India Skills 2021

India Skills 2021 operates under the NSDC of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.  The World Skills India expert group is responsible for creating Team India that participates in the World Skills competition. In 2021, the NSDC is organizing more than fifty skill competitions. It includes welding, cyber security, painting, floristry, additive manufacturing, patisserie and others. It also included Abilympics. Abilympics is skill demonstrations by physically disabled persons.

  • It is the country’s biggest skill competition. The winners of India Skills 2021 will participate in the World Skills competition. 
  • The World Skills competition is to be held in Shanghai, China in 2022. The winners will compete against 1500 participants from 60 different countries. The World Skills competition is called “Olympics of Skills”.
  • The aim is to provide opportunity and platform to the emerging professionals to exhibit their skills. It facilitates cooperation among industries, governments and academicians. It helps the youths earn international recognition and reputation.
  • It acts as a secretariat to the World Skills India and India Skills expert team. It creates and establishes linkages among different stakeholders participating in the competition.

Red Sanders

  • The species, Pterocarpus santalinus, is an Indian endemic tree species, with a restricted geographical range in the Eastern Ghats.
  • The species is endemic to a distinct tract of forests in Andhra Pradesh.
  • Red Sanders usually grow in the rocky, degraded and fallow lands with Red Soil and hot and dry climate.
  • Red Sanders, known for their rich hue and therapeutic properties, are high in demand across Asia, particularly in China and Japan, for use in cosmetics and medicinal products as well as for making furniture, woodcraft and musical instruments.
  • The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) categorised the Red Sanders (or Red Sandalwood) again into the ‘endangered’ category in its Red List.

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