Urban Planning Reforms: NITI Aayog: NITI Aayog has launched the report titled ‘Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India India’s population stood at 1210 million in 2011, with an urbanisation level of 31.1% (Census of India 2011). Urbanisation is an increase in the number of people living in towns and cities. The distribution of urban […]
Month: September 2021
Shoonya Campaign
Shoonya Campaign: NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and RMI India have launched the Shoonya Campaign. RMI is an independent nonprofit organization founded in 1982. It is an initiative to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles by working with consumers and industry. The campaign will promote the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the urban deliveries […]
Global Ozone Day
Global Ozone Day: World Ozone Day is celebrated on 16th September each year to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol. This international environmental treaty for phasing out of production and consumption of Ozone Depleting Substances came into force on this day in 1987. The Day is celebrated every year to spread awareness among people […]
What Is a Green Bond?
What Is a Green Bond? Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), the leading NBFC in power sector, has successfully issued its first ever Euro Green Bonds. It is the first ever Euro denominated Green bond issuance from India. Moreover, it is the first ever Euro issuance by an Indian NBFC and the first Euro bond issuance […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 18th September 2021
Today Current Affairs: 18th September 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
White-Sided Dolphins
White-Sided Dolphins: The traditional annual killing of whales and dolphins (grindadrap hunt) in North Atlantic islands that belong to Denmark has sparked controversy. 1,428 white-sided dolphins were slaughtered at Faroe Islands. White-Sided Dolphins: Scientific Name: Lagenorhynchus acutus Their common name comes from the prominent white stripes on their sides, which span from below the dorsal […]
Mura-Drava-Danube: World’s First Five-Country Biosphere Reserve
Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) Was Declared As The World’s First ‘Five-Country Biosphere Reserve: Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) was declared as the world’s first ‘five-country biosphere reserve’ by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) The biosphere reserve covers 700 kilometres of the Mura, Drava and Danube rivers and stretches across Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary and Serbia. The […]
15th East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting
15th East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting: The Union Minister of State for Power attended the 15th East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting. The theme of the meeting was “We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper”. The meeting was aimed at coordinating efforts of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries in pursuing the goal of […]
United In Science 2021: WMO
United In Science 2021: WMO: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released a report named United in Science 2021. It is a multi-organization high-level compilation of the latest climate science information. The report is coordinated by the WMO, with inputs from the United Nations Environment Programme, World Health Organization, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Global Carbon […]
Crime In India Report 2020: NCRB
Crime In India Report 2020: NCRB: National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released the Crime in India Report 2020. While 2020, a year marked by months of a national lockdown due to the pandemic saw fewer traditional crimes such as those committed against women and children, among others, it witnessed a big spike in civil conflicts. […]
