National Culture Fund (NCF) Received Rs. 3.70 Crore from Non-Government Sources during Last Five Years (2018-19 to 2022-23).
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Recently, India’s 1st winter scientific expedition to the Arctic has been flagged off from the MoES headquarters in New Delhi.
4 sub-schemes under PACER
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Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) has added the health challenge noma to its official list of neglected tropical diseases (NTD).
WHO website lists the ‘latest’ estimates 140,000 cases per year and a prevalence of 770,000 cases. However, the data dates back to 1998.
Noma is also called as ‘Face of poverty’ as effective drugs like sulfonamides and penicillin and adequate surgical treatment for the effects remain inaccessible for many due to extreme poverty.
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Down To Earth| Inclusion of Noma in Neglected Tropical Disease list
The latest Migration and Development Brief reveals a continuing growth in remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in 2023, albeit at a slower pace compared to previous years.
Key findings of the report
The top 5 remittance recipient countries include India, Mexico, China, Philippines, and Egypt.
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