What Is Vostro Account? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed the opening of nine special vostro accounts in two Indian Banks (UCO Bank and IndusInd Bank) for the settlement of payments in rupee for trade between India and Russia. Russia’s two largest banks — Sberbank and VTB Bank — are the first foreign […]
Climate Change And Global Health : Lancet Countdown Report
Climate Change And Global Health : Lancet Countdown Report According to the Lancet Countdown report on Health and Climate Change: Health at the Mercy of Fossil Fuels, reliance on fossil fuels is increasing the risk of disease, food insecurity and other illnesses related to heat. Findings of the Report: Climate change affects the social and […]
Financing India’s Urban Infrastructure : World bank
Financing India’s Urban Infrastructure : World bank The report, titled “Financing India’s Urban Infrastructure Needs: Constraints to Commercial Financing and Prospects for Policy Action” was released by the World bank. The report underlines the urgent need to leverage more private and commercial investments to meet emerging financial gaps. Highlights of the Report: India will […]
Leadership For Industry Transition (LeadIT) Summit : India And Sweden
Leadership For Industry Transition (LeadIT) Summit : India And Sweden India and Sweden hosted the Leadership for Industry Transition (LeadIT) Summit, on the sidelines of COP27 at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. The summit was followed by the public launch of the LeadIT Summit Statement 2022 in the India Pavilion at COP27. Highlights of the […]
National Press Day 2022
National Press Day 2022: The day is observed on 16th November every year to commemorate a free and responsible press. It was on this day that the Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog to ensure that the press maintains high standards and is not fettered by any influence or threats. Since […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 16th November 2022
Today Current Affairs: 16th November 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
United Nations (UN) World Population Prospects 2022
United Nations (UN) World Population Prospects 2022: United Nations recently said that India’s population growth appeared to be stabilising, which shows that the country’s national policies and health systems, including access to family planning services, are working. The world population touched eight billion on November 15, 2022 and India was the largest contributor to the […]
Yudh Abhyas 2022
Yudh Abhyas: 18th edition of India-US joint military training exercise Yudh Abhyas will begin on November 16, 2022 in Auli, Uttrakhand. The 15-day-long exercise will focus on high altitude and extremely cold climate warfare. Exercise Yudh Abhyas is conducted annually between India and US with the aim of exchanging best practices, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures […]
Multimodal Logistics Park
Multimodal Logistics Park: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has been awarded the project to build India’s first multimodal logistics park (MMLP) in Chennai. To set up the country’s first MMLP, the Centre and Tamil Nadu government have come together to form a special purpose vehicle (SPV), which is amongst National Highways Logistics Management, Rail Vikas Nigam, […]
National Sports Awards 2022
National Sports Awards 2022: Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports recently announced National Sports Awards 2022. India’s Table Tennis star Achanta Sharath Kamal has been conferred with the Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award for 2022. Seema Punia and Lakshya Sen were amongst the Arjuna Award winners for this year. Eldhose Paul, Avinash Mukund Sable, and […]
