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  Remembering Birsa Munda on his death anniversary About the personality • Birsa Munda was a young freedom fighter and a tribal leader, whose spirit of activism in the late nineteenth century, is remembered to be a strong mark of protest against British rule in India.  • He was born and raised in the tribal belt around Bihar and Jharkhand.  • The state of Jharkhand was created on his birth anniversary in 2000. • He was born on November 15, 1875.  • He belonged to the Munda tribe in the Chhotanagpur Plateau area.  • He received his early education at Salga under the guidance of his teacher Jaipal Nag. On the recommendation of Jaipal Nag, Birsa converted to Christianity in order to join the German Mission school. He, however, opted out of the school after a few years. Other details • Having gained awareness of the British colonial ruler and the efforts of the missionaries to convert tribals to Christianity, Birsa started the faith of ‘Birsait’. Soon members of the...

  Two species of Monals sighted together in Arunachal Pradesh News Info One discovered species is While Himalayan monal also called as Lophophorus impejanus. It is widely distributed from Afghanistan to northeast India While, other is Sclater’s monal which is also called as Lophophorus sclateri. It is found in southern China and northern Myanmar. It is listed as vulnerable by IUCN (International Union of Conservation of Nature). It was sighted near Komji Lipik at 2,850 metres. Birds were sighted on Mount Eko Dumbing at 4,173 metres above mean sea level. Monal bird Monal bird belongs to genus Lophophorus of pheasant family called Phasianidae. Male birds have colourful, iridescent plumage with plump physique. They prefer like roots, bulbs and insects as diet. Males are polygamous during mating. They mate with several females. Females only mate with selected male and enter into monogamous relationship. They are listed as vulnerable due to habitat destruction and hunting. Siang Dist...

  El Salvador: First country to formally adopt bitcoin as legal tender The El Salvador parliament on Wednesday approved the  Bitcoin Law  making the Central American nation the first to formally adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Bitcoin now joins the US dollar (USD), which has been the legal currency of the country since 2001. The new law will go into effect within 90 days.

  Govt extends free foodgrains scheme till Nov for 80 crore beneficiaries Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi yesterday in his address to the nation conveyed the decision of extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY-III) till the Deepawali.   This means that till November 2021, more than 80 crore people will continue to get decided amount of free food grain every month. Till 07.06.2021, Food Corporation of India has supplied 69 LMT free food grains to all 36 States/ UTs. 13 States/ UTs i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Goa, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Punjab, Telangana and Tripura have lifted full allocation for May-June 2021. 23 States/ UTs i.e. Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Daman Diu D&NH, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, U...

  India Can Save Logistics Fuel Worth ₹311 Lakh Crore between 2020 and 2050: Report NITI Aayog, RMI and RMI India’s new report,   Fast Tracking Freight in India: A Roadmap for Clean and Cost-Effective Goods Transport , presents key opportunities for India to reduce its logistics costs. Due to the rising demand for goods and services, freight transport demand is expected to grow rapidly in the future. While freight transport is essential to economic development, it is plagued by high logistics costs and contributes to rising CO 2 emissionsand air pollution in cities. According to the report, India has the potential to: Reduce its logistics cost by 4% of GDP Achieve 10 gigatonnes of cumulative CO 2  emissions savings between 2020 and 2050 Reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) emissions by 35% and 28%, respectively, until 2050 “Freight transportation is a critical backbone of India’s growing economy, and now more than ever, it’s important to make this ...

  Allotment of 5 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz band to Indian Railways Giving a boost to ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ mission, Government has approved allotment of 5 MHz Spectrum in 700 MHz frequency band to Indian Railways for public safety and security services at stations and in trains.              With this spectrum, Indian Railways has envisaged to provide LTE (Long Term Evolution) based Mobile Train Radio Communication on its route. The estimated investment in the project is more than Rs. 25,000 Crore. The project will be completed in the next 5 years. In addition to this, Indian Railways has approved TCAS (Train Collision Avoidance System), an indigenously developed ATP (Automatic Train Protection) System, which will help in avoiding train collisions thereby reducing accidents and ensuring passenger safety. It brings a strategic shift in Railways’ operations and maintenance regime.  It will help in improving the safety and increasing the line cap...

  Former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Anup Chandra Pandey has been appointed as Election Commissioner of India.