CONTENTS
- National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021
- Community forest rights
- System of Rice Intensification Method
- The Booker Prize
National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021
Context:
Recently, the Ministry of Education released the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 report. The Triennial Survey was conducted in November 2021.
Relevance:
GS II- Education
Dimensions of the Article:
- About National Achievement Survey – 2021
- Key Highlights of the NAS 2021
- Performance of the States
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Community Forest Rights
Context:
The Chhattisgarh government has become only the second state in the country to recognise Community Forest Resource (CFR) rights of a village inside a national park.
- The CFR rights of tribals living in Gudiyapadar, a hamlet inside the Kanger Ghati National Park in Bastar district, giving the community power to formulate rules for forest use.
Relevance:
GS III- Environment and Ecology
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is a community forest resource?
- What are Community Forest Resource rights?
- Why is the recognition of CFR rights important?
- Forest Rights Act, 2006
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System of Rice Intensification Method
Context:
According to experts in Punjab, the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Technique is as good as the Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) Technique for the land, environment, and farmers.
Relevance:
GS III- Agriculture
Dimensions of the Article:
- About System of Rice Intensification method:
- How does it take place in the field and in which soil?
- Does the SRI method require continuous flooding after transplantation of nursery?
- Challenges
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The Booker Prize
Context:
Author Geetanjali Shree’s translated Hindi novel, Tomb of Sand, became the first Indian language book to win the International Booker Prize.
Relevance:
GS I- Art and Culture
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is the Booker Prize?
- What about the International Booker Prize?
- Why is it called the ‘Booker’?
- Who have been some prominent winners?
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