Published on: April 12, 2022

SNIPPETS – 12 APRIL 2022

SNIPPETS – 12 APRIL 2022

  • Government of Karnaataka has decided to extend “Raitha Vidyanidhi” scholarship scheme to the wards of weavers and fishermen too from this year. It is scholarship scheme
  • Recently High Court of Karnataka stayed the implementation of two orders issued by the State Government making Kannada a compulsory language for UG courses
  • NITI Aayog launched the State Energy and Climate Index (SECI). It is the first index that aims to track the efforts made by states and UTs in the climate and energy sector. Gujarat, Kerala and Punjab have been ranked as the top three performers
  • The government is pushing infrastructure to bring Barbara forest in Odisha on ecotourism map. It is located in Odisha and is Dubbed as Asia’s largest teak and sal forest
  • As part of the Seema Darshan project an Indo-Pakistan border viewing point in Nadabet in Gujarat (Located in the Rann of Kutch region)  known as the ‘Wagah of Gujarat’ – was recently inaugurated
  • The fourth ‘2+2’ dialogue between India and the United States was recently conducted. 2+2 dialogue is a format of meeting of the foreign and defence ministers of India and its allies on strategic and security issues