1.SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAAN Salient Features – Universalizing elementary education across the countryRashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan, Vidhyanjali, PBBB. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme in partnership with State Governments for universalizing elementary education across the country. Its overall goals include universal access and retention, bridging of gender and social category gaps in education… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Acts & Schemes Related to Education

Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) Established When and by Whom: It is an autonomous organisation established during 1986 under Societies Act by the Government of Kerala, now functioning under power dept. Headquarter: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Objective: To gather and disseminate useful knowledge in various fields of Non-Conventional Energy, Energy Conservation, and Rural Technology.… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] NGOs, Institutions, and Summits related to environment conservation in India

A strait is a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water. Most commonly it is a channel of water that lies between two land masses. Some straits are not navigable, for example because they are too shallow, or because of an unnavigable reef or archipelago. 1.Sunda Strait    Joining seas/… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Important Straits

1. Gonds Known for their valor, the Gond tribes are mostly found in Central India in the Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh. They are also spotted in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Orissa. The Gond tribes have a good command over Telgu, Hindi, Marathi, Parsi and many other Dravadian… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Tribes in news

1.Convention on biological diversity The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), a legally binding treaty to conserve biodiversity has been in force since 1993. Objectives- It has 3 main objectives: The conservation of biological diversity. The sustainable use of the components of biological diversity.,fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the use of genetic… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Important summits, conventions and Declarations (Part 2)