Mangrove Alliance for Climate: An multinational coalition called the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) aims to advance the preservation and restoration of mangrove ecosystems. The UAE, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Japan, and Spain are some of its members. Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) was launched at the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27).
The mangrove environment is one of the world's most productive and ecologically significant ecosystems. Since they can store carbon up to 400% faster than tropical land-based rainforests, they offer considerable benefits for both reducing climate change and preparing for it. They shield coastal areas from erosion, storm surges, and rising sea levels. They act as a habitat for marine biodiversity. The survival of almost 80% of the world's fish population depends on these environments.
Mother Tongue Survey
The Central Government has initiated the Mother Tongue Survey of India (MTSI) programme to carry out surveys of mother tongues that are consistently reported over two or more Census decades. It also catalogues the linguistic peculiarities of particular tongues.
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The MTSI project, which included field videography of India's 576 languages, was completed, according to the Home Ministry's annual report for 2021-22. The National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and The NIC are actively documenting and preserving the linguistic information of the surveyed mother tongues in video-audio files, according to the report, to preserve and analyse the original flavour of each indigenous mother tongue. The National Informatics Center will set up a web archive to keep the data (NIC).
National Legal Services Day 2022: History, Significance, Theme & More
National Legal Services Day 2022
National Legal Services Day is observed annually on November 9 to commemorate the start of the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987, which entered into force in 1995. On National Legal Services Day, state legal services offices host legal education activities to let people know they can get free legal assistance. Additionally, advertisements are run nationwide every year to inform the public about the different services that Legal Services Authorities offer.
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The Government has been sending out the legal message that everyone who falls under the category of poor citizens (and is unable to pay for legal services) is entitled to free legal services as a matter of law.