CLAWS (The Centre for Land Warfare Studies)

 

The Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi, India is an independent think tank on strategic studies and land warfare. The mandate of CLAWS covers national security issues, conventional military operations and sub-conventional warfare.

Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)

✅ CLAWS is an independent think tank on strategic studies and land warfare in the Indian context.

✅ It is located in New Delhi.

✅ The mandate of CLAWS covers national security issues, conventional military operations and sub-conventional warfare.

✅ CLAWS disseminates the products of its research to its members, members of the armed forces, decision makers, members of the strategic community and interested civilians.

✅ It also seeks to contribute to developing a pro-active strategic culture for India.

✅ The objective of the organization is to convey policy recommendations based on interactions, consensus and research projects to policymakers and experts.

✅ It is affiliated with the Indian Army.

✅ CLAWS organises seminars and conferences, round-table discussions, workshops and guest lectures and undertakes research projects on national security related issues, especially those pertaining to land warfare.

White-throated Kingfisher

White-throated Kingfisher can be recognized by its large, red bill, rust-colored head, shoulders, and underparts, turquoise-blue back, wings, and tail, and by its characteristic white throat and upper chest. The wings have white patches which are visible when it flies.

White-throated Kingfishers are adaptable predators and will dive into the water to capture aquatic prey like fish, crabs, and amphibians or will plunge into the grass and undergrowth to capture terrestrial prey like large insects and invertebrates, small reptiles, rodents, and baby birds. The Elephant Nature Park has a river running through it that is lined with grassy fields, so this lucky White-throated Kingfisher has a diverse hunting territory.

This is a large kingfisher, 28 cm in length. The adult has a bright blue back, wings and tail. Its head, shoulders, flanks and lower belly are chestnut, and the throat and breast are white. The large bill and legs are bright red. The flight of the White-throated Kingfisher is rapid and direct, the short rounded wings whirring. In flight, large white patches are visible on the blue and black wings. Sexes are similar, but juveniles are a duller version of the adult.

SATYABHAMA (Science and Technology Yojana for Atmanirbhar Bharat in Mining Advancement)

 SATYABHAMA (Science and Technology Yojana for Atmanirbhar Bharat in Mining Advancement)

The Ministry of Mines has launched a portal "SATYABHAMA (Science and Technology Yojana for Atmanirbhar Bharat in Mining Advancement)" with an aim to promote research and development in the mining and minerals sector

Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India provides funds to Academic institutions, universities, national institutes and R&D institutions recognized with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India for implementing R&D projects under Science and Technology Programme Scheme of Ministry of Mines with the vision to promote research in applied geosciences, mineral exploration, mining and allied areas, mineral processing, optimum utilization and conservation of the mineral resources of the country, for the benefit of the nation and its people.

The broad thrust areas for supporting Research in Mining are given below:

• Prospecting / exploration for strategic, rare and rare earth minerals.
• Development of new technology for mineral exploration and mining on land and deep sea to locate and exploit new mineral resources.
• Research in mining methods. This includes rock mechanics, mine designing, mining equipments, energy conservation, environmental protection and mine safety.
• Improve efficiency in process, operations, recovery of by-products and reduction in specification and consumption norms.
• Research in metallurgy and mineral beneficiation techniques to utilize lower grade and finer size ores.
• Extraction of value added products from mine waste, plant tailings etc.
• Development of new alloys and metal related products, etc.
• Evolve low capital and energy saving processing systems.
• Production of materials of high purity.
• Cooperative research among organizations associated with the mineral sector.

PROJECT CHAMAN

PROJECT CHAMAN(coordinated  horticulture assessment using management using  geo-informatics)

 Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh said that in order to provide strategic development to the horticulture sector, so as to increase farmers income, a pioneer project called CHAMAN, has been launched six years back by the Government. This project is being implemented by Mahalanob is National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC) using remote sensing technology and is likely to be completed on March 2018. This was told by the Shri Singh in New Delhi during a presentation on CHAMAN.

Shri Radha Mohan Singh said that the Horticulture sector is one of the major drivers of growth in Agriculture sector. This sector provides nutrient rich crops to the people and better remunerative prices to the farmers thereby augmenting their income. It also provides higher employment opportunities in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. Thus it has gained significant prominence in the recent years. It is a matter of pride that India is the Second largest producer of Vegetables and Fruits in the world and is First in the production of Banana, Mango, Lime and Lemon, Papaya and Okra.

Shri Singh informed that CHAMAN is a pioneer project in which remote sensing technique is being used for strategic development of horticulture sector as also to increase the farmers’ income. It gives methodology for preparing reliable estimates of horticulture crops. Union Agriculture Minister said that this methodology will help the farmers to generate better income.

He also  said that the income of farmers will increase by growing selected crops in the high suitable areas identified under CHAMAN in the current Jhum /waste lands. Besides this, the Post-Harvest damages of farmers would be significantly reduced by creation of desired Post Harvest Infrastructures like cold storages etc. thereby increasing their income. In addition the Geo-Spatial Studies like crop intensification, orchard rejuvenation and aqua-horticulture would further help the farmers’ to grow their horticultural crops in a profitable manner which will help doubling their income.

Union Agriculture Minister informed that it is proposed to hand over the interim reports of North Eastern States Site Suitability Studies to the respective State Governments by January 2018 for immediate consideration. The waste land/ jhum land areas identified for one crop in one district each of North Eastern States, under site suitability studies would be utilised by the State Governments to take up the projects of development of these areas on priority. On completion of this Project, the Geo-Spatial Studies would be conducted in all major states of the country.

Shri Singh told that on completion of this project, the methodology developed for seven important horticulture crops would be made operational in all the States. The remote sensing technology would be extended to other horticulture crops in future.

Shri Radha Mohan Singh also told that apart from these, various flagship programmes of the Ministry such as PMFBY, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), Soil Health Card, Rashtriya KrishiVikasYojana (RKVY) etc. are using remote sensing, GIS and GPS tools for their effective implementation.