april 2021

  INTERNATIONAL   World in 2030 – Public Survey Report   UNESCO released the World 2030: Public Survey Report. The organization released the report based on surveys conducted from May 2020 to September 2020. The survey collected feedback from more than 15,000 people around the world. Highlights:   According to the report, climate change, violence … Read more

  INTERNATIONAL   Forest Governance by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples   The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations & the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean have released a new report entitled “Indigenous and Tribal People’s Forest Governance”. Highlights:   In the Caribbean and Latin America, … Read more

  INTERNATIONAL   Global Gender Gap Index 2021 Key Facts   The World Economic Forum released the Global Gender Gap Report for the year 2021. India’s ranking on the index fell 28 places. Highlights:   Among the 156 countries in the index, India ranks 140th. As a result, India became the third worst performing country … Read more

ASSAM   Assam body to go for Muslim census   The Janagosthiya Samannay Parishad, an umbrella body of 21 “indigenous” Muslim organizations in Assam, will begin a census to identify the state’s “khilonjiya” or “indigenous” Muslim population — to re-establish the separate identity of these communities, which has been “threatened” of late.   The state government had announced that it will … Read more

ASSAM Assam: Health, education bigger issues in Barpeta than citizenship   Minority strongholds in Barpeta seem more concerned about health, education and infrastructure development than citizenship issues. Thousands of people were excluded from the NRC, the updated version of which was published in August 2019 in Baghbar, Jania and Chenga constituencies in Barpeta. This district has been the nervecentre of … Read more

ASSAM   Govt issues guidelines for Bihu celebrations   The Assam health and family welfare department notified Covid-19 guidelines for the coming Bohag Bihu celebrations and other festivals in the state.   The event organizers will have to take permission from the district administration of the concerned district for organizing any event resulting in public gathering mentioning the number of people likely to … Read more

ASSAM Article 244(A) Of The Constitution Tribal Areas of Assam Rahul Gandhi (Congress leader) promised in a video that Article 244 (A) of the Constitution will be implemented to safeguard the interests of the people in most tribal areas of Assam. Highlights: Article 244(A) of the Constitution: Article 244(A) of the Constitution allows the establishment … Read more