Madhya Pradesh State PCS

• 02 Aug 2021

'Prakritika' Terrace Garden

Why in News

• Recently, the terrace garden 'Prakritika' was inaugurated at Vallabh Bhawan, Madhya Pradesh.

Key Point

• Developed by: Madhya Pradesh Institute of Water and Land Management, Bhopal in an eco-friendly method.
• Various medicinal, aromatic and forest species have been selected and planted for eco-friendly beautification.
• It has been depicted by Mandana and line art to create the background of the cultural environment. Hanging plants have also been installed at various places to make the atmosphere of the terrace garden more beautiful.
• WALMI institute has used the 'WALMI Early Forest Development Method'. In this method, the work of developing natural greenery and beautification on the concrete surface has been done by using the concept and technique of guaranteeing dense forest in one year.
• This technique is completely organic, in which beds of one-meter depth have been prepared by mixing different types of organic materials, such as paddy straw, para, dung manure, Jeevamrut, Ghan Jeevamrut, Vermicompost etc. with soil.

National Youth Award

Why in News

• Recently, Shubham Chauhan from Bhopal was selected for the 'Rashtriya Yuva Puraskar' 2018-19 by the Government of India for youth activities.

Key point

• He will be awarded at a ceremony on the occasion of the International Youth Day, on August 12, 2021.
• This award is given every year by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India for their outstanding activities for nation-building.
• Shubham Chauhan led the team from Madhya Pradesh in the National Integration Camp organized by the Government of India in Jammu and Kashmir in March 2020, after the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
• Similarly, Madhya Pradesh has partnered with Nagaland and Manipur under Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat Yojana to strengthen cultural relations between them.