01.What is Web- Wonder Women?
The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India has launched an online drive Web- Wonder Women to discover and celebrate the exceptional achievements of women, who have been driving positive agenda of social change via social media.
02.The CM of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu inaugurated India’s longest single-lane steel cable suspension bridge over Siang River in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Siang River
The Siang River is treated as lifeline of Arunachal Pradesh. The Tsangpo river originates in the Angsi Glacier in the Himalayas. The river enters India through Arunachal Pradesh where that is called by name Siang. The river is also called as Dihang in plain regions. As the river flows through plains it is joined by rivers Dibang and Lohit. Downstream of the confluence of Lohit, river is called by name Brahmaputra.
03.World Hindi Day
Every year 10th January is celebrated as World Hindi Day to create awareness about the language of Hindi across the World and to present Hindi as an international language.
Why 10th January?
Because the first World Hindi Conference was organized in Nagpur on January 10, 1975. And conference saw representation from 30 countries.For commemorate the occasion, government of India since 2006 is celebrating 10th January as the World Hindi Day.
How it is the different from Hindi Divas?
Every year the Hindi Divas is celebrated on September 14th because it was the day Hindi was recognised as an official languages. On 14 September 1949, the constituent assembly adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as Official Language of the Union.
While the World Hindi Day is aimed at the promotion of the Hindi language at the global stage, Hindi Divas is being observed across the country at the national level.
Constitutional Provisions for the Promotion of the Hindi.
Hindi is fourth most spoken language of the world. Various constitutional provisions just like Article 120, Article 210, Article 343, Article 344 and the Articles from 348 to 351 are aimed at promotion of the Hindi.
04. the ruling party of Sikkim is Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) has assured implementation of universal basic income in Sikkim by 2022. If everythings go as per plan, Sikkim would become the first state in the country to implement Universal Basic Income (UBI).
What is Universal Basic Income (UBI).
Universal Basic Income refers to a programme wherein the people are provided with a fixed amount of money irrespective of their income, resources or employment status.
Resources for Funding the Universal Basic Income.
The state of the Sikkim aims to mobilise resources for funding UBI through following avenues:
Sikkim is a the power-surplus state. Sikkim produces 2200 MW and requirement of state is only 200-300 MW. power generation capacity would further go up to 3000 MW in a few years. Revenue from selling of the surplus power would provide extra revenue, which government plans to divert to implement Universal Basic Income.
Sikkim also plans to subsume other subsidies and allowances in the order to provide a particular amount every month to people.
Benefits of UBI
The 2017 Economic Survey had proposed Universal Basic Income as a conceptually appealing idea which could be a possible alternative to social welfare programmes targeted at reducing poverty.
The advocates of the Universal Basic Income praise the concept as futuristic which will allow the people to look into the future without worrying too much about income to sustain themselves.
The pilot programmes for the Universal Basic Income has been successfully implemented in the states Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and tribal belts with fairly large samples.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India has launched an online drive Web- Wonder Women to discover and celebrate the exceptional achievements of women, who have been driving positive agenda of social change via social media.
02.The CM of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu inaugurated India’s longest single-lane steel cable suspension bridge over Siang River in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Siang River
The Siang River is treated as lifeline of Arunachal Pradesh. The Tsangpo river originates in the Angsi Glacier in the Himalayas. The river enters India through Arunachal Pradesh where that is called by name Siang. The river is also called as Dihang in plain regions. As the river flows through plains it is joined by rivers Dibang and Lohit. Downstream of the confluence of Lohit, river is called by name Brahmaputra.
03.World Hindi Day
Every year 10th January is celebrated as World Hindi Day to create awareness about the language of Hindi across the World and to present Hindi as an international language.
Why 10th January?
Because the first World Hindi Conference was organized in Nagpur on January 10, 1975. And conference saw representation from 30 countries.For commemorate the occasion, government of India since 2006 is celebrating 10th January as the World Hindi Day.
How it is the different from Hindi Divas?
Every year the Hindi Divas is celebrated on September 14th because it was the day Hindi was recognised as an official languages. On 14 September 1949, the constituent assembly adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as Official Language of the Union.
While the World Hindi Day is aimed at the promotion of the Hindi language at the global stage, Hindi Divas is being observed across the country at the national level.
Constitutional Provisions for the Promotion of the Hindi.
Hindi is fourth most spoken language of the world. Various constitutional provisions just like Article 120, Article 210, Article 343, Article 344 and the Articles from 348 to 351 are aimed at promotion of the Hindi.
04. the ruling party of Sikkim is Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) has assured implementation of universal basic income in Sikkim by 2022. If everythings go as per plan, Sikkim would become the first state in the country to implement Universal Basic Income (UBI).
What is Universal Basic Income (UBI).
Universal Basic Income refers to a programme wherein the people are provided with a fixed amount of money irrespective of their income, resources or employment status.
Resources for Funding the Universal Basic Income.
The state of the Sikkim aims to mobilise resources for funding UBI through following avenues:
Sikkim is a the power-surplus state. Sikkim produces 2200 MW and requirement of state is only 200-300 MW. power generation capacity would further go up to 3000 MW in a few years. Revenue from selling of the surplus power would provide extra revenue, which government plans to divert to implement Universal Basic Income.
Sikkim also plans to subsume other subsidies and allowances in the order to provide a particular amount every month to people.
Benefits of UBI
The 2017 Economic Survey had proposed Universal Basic Income as a conceptually appealing idea which could be a possible alternative to social welfare programmes targeted at reducing poverty.
The advocates of the Universal Basic Income praise the concept as futuristic which will allow the people to look into the future without worrying too much about income to sustain themselves.
The pilot programmes for the Universal Basic Income has been successfully implemented in the states Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and tribal belts with fairly large samples.
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