Livelihoods Update: 5 September 2023

Meta is collaborating with the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Skill Development, to train students, educators and entrepreneurs in India, for 3 years.

 

37,000 alien species of plants and animals have been introduced to various regions of the world due to human activities: ‘the Assessment Report on Invasive Species and their Control’ Report.

 

The Central Government will soon launch a scheme for encouraging the creation of cactus plantations in low irrigation areas, to help rejuvenate degraded land and also create biofuel: Panchayati Raj Minister.

 

The UP Government launched a scheme to give more than 1 lakh Government schools, a set of tablet computers each, to digitise learning.

 

The Armoured Sailfin Catfish has invaded 65% of water bodies of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana’s Eastern Ghats.