Change Makers

Teachers To Migrate With Nomadic Students In J&K

• Raghav Goyal
• Published on 5 Mar 2023, 11:14 am IST
• 3 minutes read

Highlights

• Nomadic tribes in J&K's Kishtwar are being persuaded to send their drop out children back to school
• Till now 1400 out of targeted 1600 children have enrolled back to school and other steps are being taken to maintain this number
• DC Kishtwar Devansh Yadav, is planning roaming teachers to accompany the tribes during their migratory summer months

Change Makers

Lemon Grass Is The New Opium For Farmers

• Ayodhya Prasad Singh
• Published on 4 Mar 2023, 4:25 pm IST
• 2 minutes read

Highlights

• Lemongrass is being cultivated instead of Opium in many areas of Gaya, farmers are earning profits.
• 2011-batch IAS officer Thiyagarajan SM persuadedthe farmers to opt for lemongrass farming.
• Lemongrass is being cultivated on 200 acres of land. Over 300 acres more is in planning phase.

Beyond Headlines

UPSC Exam is a Hard Nut to Crack!! ChatGPT Proved it Now.

• Bhakti Kothari
• Published on 4 Mar 2023, 11:09 am IST
• 3 minutes read

Highlights

• Popular AI Chatbot ChatGPT has failed the toughest examination of the country - UPSC.
• The chatbox could only answer 54 out of the 100 UPSC questions presented to it.
• This proves that our bureaucrats are even smarter than the AI based app. Stay tuned to see what the toppers have to say about this.

Beyond Headlines

When A Hunter Was Hunted In Arunachal 

• Pallavi Priya
• Published on 4 Mar 2023, 9:11 am IST
• 3 minutes read

Highlights

• A Tiger was killed by poachers in Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary (DBS) in Arunchal Pradesh recently
• Forest officials with Wildlife Crime Control Bureau seized tiger’ body parts and one petition was arrested swiftly
• Even with hundreds of tigers DWS is yet to be declared as Tiger Reserve

Video Interview

Vultures Being Cultured

• Indian Masterminds Bureau
• Published on 3 Mar 2023, 5:13 pm IST
• 1 minute read

Highlights

• Rajaji National Park is conserving endangered vulture species in deep forest areas
• Nests have been prepared for raptors to live and breed in safe environment
• 95 per cent of Vultures have died due to excessive use of chemicals like Diclofenac
• Forests provide chemical food to the Vultures, says Rajaji Field Director Dr Saket Badola.

Video Interview

Save The Elephant

• Indian Masterminds Bureau
• Published on 3 Mar 2023, 1:59 pm IST
• 1 minute read

Highlights

• Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand, housing over 300 elephants is bisected by a railway line
• At least two elephants used to die every year on the railway track in Rajaji
• Only three elephants died on the track during past 10 years due to certain steps
• Field Director of Rajaji Park Dr Badola is taking steps to bring it down to zero. Watch the video

Webinar

Do Wildlife Safaris Save The Tiger

• Pallavi Priya
• Published on 3 Mar 2023, 9:17 am IST
• 2 minutes read

Highlights

• Tourism and Conversation go hand in hand but is too much tourism good for wildlife conservation.
• Forests officers from different parts of India whether tourism helps saving the beasts
• Indian Masterminds special Webinar on World Wildlife Day

Video Interview

A Historic Step In Tiger Conservation

• Indian Masterminds Bureau
• Published on 2 Mar 2023, 5:34 pm IST
• 2 minutes read

Highlights

• A Tiger crossed over from the crowded eastern zone of Rajaji Tiger Reserve to uninhabited Western Zone
• The two zones were separated from each other by a busy national highway connecting Haridwar and Rishikesh with Dehradun
• Three flyovers were constructed recently to facilitate smooth movement of wildlife from one region to the other

Be Inspired

Gold Shower On This IPS Officer From Chhattisgarh

• Bhakti Kothari
• Published on 2 Mar 2023, 9:00 am IST
• 3 minutes read

Highlights

• IPS officer Bhavna Gupta from Chhattisgarh won three medals in the All India Police Badminton Championship.
• She won a gold in women's singles, another gold in women's doubles with DSP Anjali Yerwara.
• She teamed up with IPS Suraj Singh Parihar to win a bronze in the mixed doubles match.

Beyond Headlines

Mahatma Gandhi’s Charisma On Celluloid Via A Bureaucrat

• Ayodhya Prasad Singh
• Published on 1 Mar 2023, 9:28 am IST
• 4 minutes read

Highlights

• The 1999-batch IIS officer Prakash Magdum’s book ‘The Mahatma On Celluloid’ explores the cinematic portrayal of Gandhiji all over the world.
• Mr. Prakash believes that Gandhi’s cinematic charisma will continue cherish generations, though Gandhi hated cinema.
• This cinematic biography has been trending on e-commercesites in Film & Television and Performing Arts categories.