Skill India Mission
National Sample Survey report 2011 -12 on education and vocational training stated that person in the age group of 15 years to 59 years have 2.2 % formal vocational training and 8.6 % informal vocational training (which merely comprised the passing down of hereditary skills or on the job training)
Rural males- driving & Motor Mechanic works
urban males- computer trades
rural female -textile related work
Urban Females – computer trades
It has been reported that rate of vocational training and barely increased between 2004 to 2005
National skill policy of 2009 created a national skill development coordination board.
Skill India campaign launched by Modi target training 40 crore people by 2022.
Naya Daur
Urdu magazine of Uttar Pradesh State government
Unique Identification System For Elephants
This will help in tracking the migratory paths, previous moments and age of the elephant
It will ensure the protection of the elephants from poachers
Project elephant- 1992
Rare Indian Purple Frog
It is endangered and endemic to South Western Ghats
Tribal people who consume the tadpole on a large-scale have endangered the flagship species for the conservation of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot region
Different Types Of Calander
Vikram calendar- 57 BC
Saka era- 74 AD – is Indian government official calendar
Georgian calendar-also called the Western calendar and the Christian calendar, is internationally the most widely used civilcalendar. It is named for Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in 1582
Lunar calendar-based on cycles of the lunar phases.
Solar calendar- is a calendar whose dates indicate the position of Earth on its revolution around the Sun or, equivalently, the apparent position of the sun moving on the celestial sphere.
