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ALL INDIA ELEPHANT AND TIGER POPULATION ESTIMATION EXERCISE

All India Elephant and Tiger population estimation exercise to be done in convergence for the first time in 2022.

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Minister for Environment released the population estimation protocol to be adopted in the exercise to be taken up for the All India elephant and tiger population estimation in 2022.

The protocol was released on the occasion of World Elephant Day.

The programme also witnessed release of the fourth edition of the quarterly newsletter “Trumpet” of the Elephant Division of the Ministry.

Asian elephants are listed as "Endangered" on the IUCN Red List of threatened species.

Indian Elephant has also been listed in the Appendix I of the Convention of the Migratory species in the recently concluded Conference of Parties of CMS 13 at Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat in February 2020.

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NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR HOMEOPATHY (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021

Parliament has passed the National Commission for Homeopathy (Amendment) Bill, 2021 with the Rajya Sabah approving them. The Lok Sabha had passed it earlier.

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The National Commission for Homeopathy (Amendment) Bill proposes to amend the National Commission for Homeopathy Act, 2020 to provide a medical education system that improves access to quality and affordable medical education.

The 2020 Act replaced the Homeopathy Central Council Act, 1973. The 1973 Act set up the Central Council of Homeopathy for regulating homeopathic education and practice. 

The 2020 Act replaced the Council with a national commission for regulating homeopathic education and practice.

The National Commission was constituted on July 5, 2021 to supersede the Central Council and on the same date the 1973 Act was repealed. 

The 2021 Bill specifies that all powers exercised and functions performed by the Board of Governors (as under the 1973 Act) will be deemed to have been done under the 2020 Act and will continue to remain in force.

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Population Growth:

Details of steps taken by the Government to stabilize population growth in last five years are given below:

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Mission Parivar Vikas has been introduced for substantially increasing access to contraceptives and family planning services in 146 high fertility districts in 7 high focus states.

Expanded Contraceptive Choices: The current contraceptive basket has been expanded with inclusion of new contraceptives namely Injectable contraceptive (Antara programme) and Cent chroman (Chhaya).

Post-partum Intrauterine contraceptive device (PPIUCD) incentive scheme under which PPIUCD services are provided post-delivery.

Redesigned Contraceptive Packaging: The packaging for Condoms, OCPs and ECPs has now been improved and redesigned so as to augment the demand for these commodities.

Family Planning Media Campaign: A holistic media campaign is in place to generate contraceptive demand.

The WorldPopulation Day & fortnight (July 11 – July 24) is observed each year to boost Family Planning efforts all over the country.

Scheme for Home Delivery of contraceptives by ASHAs at doorstep of beneficiaries has been taken up.

Family Planning Logistics Management Information System (FP-LMIS) is being implemented to ensure last mile availability of FP commodities.

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MAJOR DHYAN CHAND KHEL RATNA AWARD:

India's highest sporting honour Khel Ratna Award, which was named after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, was rechristened in the honour of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand following the admirable performance of both men's and women's hockey teams in the Tokyo Olympics.

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Major Dhyan Chand (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport.

He was known for his extraordinary goal-scoring feats, in addition to earning three Olympic gold medals, in 1928, 1932 and 1936.

Popularly known as The Wizard or The Magician of hockey for his superb ball control, Chand played internationally from 1926 to 1949; he scored 570 goals in 185 matches according to his autobiography, Goal.

The Government of India awarded him Padma Bhushan in 1956.

His birthday, 29 August, is celebrated as National Sports Day in India every year.

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Former police office and “encounter specialist” Pradeep Sharma was called by NIA for questioning in connection with Mukesh Ambani terror scare case. About: • National Investigation Agency (NIA) is the Central Counter Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency of India.

 • Parent agency: Union Ministry of Home Affairs.

 • Establishment: NIA was created after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks with the enactment of the National Investigation Agency Act 2008.

 • Jurisdiction: ◦ The agency is empowered to deal with terror related crimes across states without special permission from the states.

 ◦ A State Government may request the Central Government to hand over the investigation of a case to the NIA, provided the case has been registered for the offences as contained in the schedule to the NIA Act.

 • NIA special courts: ◦ Various Special Courts have been notified by the Govt. of India for trial of the cases arising out of offences committed in various states of the Union.

 ◦ These are presided over by a judge appointed by the Central Government on the recommendation of the Chief Justice of the High Court with jurisdiction in that region.

 • Offices: it is headquartered in Delhi and has branch offices in 8 locations. (at AKS IAS-Advanced Knowledge Systems) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNZPKAELbYZ/?igshid=1ugz6syic8h69

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the legislation that may be able to keep him in power until 2036, when he will be 83 years old. About: • Putin, a former KGB officer who is now 68, completes his ongoing six-year tenure — his fourth as President — in 2024.

 • He has already run the country either as President or as Prime Minister for more than 20 years.

 • This is the longest period a leader has been in power since Joseph Stalin, who was Secretary General of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922-1953) and the premier of the Soviet Union from 1941-1953.

 • Some critics have likened Putin’s move to a power grab while others have called them a “constitutional coup”.

 What’s the change? • Before the new legislation was signed, a President could serve a maximum of two consecutive six-year terms. That term limit remains even in the new legislation.

 • What has changed is that Putin’s previous terms will not be counted once the new legislation comes into effect. These will be “zeroed out”, giving him the option of serving two more consecutive terms after the current one ends in 2024. #aksias #aks #ias (at AKS IAS-Advanced Knowledge Systems) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNXU0WorVF7/?igshid=svnypyxqt7kf

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