The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised India’s GDP growth forecast: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has downgraded India’s GDP growth forecast for FY25 to 6.5% from 7% and for FY26 to 7% from 7.2%, citing weaker-than-expected industrial output, subdued public capital spending, and tight monetary policies.The slowdown in Q2FY25, where GDP growth fell to […]
Month: December 2024
Khelo India Winter Games 2025
Khelo India Winter Games 2025: The Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) have emerged as a premier event in India’s sporting calendar, promoting winter sports and identifying talent for international competitions. The 2025 edition promises to continue this tradition with thrilling ice and snow events hosted in the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir.
Indian Heritage Conservation Projects Shine at UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards 2024
Indian Heritage Conservation Projects Shine at UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards 2024: Two Indian heritage conservation projects—the Abathsahayeswarar Temple Conservation Project in Tamil Nadu and the BJPCI Conservation Project in Maharashtra—have garnered global recognition by winning the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation 2024.
Extension of the Smart Cities Mission
Extension of the Smart Cities Mission: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched a new scheme extending the Smart City Mission, with an allocation of Rs 8,000 crore as a performance-based challenge fund for incubating 8 new cities.
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 12th December 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 12th December 2024 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Consumer Confidence Survey
Consumer Confidence Survey: According to the latest Consumer Confidence Survey of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)Indian consumers’ confidence about general economic situation, employment scenario, their income and spending have weakened. It is a survey that indicates how optimistic or pessimistic consumers are regarding their expected financial situation. If the consumers are optimistic, spending will […]
Bluetooth Low Energy Gateway and Node System.
Bluetooth Low Energy Gateway and Node System: iHub – AWaDH (Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) launched Bluetooth Low Energy Gateway and Node System. Bluetooth Low Energy Gateway and Node System is first-of-its-kind cost-effective system connects Bluetooth-enabled sensors […]
Champions of the Earth award
Champions of the Earth award: India’s veteran ecologist, Madhav Gadgil has been named as one of the six ‘Champions of the Earth award’ for 2024. Champions of the Earth award was established in 2005 and awarded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It is the UN’s highest environmental honour, recognises trailblazers at the forefront […]
India Skills Report 2025
India Skills Report 2025: India’s employability among graduates is expected to rise by 7 percent, reaching 54.81 percent in 2025, according to the ‘India Skills Report 2025.’ It has been prepared by the industry body Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) in collaboration with Wheebox (a talent assessment agency) and All India Council for Technical Education […]
UN Report on Land Degradation
UN Report on Land Degradation: The United Nations (UN) released its report, The Global Threat of Drying Lands, during COP16 in Riyadh, emphasizing the growing threat of aridity to global agricultural systems. Key Highlights of the UN Report: Affects 40% of Earth’s arable lands (5.7 million sq km) and an additional 7% when soil erosion […]
