NeVA (National e-Vidhan Application)
▪ Delhi has become the 28th legislature to join the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) platform
About NeVA (National e-Vidhan Application):
▪ A digital platform designed to modernize legislative operations by enabling paperless proceedings
and real-time access to legislative documents.
▪ Created and implemented by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA), Government of India.
▪ Initiated under the guidance of the Government of India as part of the “One Nation, One Application”
vision.
▪ To digitize legislative processes across all state legislatures.
India’s first zoo to preserve DNA samples
▪ Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling has become India’s first zoo to preserve
DNA samples of Himalayan wildlife.
▪ Project Name: Popularly known as India’s first frozen zoo or DNA cryogenic conservation project.
▪ The initiative aims to create a genetic bank or “frozen zoo” to aid future conservation efforts.
About Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park
▪ Located in: Situated in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
▪ Initially named Himalayan Zoological Park.
▪ Largest high-altitude zoo in India spread over 67.8 acres.
