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Jaga Mission - Govt of Odisha Scheme

Jaga Mission - Govt of Odisha Scheme The Jaga Mission is a unique initiative by the Government of Odisha, aimed at providing land rights and secure housing to slum dwellers in the state. The mission has also won World Habitat Award 2023 from UN - Habitat The Jaga Mission was launched in 2018 by the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, with the aim of providing land rights and secure housing to all slum dwellers in the state. Under the mission, the state government provides land rights to slum dwellers who have been living in their homes for more than five years. The mission has been a huge success, with more than 1.8 lakh slum dwellers receiving land rights and secure housing in just two years. The state government has also set up a dedicated Jaga Mission cell to oversee the implementation of the mission and ensure that slum dwellers receive their rightful land rights and secure housing. The Jaga Mission has not only provided land rights and secure housing to slu...

Relevance of Non-Aligned Movement | NAM in 21st Century

Non-Aligned Movement's relevance The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was founded in 1961 as a response to the Cold War and the dominance of the world's superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. The movement aimed to create a third path for countries that did not wish to align themselves with either of the two superpowers and to promote peace, disarmament, and decolonization. While the relevance of the Non-Aligned Movement has diminished in recent years, it remains an important symbol of the aspirations of developing countries to assert their independence and sovereignty in the global arena. In the present world, the principles of the Non-Aligned Movement, such as respect for national sovereignty, the right to self-determination, and multilateralism, continue to be relevant and important. The world today is still marked by the dominance of powerful countries and the inequality of the global system, which reinforces the marginalization and exploitation of many count...

Hunger a Cry for Many and Now for Government too

Hunger a Cry for Many and Now for Government too Global Hunger Index which ranks major nations in terms of hunger, has been questioned by Government of India. Could this be erroneous? Who would validate and On what possible grounds will this validation take place. Index is an “erroneous measure of hunger” - The ministry of women and child development Index suffers from “serious methodological issues” can this statement be true Global Hunger index published jointly-produced by the Germany-based not-for-profit organisation Welthungerhilfe and Ireland-based Concern Worldwide. They ranked India as 107 out of 121 countries which resulted to damage India’s image. The opinion poll which was conducted is questionable. India was given a score of 29.1 on a scale of 0 to 100, where zero indicate NO HUNGER. India was ranked badly than Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, China and Srilanka. Can this report be trusted ? Government is doubtful and even questioning its methodo...

Sri Lanka Crisis 2022

Srilanka Crisis 2022 Back drop Srilanka gained its independence from British power in 1948. And was doing well in terms of economic and social indicators. But during 1970s, the situation went under change; armed revolt was seen against the government which was consider to be pro USSR. In year 1977, a new government was seen at Srilanka which was tilled towards western world. During the period of 1970s, Srilanka adopted the Economic liberalisation in line with IMF and World Bank model - leading to deregulation, privatisation and opening the market for international players. This led to failure of local players and especially the local farmers. As per the data’s available, the economy fall was seen during 1970-80s. As the economy was not unpredictable, IMF suggested Structural Adjustment Program to Srilanka; leading to loan supplies for bringing back economy on track. During 1980s, the nation saw a civil war that lasted for nearly 25 years. Making the nation suffer worst...

Covid19 Third wave condition India

Covid19 Third wave at peak In India, the covid19 new variant named as OMICRON has bought a wave of rising cases. The variant was found in S. Africa in the month of December 2021 has the capabilities of rapid spread and faster pace of infecting masses. Although the death rate and mortalities were not seen in at higher rate in comparison to earlier waves. But the OMICRON variant was seen to be rapidly spreading its spikes across all states & union territories. The rise in cases were seen from first week of January, 2022 (02/01/2022) and crossed the one lakh cases mark in one week (09/01/2022), two lakh cases mark in just 3-4 days (12-13/01/2022). By 20 th January 2022, the cases rose to 3 Lakh across India, but a stabilization was seen then after. Every day around 3 Lakh to 3.20 Lakh cases were recorded as per data projected from various media houses. As per the data projected in Second wave, the peak was achieved at 4.14 Lakh cases per day. And many experts were...

PADMA AWARDS 2022 INDIA

PADMA AWARDS @ 2022 One of the highest civilian honors of India announced annually on the eve of Republic Day every year. Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, is announced every year on the occasion of Republic Day except for brief interruption(s) during the years 1978 and 1979 and 1993 to 1997. The award seeks to recognize achievements in all fields of activities or disciplines where an element of public service is involved. The Padma Awards are conferred on the recommendations made by the Padma Awards Committee, which is constituted by the Prime Minister every year. The nomination process is open to the public. Even self-nomination can be made. The award is given in three categories, namely, A. Padma Vibhushan for exceptional and distinguished service; B. Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of a high order; and C. Padma Shri for distinguished servic...