Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO): Prime Minister Modi participated virtually in the 21st Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), and through video-message in the Joint SCO-CSTO Outreach Session on Afghanistan. The 21st meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State was held on 17 September 2021 in […]
Planetarium Innovation Challenge
Planetarium Innovation Challenge: MyGov India, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has launched the Planetarium Innovation Challenge for Indian start-ups and tech entrepreneurs. The challenge invites applications from start-ups and tech entrepreneurs to develop state-of-the-art technology for our Planetariums. The challenge aims to bring together the tech firms and Start-ups (based out […]
World Bank Stops ‘Ease Of Doing Business’ Report
World Bank Stops ‘Ease Of Doing Business’ Report: The World Bank would discontinue the practice of issuing ‘Doing Business report’ following an investigation reported “data irregularities” in its 2018 and 2020 editions (released in 2017 and 2019, respectively) and possible “ethical matters” involving bank staff. It will be working on a new approach to assessing […]
Global Methane Pledge
Global Methane Pledge: The US President has announced the Global Methane Pledge, which is an US-EU led effort to cut methane emissions by a third by the end of this decade. The announcement has come ahead of 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Glasgow, UK. […]
Urban Planning Reforms: NITI Aayog
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 […]
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 […]
