The "e-Proposal System" initiative of the Planning Department of the Government of Meghalaya has won the United Nations World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Forum Awards 2022 has won.
The founder of educational charity 'Bidyanando' Kishore Kumar Das from Bangladesh has been chosen for the Commonwealth Points of Light Award for his exceptional work in improving access to education for children from marginalised backgrounds.
The World Bank has issued the world's first Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) or the "rhino bond", raising $150 million to help efforts to increase the endangered black rhino population in South Africa, the bank said in a statement on Thursday.
Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Dr L Murugan today said for the first time in the country, a seaweed park will be set up in Tamil Nadu to improve the livelihood of fishermen.