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    Swadhar Greh Scheme The  Ministry of Women and Child Development  is implementing the  Swadhar Greh Scheme  which targets the women victims of difficult circumstances who are in need of institutional support for rehabilitation so that they could lead their life with dignity.  The Scheme envisages providing  shelter,  food,  clothing and health  as well as economic and social security for these women.  Swadhar Greh will be set up in every district with capacity of 30 women with the following  objectives: To cater / ऑपरेट  to the primary need of shelter, food, clothing, medical treatment and care of the women in distress and who are without any social and economic support. To enable them to regain their emotional strength that gets hampered due to their encounter with unfortunate circumstances. To provide them with legal aid and guidance to enable them to take steps for their readjustment in family/society. To rehab...

  urban local govt reforms PART IXA which has come into force on 1993 gives a constitutional foundation to the local self-government units in urban areas. Municipal governance in Delhi is in dire need of reform.  In the past seven years, strikes by municipal agency employees over non-payment of salaries —  including by doctors amid the raging pandemic —  have compromised the national capital’s capacity to deal with its myriad civic problems.  Now, on Tuesday, the capital’s longstanding need for stable civic administration got mired in controversy after the Union cabinet cleared a Bill that envisages the merger of Delhi’s three municipalities — East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC). The Centre has said that unification will improve the local body’s financial standing. That’s correct, to an extent. It’s the timing of the move, however, that has raised eyebrows. Delhi’s AAP-run...

  What is 'White phosphorus'? White phosphorus (WP) when interacts with oxygen, ignites and burns, producing a dense white smoke with an unique garlic-like stench.  Smoke also obstructs infrared vision and weapon-tracking systems, shielding military units from guided weapons like anti-tank guided missiles. White phosphorus weapons can inflict damage in two ways: burns and vapour inhalation, in addition to direct injuries caused by particles of their shells. It's a UN-prohibited weapon since it's employed in smoke, lights, and during wartime to make bombs more lethal. Its use in open areas is legal under international law, but air-bursting phosphorus over inhabited areas is prohibited since it puts civilians in danger and can result in an indiscriminate attack due to the wide dispersion of burning fragments.  This weapon is deadly because it burns quickly when it comes into contact with air, resulting in tremendous heat and poisonous smoke that can instantly kill a perso...

सुजलाम मिशन 2.0 प्रविष्टि तिथि: 23 MAR 2022 2:07PM by PIB Delhi केन्द्रीय जल शक्ति मंत्री श्री गजेन्द्र सिंह शेखावत ने कल विश्व जल दिवस- 2022 के अवसर पर जल शक्ति मंत्रालय के पेय जल तथा स्वच्छता विभाग द्वारा वर्चुअल रूप से आयोजित कार्यक्रम में धूसर जल प्रबंधन के लिए सुजलाम 2.0 अभियान लॉन्‍च किया। संयुक्त परामर्श पर हस्ताक्षर  नौ मंत्रालयों- जल शक्ति मंत्रालय, ग्रामीण विकास मंत्रालय, महिला एवं बाल विकास मंत्रालय, युवा कार्य तथा खेल मंत्रालय, जनजातीय मंत्रालय, स्वास्थ्य और परिवार कल्याण मंत्रालय, शिक्षा मंत्रालय, पर्यावरण, वन तथा जलवायु परिवर्तन मंत्रालय और पंचायती राज मंत्रालय- ने एक संयुक्त परामर्श पर हस्ताक्षर किए . जिसके अंतर्गत कार्यक्रम क्रियान्वयन से प्रत्यक्ष रूप से जुड़े लोगों के साथ तालमेल के आधार पर धूसर जल प्रबंधन अपने-अपने स्तर पर प्रारंभ करेंगे। Subject or theme सुजलाम 2.0 अभियान लॉन्‍च करते हुए केन्द्रीय मंत्री ने कहा कि इस वर्ष का विषय है ‘भू-जलः अदृश्य को दृश्यमान बनाना’।  संस्थानों को संगठित करना   उन्होंने कहा कि इस अभियान के अंतर्गत हमारी योजना समुदा...

  problems in taking African cheetahs to India    about cheetah There are five subspecies of this big cat. It is slim and has muscular, long legs — in relation to its body size when compared to other cats — a small, rounded head that is set on a long neck, a flexible spine, a deep chest, special pads on its feet for traction, and a long tail for balance.  It is also the only cat that cannot retract /  वापस लेना,  its claws, an adaptation to help maintain traction like a soccer player’s cleats.  It also bears distinctive black “tear tracks” running from the inside corner of each eye to the mouth that may serve as an anti-glare mechanism for daytime hunting. Asiatic cheetahs     Historically, Asiatic cheetahs had a very wide distribution in India. There are authentic reports of their occurrence from as far north as Punjab to the Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu .  The cheetah’s habitat   was also diverse, favouring the  more op...

