CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -PROJECT SIGNING: West Bengal Gets $125 Million to Help Citizens Access Social Protection Services.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Program objective is to enhance the State of Kerala’s resilience against the impacts of climate change and natural disasters, including disease outbreaks and pandemics.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Government of India, the Government of Kerala and the World Bank have signed a Loan Agreement of USD 250 million for the First Resilient Kerala Program to enhance the State’s resilience against the impacts of natural disasters and climate change.

Detailed explanation-4: -But development such as roads, buildings and rock quarries in sensitive areas of the state have helped cause natural disasters, said Dr Abhilash. Any infrastructural activity on the hill slopes can adversely impact the region’s environment, with regular downpours causing soil erosion and landslides, he said.