Report On Climate Indicators & Sustainable Development: WMO: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has published a new report on Climate Indicators and Sustainable Development: Demonstrating the Interconnections. WMO studied seven climate indicators — carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration, temperature, ocean acidification and heat, sea ice extent, glacier melt and sea-level rise. Its release coincides with the […]
Month: September 2021
Medical Device Parks Scheme
Medical Device Parks Scheme: The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has launched the Scheme for “Promotion of Medical Device Parks” to support the medical devices industry in line with Atmanirbhar Bharat. The medical device industry is a unique blend of engineering and medicine. It involves the creation of machines that are used to support life […]
Naga Peace Process
Naga Peace Process: Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has resigned as interlocutor for the Naga peace process to prevent it from derailing. Ravi is the Governor of Nagaland and has been crossing swords with the extremist Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland or the NSCN (I-M) for almost two years. The […]
Rashtriya Gokul Mission
Rashtriya Gokul Mission: A review meeting on the performance of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission was held recently. ‘Rashtriya Gokul Mission’ was launched in 2014 to conserve and develop indigenous bovine breeds, under the National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development (NPBBD). Key objectives of the mission Development and conservation of indigenous breeds. Undertake breed […]
UN Food Systems Summit 2021
UN Food Systems Summit: The UN Food Systems Summit is taking place in New York. It will seek to set the stage for global food systems transformation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. It is envisioned that the Summit will have objectives and outcomes including to: Raise awareness of food systems’ centrality to […]
Ayushman Bharat PMJAY: Three Years
Ayushman Bharat PMJAY.: The world’s largest healthcare scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has completed three years. It was launched on September 23rd, 2018. Key Features of PM-JAY: The world’s largest health insurance/ assurance scheme fully financed by the government. It provides cover of 5 lakhs per family per year, for secondary […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 25th September 2021
Today Current Affairs: 25rd September 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Solar DC Cooking System
Solar DC Cooking System: The solar DC cooking technology was developed by the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI). The CMERI is an institute under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). It is a Solar Energy based Cooking System which consists of a solar PV panel, charge controller, battery bank and cooking oven. […]
Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor
Defence Corridors: The Prime Minister visited the exhibition models of the Aligarh node of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor. It was announced by the Prime Minister while inaugurating the UP Investors Summit in Lucknow in 2018. The government has established another Defence Industrial Corridor in Tamil Nadu. Defence Industrial Corridor of UP: It […]
What Are Stablecoins?
What Are Stablecoins? The US is discussing launching a formal review into whether Tether and other stablecoins threaten financial stability. The first stablecoin, created in 2014, was Tether. A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency that is typically pegged to an existing government-backed currency. A cryptocurrency is a form of digital asset based on a […]
