CHHATTISGARH
C’garh tops SPM Rurban Mission ranking in India
Chhattisgarh has secured top rank in the dynamic ranking of Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) across India.
Chhattisgarh has again grabbed the first place in the state ranking of Rurban cluster region conducted by the Union Rural Development Ministry.
The “Dynamic ranking system” of all Rurban clusters of the country was based on 12 indicators including assessment of financial and material progress made so far under the Rurban Mission.
The states have been ranked based on the consolidated performance of the cluster allocated to the various states.
Chhattisgarh was also awarded the first prize for “excellent implementation of the mission” by the Ministry of Rural Development in December 2019.
INTERNATIONAL
International Science Literature Festival VIGYANIKA
International Science Literature Festival – VIGYANIKA organized to mark the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
The purpose of this event is to bring science and literature to the public, and to demonstrate the use of various aspects of science communication to promote self-reliance and global welfare strategies.
It takes “Science Communication and Science Literature-Network Science and Society” as its theme.
It will explore the challenges of scientific communication through keynote speeches, panel discussions, scientific conferences and Vigyan Kavi Sammelan, and critically evaluate scientific literature and many other issues.
VIGYANIKA is an International Science and Literature Festival organized under the Indian International Science Festival.
NATIONAL
Good Governance Day: 25 December
In India, Good Governance Day (Sushasan Divas) is observed annually on December 25.
The day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Good Governance Day was established in 2014 by the newly elected administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to foster awareness among the Indian people of accountability in government.
Nation pays homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary
The Nation pays homage to former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 96th birth anniversary.
The day is also celebrated as Good Governance Day.
Vajpayee was elected ten times to the Lok Sabha and twice to the Rajya Sabha.
He served three terms as the Prime Minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004.
He was the first Indian prime minister not of the Indian National Congress to serve a full term in office.
India adds Tso Kar wetland complex to Ramsar Site
India has added Tso Kar wetland complex to the Ramsar Site.
Tso Kar, the 42nd Wetland of International Importance, is at more than 4,500 metres above sea level in the Changthang region of Ladakh.
The complex includes two connected lakes, the freshwater Startsapuk Tso and the larger hypersaline Tso Kar.
The site is habitat of numerous threatened
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