.jpg)
.png)
.jpg)
PCS ParikshanOdisha Switch to Hindi
Odisha CM Launches ‘Samikshya’ Portal
Why in News?
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has launched the ‘Samikshya’ portal, a real-time digital platform.
Key Points
- Objective: To monitor the implementation of development projects funded by State Finance Commission (SFC) and Central Finance Commission (CFC) grants across local bodies.
- Aim: The portal aims to enhance transparency, accountability and timely execution of development works by providing updated data on project status.
- Coverage: Projects such as roads, drinking water supply, sanitation, street lighting, parks and other public utilities in both rural and urban local bodies.
- Public access: The portal is accessible to citizens, elected representatives and officials, enabling public tracking of development works and fostering participatory governance.
- SFC Report: It also marked the submission of the 6th State Finance Commission (SFC) report to the Chief Minister.
- Focuses on strengthening the financial base of local bodies through predictable and formula-based devolution.
- Governance Impact: Samikshya is expected to improve fund utilisation, reduce delays and cost overruns, and strengthen local governance and service delivery.
- Digital Governance Step: The initiative aligns with Odisha’s broader push towards digital transformation and transparent administration.
| Read More: Finance Commission, State Finance Commission, Local governance |
National Current Affairs Switch to Hindi
New Flowering Plant Hoya nagaensis Discovered in Nagaland
Why in News?
Researchers from Nagaland University have discovered a new species of flowering plant in the high‑altitude of Nagaland.
Key Points
- Scientific name: Hoya nagaensis
- Documented during systematic botanical surveys in under‑explored forests.
- Discovery: Kavünhou Community Reserved Forest, Phek district, Nagaland.
- The discovery underscores the importance of community‑protected forests in preserving rare and endemic species, as these forests remain largely untouched and biologically rich.
- IUCN Status: Critically Endangered.
- Biodiversity Hotspot: Nagaland’s high‑altitude forests are part of the Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot.
- Research Significance: The discovery contributes valuable data to India’s botanical records and global plant science, encouraging further ecological and conservation studies in the region.
| Read More: IUCN , Shifting cultivation, Biodiversity Hotspot |
