Loss And Damages Fund : COP27 COP27 established ‘Loss and Damages’ fund (L&D) for climate reparations. It refers to costs the rich and developed countries, who are majorly responsible for industrial emissions that pollute the environment, should pay to poorer nations that have made negligible contribution to pollution but are more vulnerable to extreme climate […]
Month: November 2022
GHAR – GO Home And Re-Unite
GHAR – GO Home And Re-Unite: The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has recently launched the ‘GHAR – GO Home and Re-Unite’. It addresses the changed roles of CWCs and District Child Protection (DCPO) for children in need of care and protection. The portal was developed by the NCPCR. The portal […]
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022: The Union Government has released a revised personal data protection bill, now called the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022. The Bill has been introduced after 3 months of the withdrawal of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019. Principles of the 2022 Bill: First Principle: Usage of personal data […]
Gandhi Mandela Award 2022
Gandhi Mandela Award 2022: The 14th Dalai Lama was recently conferred the Gandhi Mandela Award 2022 at Thekchen Choeling in Dharamshala’s McleodGanj by Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. Government of India registered Trust, the Gandhi Mandela Foundation is a non-profit organisation, formed with the motive to promote Mahatma Gandhi’s and former President of South […]
Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon
Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon: Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon was rediscovered after 140 years. Before the recent rediscovery, Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon was first and last seen in 1882. It is a large, terrestrial pigeon having black and orange feathers and red eyes. It feeds on seeds and fallen fruits. The species is endemic to Fergusson Island in Papua New Guinea. It […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 21st November 2022
Today Current Affairs: 21st November 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
World Toilet Day 2022
World Toilet Day 2022: Each year World Toilet Day is observed on the 19th November to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable sanitation to keep people healthy. The theme for 2022: ” Making the invisible visible “ World toilet day is observed annually since 2013. Aim It is about taking action to tackle the […]
Network Readiness Index 2022
Network Readiness Index 2022: India climbs up six slots and now placed at 61st rank as per Network Readiness Index 2022. The report has been prepared by the Portulans Institute, an independent non-profit, nonpartisan research and educational institute based in Washington DC. In its latest version of 2022, the NRI Report maps the network-based readiness […]
First Greenfield Airport In Arunachal Pradesh
First Greenfield Airport In Arunachal Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh — the Donyi Polo Airport at Itanagar. With Donyi Polo Airport, all eight northeastern state capitals will now have airports. This will be the third operational airport in Arunachal Pradesh. The name of the airport reflects […]
Australia-India Economic Cooperation And Trade Agreement
Australia-India Economic Cooperation And Trade Agreement: An Australian parliamentary committee on treaties has recommended to its government to ratify the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA). AI-ECTA needs ratification by the Australian parliament before its implementation. In India, such pacts are approved by the Union Cabinet. The agreement, once implemented, will provide duty-free access […]
