Skalzang Rigzin : The first Indian Mountaineer To Climb Mount Annapurna Peak Skalzang Rigzin, the first Indian Mountaineer to climb Mount Annapurna peak without supplemental Oxygen, received a warm welcome in Leh. With 16 days of gap between climb of Mt Annapurna on April 28 and Mt Lhotse on May 14, Skalzang Rigzin has set […]
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Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital: Sequoia Capital has raised $2.85 billion to invest in startups in India and Southeast Asia. Of this, the venture capital firm will deploy about $2 billion in Indian startups while the remaining $850 million will be used to fund startups in the Southeast Asia region. This is the biggest dedicated India fund raised […]
National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2021 (NeSDA 2021)
National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2021 (NeSDA 2021): The Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions released the second edition of the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2021 (NeSDA 2021). The NeSDA 2021 report has been prepared covering the assessment of States, Union Territories with a focus on Central Ministries on their effectiveness in […]
Chess Olympiad Games
Chess Olympiad Games: For the first time, this year, India is also going to host the Chess Olympiad games. The event was originally scheduled in Russia India is considered the birthplace of chess. Its origin can be traced back nearly 1500 years to its earliest known predecessor, called chaturanga, in India. From India, it spread […]
Bamboo-Dwelling Bat
Bamboo-Dwelling Bat: Scientists have discovered a new species of bamboo-dwelling bat near the Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary. The new species of bamboo-dwelling bat has been named Glischropus meghalayanus. Bamboo-dwelling bats are a particular kind of bat living in the internodes of bamboo with specialised morphological characters that help them to adapt to the life inside a […]
Renewables 2022 Global Status Report (GSR 2022)
Renewables 2022 Global Status Report (GSR 2022): Recently the Renewables 2022 Global Status Report (GSR 2022) was released by REN21 (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century). REN21 is a global collective of renewable energy actors. It includes scientists, governments such as India’s, non-governmental organisations and members of the industry who collated data on […]
World Mental Health Report: WHO
World Mental Health Report: WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) released the World Mental Health Report. Highlights of the report: WHO has called for more action on addressing mental health issues worldwide, especially now that the ‘Covid-19’ pandemic has been cited as contributing to worsening mental health. Almost a billion people, 14% of whom were […]
Aspirational District Programme
Aspirational District Programme: The Prime Minister has expressed his desire to extend the Aspirational District Programme to block and city levels. Aspirational Districts Programme was launched in 2018 which aims to transform districts that have shown relatively lesser progress in key social areas. Aspirational Districts are those districts in India, that are affected by poor […]
Amrit Sarovar Mission
Amrit Sarovar Mission: The Union government has asked the Ministry of Railways and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to use the soil/silt excavated from ponds/tanks in all districts across the country under the Amrit Sarovar Mission for their infrastructure projects. Amrit Sarovar Mission was launched on 24th April 2022 with a view to […]
What Is Surety Bond?
What Is Surety Bond? The Ministry for Road Transport & Highways (MORTH) has asked insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development authority (IRDAI) to develop a model product on Surety Bonds in consultation with general insurers. Several challenging issues which made Surety Bond a complete non-starter with the insurers have also been discussed and it was […]
