India designated Siliserh Lake and Kopra Jalashay as its 95th and 96th Ramsar Sites, increasing the country’s total to 96, up from 26 in 2014.
What are the Wetlands?
The Ramsar Convention’s definition for wetlands includes:
“areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six metres”.
Human-made wetlands: Fish and shrimp ponds, farm ponds, irrigated agricultural land, salt pans, reservoirs, gravel pits, sewage farms and canals.
The Supreme Court issued systemic directions to strengthen enforcement of anti-dowry laws.
SC observed that dowry is a deep-rooted social evil cutting across communities and requires institutional accountability, not merely penal provisions.
SC Directions
Judicial Monitoring: High Courts must monitor pending cases under IPC Sections 304-B (dowry death) and 498-A (cruelty) for expeditious disposal, with the judgment circulated for compliance review.
Administrative Enforcement: States must appoint and resource Dowry Prohibition Officers (DPOs) under Section 9 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, disseminating their contact details widely.
Capacity Building & Sensitisation: Police and judicial officers require periodic training on case sensitivity, distinguishing genuine claims from frivolous ones, while district administrations and Legal Services Authorities run grassroots awareness campaigns.
The Union Minister of Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare introduced the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB G RAM G Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha.
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It will replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA).
The move will mark a shift from a “demand-driven framework” to a “supply-driven scheme”.
India committed to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through the National Health Policy (NHP), 2017 and SDG-3, operationalised mainly via Ayushman Bharat (AB).
पाठ्यक्रम: GS2/स्वास्थ्य/GS3/अर्थव्यवस्था संदर्भ सार्वभौमिक स्वास्थ्य कवरेज क्या है? भारतीय संदर्भ में UHC की आवश्यकता भारत में UHC अपनाने की चुनौतियाँ वैश्विक अनुभव से सीख – WHO अल्मा-अता घोषणा (1978) ने UHC की नींव के रूप में प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य देखभाल पर बल दिया।– कई पूर्वी एशियाई देशों ने बीमा दृष्टिकोण से UHC अपनाया, लेकिन समय के […]
करंट बायोलॉजी में प्रकाशित एक नए अध्ययन ने उन कोशिकीय अनुकूलनों की व्याख्या की है जो मैंग्रोव प्रजातियों को अत्यधिक लवणीय तनाव सहन करने में सक्षम बनाते हैं।
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मुख्य कोशिकीय लक्षण (स्टोमाटा-आधारित नहीं): मैंग्रोव प्रकाश संश्लेषण बढ़ाने के लिए छोटे या अधिक संख्या वाले स्टोमाटा पर निर्भर नहीं होते।
नमक बहिष्करण : कुछ मैंग्रोव में मोमी जड़ परतें होती हैं जो जल पौधे में प्रवेश करने से पहले नमक को छान देती हैं।
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Iron Man of India, on his 75th death anniversary (15 December 1950).
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Born on October 31, 1875, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel served as independent India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister.
He is widely regarded as the architect of India’s national integration and a key force behind the establishment of modern civil services, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
He headed various Constitutional Committees, such as Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Committee on Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas, Provincial Constitution Committee.
