CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -A National Integration Camp (NIC) themed Ek Bharat-Shreshth Bharat was inaugurated at the Indian Himalayan Centre for Adventure and Eco-tourism Institute at Chemchey, South Sikkim. The camp is being organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Sikkim inaugurated by Sikkim MP Indra Hang Subba.

Detailed explanation-2: -The National Integration Camp (NIC) is organized every year and the duration of each camp is 7 days with day-night boarding & lodging. These camps are held in different parts of the country. Each camp involves 150 NSS volunteers to undertake the scheduled activities.

Detailed explanation-3: -National Integration Camps (NIC)/ Special National Integration Camps (SNIC). National Integration Camps and Special National Integration Camps are conducted to make cadets understand and value the rich heritage of cultures that forge unity despite the diverse languages, traditions and religions of our country.

Detailed explanation-4: -The NIC was constituted accordingly and held its first meeting in 1962. The NIC declared its objectives in the meeting held in 1968.

Detailed explanation-5: -The NIC met for the first time in June 1962. The fourteenth meeting was held in New Delhi on 13 October 2008. The fifteenth meeting was held on 10 September 2011 in New Delhi. The latest meeting (sixteenth meeting) was held on 23 September 2013.