  Hypersonic weapons   Hypersonic word meaning  relating to speeds of more than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5). they can travel within the atmosphere and can manoeuvre  पैंतरेबाज़ी  midway which combined with their high speeds make their detection and interception extremely difficult. news   nuclear-capable hypersonic  In August, China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile that circled the globe, demonstrating an advanced space capability. Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile   Russia was able to launch a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile from a submarine which hit a target 350 kms away.  While the U.S.   also has active hypersonic development programmes, it is lagging behind China and Russia. India operates approximately 12 hypersonic wind tunnels and is capable of testing speeds of up to Mach 13. Dinakar Peri What are hypersonic weapons? They are manoeuvrable weapons that can fly at speeds of at least Mach 5, five time...

Do looks correlate with caregiving in frogs and toads? Anurans species where males looked similar to females were likely to care for the young 20/03/2022   Paternal care: The Kumbara night frog, Nyctibatrachus kumbara was discovered in 2016 from fast flowing streams of Karnataka. The males care for eggs by standing on two legs and carefully covering eggs with clay and mud. K.S. Seshadri K.S. Seshadri Shubashree Desikan Here 2 parts  Parental caregiving in animals is associated with an element of risk of being attacked by predators.  On another track, body colours and patterns are believed to have evolved because they protect the animal against attacks by the predator.  Tying these two facets together, researchers from Indian Institute of Science asked whether parental caregiving is associated with body colour, patterns and even dichromatism in frog and toad species.  Dichromatism is when the two sexes have different colouration, at least in parts.  The res...

UN Environment Assembly and Governing Council The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment.  🍅It addresses the critical environmental challenges facing the world today.  🍅Understanding these challenges and  🍅preserving and rehabilitating our environment is at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Environment Assembly meets biennially to set priorities for global environmental policies and develop international environmental law.  Through its resolutions and calls to action, the Assembly provides leadership and catalyses intergovernmental action on the environment.  Decision-making requires   broad participation, which is why the Assembly provides an opportunity for all peoples to help design solutions for our planet’s health. History of the United Nations Environment Assembly The United Nations Environment Assembly was created in June 2012, when world leaders called ...

Question - Clean energy must use the battery of a circular economy explain . क्लीन एनर्जी में हमें रीयूज्ड बैटरी का इस्तेमाल करना है ?  An efficient waste management ecosystem is crucial to manage the huge waste generated in India’s new energy push 17/03/2022   In the Budget speech this year, the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman  emphasised the role of cleaner technologies such as solar energy and batteries in India’s future economic growth. In addition, she mentioned the importance of transitioning to a circular economy from the existing linear one. Market estimates सर्कुलर इकोनामी क्यों जरूरी है क्या इसका महत्व है  The call for a creation of a circular economy is significant since an efficient waste management ecosystem would be necessary to manage the enormous waste generated by renewable energy projects in the coming decades.  According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) — an intergovernmental organisation that supports countries in the...

Question   yuan is as a reference currency for interim oil trade why ? Why could India and Russia consider the use of Chinese currency to facilitate oil trade? 17/03/2022   पश्चिम के देशों ने क्या-क्या सैंक्शन लगाए Russian banks were removed from SWIFT payments and energy imports from the country have also reduced. इसलिए रसिया अदर करेंसी में ऑयल बेचेगा at a significant discount using the yuan as a reference currency. डॉलर का गलत इस्तेमाल करता है अमेरिका to freeze dollars that belong to its adversaries.  To avoid this risk, many countries have been looking at alternatives to the U.S. dollar. ना तो रूबल और ना ही रुपया ऑयल के इंटरनेशनल ट्रेड के लिए उचित है as a global currency for trade. Therefore, the yuan can become an alternate option. The story so far:  I ndia and Russia are said to be considering the use of the Chinese yuan as the reference currency to facilitate oil trade between the two countries.   रसिया के ऊपर सैंक्शन क्यों लगाए गए This news comes in the...