Connectivity Between India And Southeast Asia: At the virtual ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit on Future of India-ASEAN Connectivity Partnerships, the Indian government underlined the importance of cross-border connectivity between India and Southeast Asian nations. ASEAN brings together ten Southeast Asian states – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand […]
Shoonya Campaign: NITI Aayog
Shoonya Campaign: NITI Aayog: NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and RMI India’s have launched the Shoonya Campaign. It is an initiative to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles by working with consumers and industry. RMI is an independent nonprofit organization founded in 1982. Shoonya Campaign: Electric Deliveries: The campaign aims to accelerate adoption of Electric […]
Arsenic in Food Chain: Bihar
Food Chain Contamination: A recent study in Bihar has found Arsenic contamination not only in groundwater but in the food chain as well. The research study was a part of the Project Nature and Nurture in Arsenic Induced Toxicity of Bihar jointly funded by the British Council in the United Kingdom and Department of Science […]
World Ozone Day 2021
World Ozone Day: Every year, 16th September is observed as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone layer (World Ozone Day). After the Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the ozone layer signed by almost every country in 1987, the United Nation General Assembly, in 1994, proclaimed this day as the International Day […]
Black Tigers In Similipal Tiger Reserve
Black Tigers In Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR): Scientists have unraveled the mystery behind Odisha’s ‘Black Tigers’ in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) The STR is the only tiger habitat in the world with melanistic tigers, which have broad black stripes running across their bodies and thicker than those seen on normal tigers. Black Tigers are a […]
Mu Variant Of Covid-19
Mu Variant Of Covid-19: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added a new variant of Covid-19 in the list of Variants of Interest (VOI) and named it Mu (B.1.621). It has also added C.1.2 as a new VOI. According to INSACOG (Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium), India has so far not seen Mu and C.1.2, and […]
6th Edition Of Exercise Peaceful Mission
6th Edition Of Exercise Peaceful Mission: The 6th edition of Exercise Peaceful Mission is being hosted by Russia in the Orenburg Region of South West Russia from 13th to 25th September 2021. India participated for the first time in the 5th edition of the Exercise (2018). It is a Multilateral and Joint Counter Terrorism Exercise, […]
Right To Be Forgotten, Right to be Left Alone
Right To Be Forgotten: Last week, the Delhi High Court upheld the view that the “Right to Privacy” includes the “Right to be Forgotten” and the “Right to be Left Alone”. The court said this in an order passed in response to a suit filed by an unnamed Bengali actor. Earlier in July, Ashutosh Kaushik […]
Emergency Use Listing (EUL) To Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin
Emergency Use Listing (EUL) To Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin: The World Health Organisation (WHO) may take a decision on granting Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin this week. The vaccine should get international recognition with this. Post approval people wanting to travel abroad will not have difficulty A WHO pre-qualification, or Emergency Use Listing […]
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For Automobile Industry
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For Automobile Industry: Union Cabinet has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile Industry. The PLI scheme for the auto sector will incentivize high value Advanced Automotive Technology vehicles and products. The incentive structure will encourage industry to make fresh investments for indigenous global supply chain of Advanced […]
