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  Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Why in mews  The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, or PMDDKY, to  enhance agricultural productivity   and increase adoption of sustainable agricultural practices across the country. The scheme was announced in the Union Budget for 2025-26 . merged 36 schemes of 11 Ministries into the PMDDKY After the Cabinet meeting, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told presspersons that the Centre had merged 36 schemes of 11 Ministries into the PMDDKY,  which will have an outlay of ₹24,000 crore per year for six years beginning 2025-26. “This scheme will help 1.7 crore farmers,” he said. A release said the scheme aims at augmenting  post-harvest storage at the panchayat and block levels,  improving irrigation facilities,  and facilitating availability of long-term and short-term credit. Across 11 departments “The scheme will be implemented through convergence of 36 existi...

  Conflict in Myanmar drives 4,000 into Mizoram A battle between two ethnic armed groups in Myanmar has forced some 4,000 Chin people in the country to take refuge in Mizoram. Officials in Champhai district of Mizoram  said waves of Myanmar nationals began crossing a border bridge at Zokhawthar Tiau river   they are crossing , since the gunfights broke out on July 3.  The river demarcates a part of the 510-km border between India and Myanmar.  “The refugees are taking shelter in the houses of their  relatives,  schools,  and community halls.  They are concentrated in the Zokhawthar and Vaphai villages,” a district official said, declining to be quoted. Volatile situation Young Mizo Association   “Given the volatile situation across the border, we have not asked these refugees, many of them women and children, to go back. Our villagers and members of NGOs such as the Young Mizo Association  are looking after the basic needs of ...

  The Maternal Mortality Ratio for India is on the decline, but there are States that need to focus on basic and systemic issues The maternal mortality ratio (MMR)  is  a crucial indicator of reproductive health, representing the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births during a specific period .   “Maternal death is the death of a woman  while pregnant  or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy,  irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy,  from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management,  but not from accidental or incidental causes”.  Introduction  In childbirth in India, why should 93 women lose their life while one lakh women have a safe delivery?   2019-21  Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)   estimate for India was 93 under the Sample Registration System (SRS).  MMR in India has declined over the years — it was 103 in 2017-19, then 97 in 2018-20 and now ...

Paragraph 1 (English): Sports, as a whole, has gained immense priority under the leadership and the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and it is with great hope that we look forward to the next 10 years, when India, under this vision, could become one of the world leaders in the sporting arena. India has successfully expressed its interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics, and in preparation and anticipation of this, the nation will undoubtedly have the honour of hosting various other prestigious international sporting events as well. प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के नेतृत्व और vision के तहत खेलों को समग्र रूप से अत्यधिक प्राथमिकता मिली है। अगले 10 वर्षों की ओर हम बड़ी आशा से देख रहे हैं, जब भारत इस vision के तहत वैश्विक खेल मंच पर एक अग्रणी राष्ट्र बन सकता है। भारत ने 2036 के ओलंपिक की मेज़बानी में अपनी रुचि सफलतापूर्वक प्रकट की है और इस तैयारी व उम्मीद में, देश को निश्चित ही कई अन्य प्रतिष्ठित international sporting events की मेज़बानी का सम्मान भी मिलेगा। Paragraph 2 (Engli...