G20 Climate Meet: At the recent G20 Climate Meet, India urged the group of 20 nations (G20) having per capita greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions above the global average to bring it down to the world average, thereby vacating ‘some’ carbon space for developing nations. This will support the developmental aspirations of the developing nations. Presently, […]
UN’s Survey On Digital And Sustainable Trade Facilitation 2021
UN’s Survey On Digital And Sustainable Trade Facilitation 2021: India has scored 90.32% in United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific’s (UNESCAP) Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation. This is a remarkable jump from 78.49% in 2019. The survey is conducted every two years by UNESCAP and includes an assessment of […]
What is PDS 70?
PDS 70: Scientists for the first time have spotted a moon-forming region around a planet beyond our solar system – a Jupiter-like world surrounded by a disc of gas and dust massive enough that it could spawn three moons the size of the one orbiting Earth. The researchers used the ALMA observatory in Chile’s Atacama […]
Caste-Wise Population In Census 2021
SCs And STs In Census: The Government of India informed Lok Sabha that it has decided as a matter of policy not to enumerate caste-wise population other than SCs and STs in Census. Subsequently many leaders demanded a caste-based census. Every Census in independent India from 1951 to 2011 has published data on Scheduled Castes […]
India in Top 10 List of the Countries Exporting Agricultural produce
Agri product:: India has entered the top 10 list of the countries exporting agricultural produce in the year 2019 with a sizable share in the export of rice, cotton, soya beans and meat. As per a report by World Trade Organization (WTO) on the trends in world agricultural trade in the past 25 years, India […]
I-STEM Project
I-STEM Project: I-STEM project has been accorded extension for five years, until 2026 and enters its second phase with added features. The Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM), the national web portal for sharing R&D facilities was formally launched in January 2020 by the Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. I-STEM is an […]
Rudreswara Temple : India’s 39th World Heritage Site
India’s 39th World Heritage Site: India’s nomination of Rudreswara Temple, (also known as the Ramappa Temple) at Palampet, Mulugu district, near Warangal in the state of Telangana has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. This is India’s 39th World Heritage Site. The decision was taken at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 26th July 2021
Today Current Affairs: 26th July 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare highlighted various measures to address the challenges posed by Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in the country. Antimicrobial resistance is the resistance acquired by any microorganism (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasite, etc.) against antimicrobial drugs (such as antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, antimalarials, and anthelmintics) that are used to treat […]
Special Economic Zones (SEZ)
Special Economic Zones (SEZ): Special Economic Zones (SEZ) have touched new heights in terms of performance in Exports, Investment and Employment in the last three years. An SEZ is a territory within a country that is typically duty-free (Fiscal Concession) and has different business and commercial laws chiefly to encourage investment and create employment. SEZs […]
