nd Resupply Services Mission

SpaceX CRS-22, otherwise called SpX-22, is a Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that dispatched at 17:29:15 UTC on 3 June 2021.[1] The mission is shrunk by NASA and is flown by SpaceX utilizing a Cargo Dragon 2. This is the second trip for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Phase 2 agreement granted in January 2016.

Blue-Finned Mahseer - IUCN

THE BLUE-FINNED Mahseer, which was on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) red rundown of imperiled species, has now moved to the 'least concern' status, an assertion from Tata Power said. The gathering is associated with preservation of the blue-finned and brilliant mahseer for a very long time in Lonavala.

The Monsoon Rainfall From June To September Reaches 101% Of The Long-Term Average

The Monsoon Rainfall From June To September Reaches 101% Of The Long-Term Average. Consistently, this is utilized as a gauge for guaging the quantitative precipitation for the rainstorm season.

Bal Swaraj Portal Reports That Nearly 10,000 Children Are In Immediate Need Of Care And Protection

"The calamitous COVID-19 pandemic crushed the weak areas of society… there are various kids who have become vagrants because of the end of either the provider of the family or of both their folks," the court's amicus curiae, advocate Gaurav Agrawal, said.

On May 28, the Bench had guided the Center to state government assistance measures for youngsters stranded by the pandemic. The NCPCR, addressed by advocate Swarupama Chaturvedi, and States were approached to arrange information recognizing youngsters needing prompt consideration. Area specialists were asked to quickly oblige the essential requirements of food, haven and garments to stranded and deserted youngsters. "The area specialists are coordinated to transfer the data of youngsters who have become vagrants after March, 2020 on the entryway "Bal Swaraj" before tomorrow night [May 29]," the Bench had requested.

 

The NCPCR's Bal Swaraj records the subtleties of 9,346 youngsters who are needing care and security as of May 29. Of this, youngsters who have lost either parent are 7,464, the individuals who have been stranded and deserted are 1,742 and 140, separately. The entrance shows that youngsters matured somewhere in the range of eight and 13 structure the most elevated age section who are in critical need of help. There are 3,711 of them.

More Caves Found at Trirashmi Hill

Buddisht Caves: Nearly two centuries prior, the Trirashmi Buddhist caverns or the Pandav Leni in a Nashik slope had been archived by a British military official. Presently, three additional collapses a similar region have been found by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI), as per a report in IE. It is accepted that these caverns could be homes of Buddhist priests, and keeping in mind that their artifact has not yet been resolved, the archeologists are of the assessment that these caverns date back to before the Trirashmi caves.

The report added that the Pandav Leni or Trirashmi are a group of 25 caverns and these date back to some time between the 2 century BC and 6 century AD, having been cut out of the Trirashmi Hill. Chief James Delamaine had recorded the complex of the caverns back in 1823, and the site is currently secured by the ASI and it's anything but a traveler objective

Public Human Rights Commission Appointed New Chairman

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India is a Statutory public body comprised on 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Ordinance of 28 September 1993.[1] It was given a legal premise by the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (PHRA). The NHRC is the National Human Rights Commission of India, liable for the assurance and advancement of basic freedoms, characterized by the Act as "Rights Relating To Life, freedom, equity and pride of the individual ensured by the Constitution or typified in the International Covenants and enforceable by courts in India".

Expert Group on National Floor Wage and Minimum Wage Fixation

The public authority has comprised a specialist bunch drove by Prof Ajit Mishra, that will give suggestions on obsession of least wages and public floor the lowest pay permitted by law.

"The Ministry of Labor and Employment gave a request and has comprised the Expert Group to give specialized information sources and suggestions on obsession of Minimum Wages and National Floor Minimum Wages," a work service articulation said.

 

The lowest pay permitted by law is diverse for various classifications of laborers.

Public floor alludes to the base degree of compensation that is material to all classifications of laborers the nation over.

PLI Scheme for Telecom and Networking Equipment

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) today gave rules on execution of creation connected motivation (PLI) plans for makers in the area.

"With the goal to help homegrown assembling, speculations and fare in the telecom and systems administration items Department of Telecommunications (DoT) informed the "Creation Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme" on 24th February 2021. Presently, after broad meetings with partners, the operational rules for the plan have been given on 3 June," as per an authority explanation from the Ministry of Communications.

Dispatch of Govt e-Marketplace (GeM) Portal

Presently Sell your items and administrations straightforwardly to Government divisions, PSUs, Ministries, Armed Forces and so on across India. Pearl gives you direct admittance to public obtainment market where Govt. can purchase or take benefits straightforwardly through a completely paperless online stage. We can help you to develop your business through GeM and assist you with procuring greatest benefits and secure installments.

Govt of India Departments, Ministries PSUs, associations have moved to GeM Govt E Marketplace from CPP e-Procurment entrances to satisfy their obtainment needs. Presently its time for you get your business on GeM and sell your items and administrations on the web.

First International Memory Studies Workshop of Asia Hosted by IIT Madras

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Center for Memory Studies facilitated an International Memory Studies Workshop. IIT Madras' virtual workshop on memory examines was Asia's first and it goes before the authority dispatch of the Indian Network for Memory Studies (INMS). Held between April 26 and April 30, the workshop was gone to by more than 100 members from everywhere the world.

Various members, an IIT Madras proclamation said, recognized the scholastic just as the profoundly existential need to draw in with the field of Memory Studies in the current pandemic existence where memory, availability and sympathy arise as essential human ascribes.

 

The workshop gave an insightful stage to prepare and coach doctoral and postdoctoral analysts in Memory Studies and worked with the rise of exploration strategies and creative, intelligent, vivid devices in Memory Studies with the guide of advanced advances.

Department Approves MoC between India-Japan on Urban Development

The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has supported the marking of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on Sustainable Urban Development between the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Government of Japan, in supersession of existing MoU of 2007 on Urban Development.

A Joint Working Group (JWG) will be established to plan and carry out programs on participation under the structure of the MoC. The Joint Working Group will meet once per year, then again in Japan and in India.

The participation under this MoC will start on the date of its mark and proceed for a time of 5 years. From that point, it could be reestablished naturally for additional progressive times of 5 years all at once.

The MoC will advance solid, profound and long haul two-sided participation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development between the two nations.

The MoC is required to set out business open doors in the space of maintainable metropolitan turn of events, including Urban Planning, Smart Cities Development, Affordable Housing, (counting rental lodging), Urban Flood Management, Sewerage and Waste Water Management, Urban Transport (counting Intelligent Transport Management System, Transit-Oriented Development and Multimodal Integration) and Disaster Resilient turn of events.

The targets of the MoC are to work with and fortify India-Japan specialized collaboration in the field of Sustainable metropolitan improvement including Urban Planning, Smart Cities Development, Affordable Housing (counting rental lodging), Urban Flood Management, Sewerage and Waste Water Management, Intelligent Transport Management System, Transit-Oriented Development, Multimodal Integration, Disaster Resilient turn of events and different regions as commonly distinguished by the two Sides. The proposed MoC will empower a trade of key learnings and best practices in the previously mentioned regions.

Overall Day for the Fight against Illegal and Unreported and Unregulated Fishing fifth June

 

Fishing is fundamental – giving nutritious food and work all throughout the planet. Unlawful, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing is a curse on the fishing area. IUU fishing compromises the maintainability of the fishing area and puts lives at chances. IUU fishing vessels regularly need legitimate security gear. Staff on board might be dependent upon cruel and hazardous working conditions, and at times, constrained work.

IUU vessels might be bound to dispose of fishing gear, debasing the climate, harming fisheries, and making a danger vessels as the nets or lines can get entrapped in