64ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018
In June 2018, what amount of money has been sanctioned by the World Bank for India's ambitious scheme 'Atal Bhujal Yojana'? Atal Bhujal Yojana is a central scheme of the Ministry of Jal Shakti. In June 2018, the World Bank approved an amount of Rs. 3000 crore for this scheme. This scheme will be implemented with the assistance of the World Bank. The Government of India is contributing Rs. 3000 crore to it. The objective of this scheme is to improve groundwater management in the country’s priority areas through community participation. 95. In January 2018, which Indian State allowed people to establish a humanitarian relationship with trees, i.e., brother-sister?
aAssam
bSikkim✓ Correct
cNagaland
dManipur
eNone of the above/more than one of the above
Explanation
The Government of Sikkim has notified the “Sikkim Forest Trees (Amity and Reverence) Rules, 2017” to conserve trees and plants and to encourage people to protect them. Under this rule, a person can form a brother-sister relationship with trees located on their private land or on any public land. Locally, it will be known as a Mith/Mit or Mitini relationship. If a person adopts a tree by considering it as their child, then it is called an adopted tree.
environment-ecology