Free Grains Scheme


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About Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

Extension of the “Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana”

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SC On Collegium System Review


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Indian And G-20 Presidency


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G20 ambassadors to be flown to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands later this month for the Ministry of External Affairs and ‘Sherpa’ briefing on logistics for 2023

From November 25 to 27  the “off-site” for 30 to 40 diplomats will take place at “The Taj Exotica hotel” on Havelock Island.

Where G-20 ‘Sherpa’ Amitabh Kant, G-20 National Coordinator and Former Foreign Secretary “Harsh Shringla”, or ‘Sous Sherpa’ Abhay Thakur will give them a preview of India’s plan for the next year of its Presidency

The Ambassadors of Indonesia, Andre Aranha Correa Do Lago, Brazil, and Ina Krisnamurthi make up the troika of countries hosting the G-20 before and after India, respectively, will constitute the core group of countries involved in planning the G-20 agenda, and are expected to attend.

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Political Reconciliation in Afghanistan


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On 16 November 2022, The Moscow Format of Consultations on Afghanistan held in the Russian capital called for respect for all Afghan ethnic groups and minorities in a bid to create national reconciliation in the war-torn country.

After the meeting stressed “A Joint Statement issued”, upon ending all terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan and said placing of military infrastructure facilities of “third countries” in Afghanistan “and in adjacent states is unacceptable”. 

Taliban did not participate in the talks but welcomed the discussion and declared that it will not allow Afghan territory to be used against the “stability of the region”. 

The Russian hosts presented a White Book on the civilian losses in Afghanistan due to the actions of the NATO forces during the past two decades and condemned the September 5 terror attack against the Russian embassy in Kabul.

The representatives at the talks also called for the “complete unfreezing” of Afghanistan’s assets by Washington. Participating countries in the talks included Russia, India, China, Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan called upon the Taliban to “fulfill its commitments to eradicate terrorism and drug trafficking”.

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Smugglers Trafficking Rhino Horns With Impunity


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After 2017 despite a reduction in poaching the seizure of rhino horns by weight has increased, In Panama City, a global threat assessment report was presented at a convention of the conservation agencies.

A comprehensive analysis titled “Executive summary of the rhino horn trafficking as a form of transnational organized crime (2012-2021): 2022 global threat assessment” was presented at the meeting of the Conference of Parties organized by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

There are five rhino species: Javan, Sumatran rhinos in Asia, as well as greater one-horned, and white and black rhinos in Africa.

 Status of rhino species on the IUCN Red List:

  1. Javan: One-Horned Rhino is Vulnerable Javan is Critically Endangered.
  2. Sumatran rhinos: Sumatran Rhino is Critically Endangered, In Malaysia, it has become extinct.
  3. One-Horned Rhino: In India, only the Great One-Horned Rhino may be found.
  4. Black rhino: The black rhino is critically endangered. The African species is the smaller of the two.
  5. White Rhino: White Rhino is Near Threatened.

About Northern White Rhino or Indian Rhino

Researchers used In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) to generate an embryo of a northern white rhino.

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