Daily Current Affairs – 05-05-2024

Environment/Wildlife

India is hosting

the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultation Meeting (ATCM 46) and the 26th Meeting of the Committee on Environmental Protection (CEP 26) from May 20 to 30, 2024 in Kochi, Kerala

India reaffirms its commitment to protect the delicate ecosystem of Antarctica and to promote scientific exploration in the region. It is conducted by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India in collaboration with the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR).

General/Other

Pradhan Mantri Awas

Yojana – urban -2015

As the current Union government completes two terms, one of its flagship programmes was Housing For All (HFA) by 2022, both in urban and rural areas, planned under the PMAY (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana) scheme in 2015. Launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation ( MoHUPA ) in Mission mode. It is a centrally sponsored scheme both the Union and the State governments are supposed to financially contribute to it.