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Achanakmar Tiger Reserve Teams in Chhattisgarh’s Achanakmar Tiger Reserve are monitoring a tigress released in April 2023 to help boost the dwindling tiger population.

About Achanakmar Tiger Reserve:

  • Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1975 and was declared as a tiger reserve in 2009.
  • Geographical Representation: Located in the Central Indian Highlands, Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh.
    • Forms part of the Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve.
  • Flora: Vegetation includes sal, bija, saja, haldu, teak, tinsa, dhawara, lendia, khamar, and bamboo.
  • Water Sources: Meandering Maniyari river flows through the reserve, vital for wildlife.
  • Diverse Wildlife: Tiger, leopard, bison, flying squirrel, Indian giant squirrel, wild dog, hyena.
Acharya Vinoba Bhave

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Recently, Prime Minister Narendra paid tributes to Acharya Vinoba Bhave on his birth anniversary.

About:

  • He was an ardent Gandhian who had launched the Bhoodan Movement, a voluntary land reform campaign.
  • Born: September 11, 1895, in Gagode, Bombay Presidency (Maharashtra).
  • Awards: Received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1958 and posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1983.
  • Role in Social Work: Led the Bhoodan Movement, collecting and distributing land to landless farmers.
  • Literary Contributions: “Swarajya Sastra,” “Geeta Pravachane,” and “Teesri Shakti.”
India-UK holds the 12th Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) The 12th Round of Ministerial India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue was recently held in New Delhi.

Key Highlights:

  • The two countries announced the India-UK Infrastructure Finance Bridge, a collaborative initiative to leverage expertise and investment in support of India’s National Infrastructure Pipeline.
  • Focus Areas: 
    • Commitment to expanding financial services partnership.
    • Focus on promoting GIFT IFSC and sustainable finance.
    • Announcement of India-UK Infrastructure Finance Bridge.
    • Emphasis on macroeconomic and multilateral cooperation.
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards
  • The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) recently published the list of awardees for the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) awards for 2022.

About the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) awards: 

  • The award is named after Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, the first director general of CSIR.
  • It is given every year in seven scientific disciplines — biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, medicine, engineering and earth, atmosphere, ocean and planetary sciences — to outstanding researchers under the age of 45. 
  • The award carries a cash component of Rs 5 lakh.

About Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR):

  • It is an Indian research and development (R&D) organization.
  • It was established as an autonomous body by the government of India in 1942 to promote scientific knowledge and boost industrialization and economic growth.
  • Headquarters: New Delhi

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