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Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana: Successful Implementation in Manipur

Van Dhan Yojana is an initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India) as the nodal agency at National level. Through this scheme, locations, MFPs and tribal gatherers are identified and transformed into entrepreneurs. Under the Van Dhan Yojana, a large number of tribal community owned Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) have been set up in predominantly forested tribal districts. Minor Forest Produce (MFP) is a major source of livelihood for the tribes living in forest areas.

Posted on: 19 Nov 2020

Cyberbullying – A Changing Trend of Modern Crime

Cybercrime has emerged as one of the biggest modern-day challenges. With the advancement in technology and increased accessibility of the internet, cybercrime and cyberbullying are simultaneously on the rise. Almost all internet users have faced cyberbullying at some point, knowingly or unknowingly. Statistics and data show that women and teenagers (both boys and girls) are the most vulnerable group and often falls victims of cyberbullying.

Posted on: 16 Nov 2020

Types of Cyber Crimes and How to Stay Protected

Cybercrime is a criminal activity that either targets or uses a computer, a computer network, or a networked device. Some cybercriminals are organized, use advanced techniques, and are highly technically skilled. Others are novice hackers. Cybersecurity is the state of being safe from electronic crime/cybercrime. It refers to the body of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect networks, devices, programs, and data from attack, damage, or unauthorized access. There are various cybercrimes we face in our day to day life and below are some cybercrimes to name a few: –

Posted on: 26 Oct 2020

A Glimpse of the Indigenous Tribes of Manipur (Part I)

Manipur is a multi-ethnic state located at the easternmost part of India. It has a total population of 28, 55,794 according to 2011 Census of India covering an area of 22,327 square kilometres. Out of this, 58.9% represents the valley population and 41.1% represents the population of the hills. In this blog, we shall discuss 10 out of the total 33 tribes of Manipur and follow up with a series of two more blogs studying the remaining tribes. Read the blog and learn more about each tribe.

Posted on: 07 Feb 2020

10 Study Tips for Exam Preparation

Preparing for an exam can be stressful at times when we have a lot to study but a restricted period of time. While few people having a proper study plan studies better and faster but many others end up studying less and stressing more about the outcome of the exam. We have listed ten exam preparation tips that’ll come handy for any student preparing for an examination, so read the blog to check them out!

Posted on: 07 Feb 2020

Rediscovering Thoubal District

Thoubal is one of the 16 districts of Manipur occupying the bigger portion of the eastern half of Manipur valley. It is bounded on the North by Imphal West and Imphal East district, on the East by Kangpokpi and Tengnoupal districts, on the South by Kakching and Tengnoupal districts.

Posted on: 07 Feb 2020

Sangai Festival – It’s only getting bigger and better!

Sangai Festival, the biggest annual cultural festival organized by Department of Tourism, Manipur is celebrated for 10 days every year in the fall of November in Imphal, the capital city of Manipur, with the finest aspiration to uphold Manipur as a world-class tourism destination staging the best of its art and culture, handloom and handicrafts, indigenous sports and various other traditional activities. This year the festival has shortened to only a week – from the 24th till 30th of November but has been expanded to other districts such as Bishnupur and Senapati keeping in view with the increasing number of visitors.

Posted on: 26 Nov 2019

Ningol Chakouba - The festival of family reunion that signifies rich cultural heritage of Manipur

Ningol Chakouba is one of the popularly celebrated festivals in the state which falls on the second lunar day of the Manipuri calendar’s Hiyangei month. Ningol means ‘married woman’ and Chakouba means ‘invitation for feast’; so the festival is the one where the married women are invited to their parents’ home for a feast. The invitation comes from the son(s) of the parental family of the ningols, generally a week in advance; it strengthens the bond of affections among the brothers and sisters, daughters and parents of a family.

Posted on: 30 Oct 2019

SHIRUI LILY FESTIVAL – Celebrating and promoting the flower that grows only in Manipur

Blooming at the top of Shirui Hills, Shirui Lily brings in the people of Manipur together with its enchanting beauty and its annual observation, Shirui Lily Festival. Shirui Lily, or Lilium mackliniae, is the State Flower of Manipur found only in the upper ranges of Shirui Hills in Ukhrul district of Manipur at an elevation of 5,568 – 8,500 ft. above sea level. It was first discovered by English botanist Kingdon F Ward in 1946 and named it ‘Lilium mackliniae’ after the maiden name of his wife Jean Macklin and later introduced to the world by bagging the prestigious merit prize in the 1948 Royal Horticultural Society Flower in London. Shirui Lily Festival is an annual five-day State festival celebrated in Ukhrul district to spread awareness about the endangered state flower ‘Shirui Lily’ as well as to promote Ukhrul district as a potential tourist destination in Manipur. The festival was celebrated by the locals in their own level till 2016, when the State Government in 2017 declared that Shirui Lily festival would be celebrated in state level.

Posted on: 14 Oct 2019

Reduce, Recycle & Re-Use Today for a Plastic-Free Tomorrow

Plastic products which were once our saviour are now becoming our own biggest threat. The accumulation of plastic products in the Earth’s environment affecting the living organisms dwelling on the surface of the Earth is termed as plastic pollution and it has become one of the most concerning pollution in the world today. It can afflict land, waterways, oceans, and air when burnt in the open air. From the beginning of plastic production in the 1950s up to 2018, an estimated 6.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced worldwide, of which an estimated 9% has been recycled and another 12% has been incinerated. As of 2018, about 380 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide every year. India alone produces about 25,940 tons of plastic and more than 97,000 tons of solid waste per day. Earlier this year, on World Environment Day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the world to fight plastic pollution and other environmental pollution.

Posted on: 19 Sep 2019

School Fagathansi Is Encouraging Students To Attend School

Education plays a huge role in shaping up the best of any nation’s future. No nation can grow or develop when the quality of the education system of the nation is poor. As an initiative to improve the condition of Government schools of the State for overall development in shaping future pillars of the society, Chief Minister of Manipur Shri N. Biren Singh launched School Fagathansi Mission (Go To School)under Go To Village Mission on 18 January 2019 at Yumnam Huidrom High School, Wangoi in Imphal West District. After the huge success run of Government missions such ‘Go To Village’ and ‘Go To Hills’, Go To School aims to give renewed thrust towards the improvement of Government schools both in terms of physical and manpower infrastructure. On 31 May 2019, an order was issued for implementation of the mission in one school each in all the 60 Assembly constituencies of the State.

Posted on: 02 Aug 2019

“Nisha Thadoklasi”, Manipur Government Declares War On Drugs

Drug trade is considered as the third largest business in the world, next to petroleum and arms trade. It has been a backdoor business of almost every country, hindering the wholesome development of a nation and destroying precious lives of resourceful youths, with drug addiction and immense human distress.

Posted on: 02 Aug 2019