Sri Vijaya Puram, Dec. 5: In an effort to encourage stakeholders and promote the PM SVANidhi scheme, Shri Arjun Sharma, IAS, Deputy Commissioner (South Andaman) today facilitated ten beneficiaries of the scheme by issuing certificates of recognition. These individuals were recognized for their outstanding performance and significant contributions to their family's livelihood through the provisions of the PM SVANidhi scheme.

Sri Vijaya Puram, Dec 5: Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK), Sri Vijaya Puram, inaugurated the District-Level Yuva Utsav - 2024 at Tagore Government College of Education, Middle Point, Sri Vijaya Puram. The event, aimed at fostering creativity, leadership, and social responsibility among youth, is being held under the overarching theme of Panch Pran, focusing on building a developed and united India.

Sri Vijaya Puram, Dec. 5: The Composite Regional Centre (CRC), A&N Islands, organized an excursion to Wandoor Beach for Child with Special Needs (CwSN) and their families as part of International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) 2024. The event, centered on the theme ‘Special Children—Inclusivity and Joy’, was generously sponsored by Shri Aziz Ur Rahman, Councillor of Ward No. 6 and State President of the Atal Foundation A&N, Shri Mohammed Shabbir Hussain, President of Tourism Association of Andaman & Nicobar Islands (TAAN) & Smti Faridha Bibi, Secretary-cum-Director of Hope Foundation.

Sri VIjaya Puram, Dec. 5: The Directorate of Social Welfare, in collaboration with the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), A&N Islands, conducted an awareness program at the Directorate of Education Office yesterday on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) and Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

Car Nicobar, Dec. 5: The Department of Agriculture, Car Nicobar organized World Soil Day today at Govt. Senior Secondary School Sawai, Car Nicobar. This year the theme is ‘Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage’. Smti.  R. Bhu Bharthy, Agriculture Officer welcomed the gathering and briefed about the importance of World Soil Day and emphasized on the theme that there is need for accurate soil data to guide sustainable soil management practices. Shri Abdul Hameed, Agriculture Field Assistant explained about the Soil biodiversity, its significance and need for its conservation, also about the role of soil organisms behind the transformations of nutrients that make them available to plants.