The 11th India-European Union Macroeconomic Dialogue: The 11th India-European Union macroeconomic dialogue was held in the virtual mode on February 19, 2021. The Indian Delegation was led by the Secretary of Economic Affairs, Tarun Bajaj. Director-General of Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission led the European Union delegation. The Indian delegation also comprised of representatives […]
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US Re-joined Paris Climate Deal : Implication
Paris Climate Deal: The United States has officially re-joined the Paris climate accord on February 19, 2020. It has joined the deal again after 107 days it left. With the rejoining of US, the world leaders expects that now the country will prove its seriousness as it was mostly absent for four years. The countries […]
Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0 Launched
Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0 The Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, has launched the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0. The mission will be conducted in two rounds. The first round will start on February 22, 2021 while the second phase will start on March 22, 2021. It will run across 250 districts or urban areas […]
Greenpeace Southeast Asia : Cost To The Economy Due To Air Pollution
Greenpeace Southeast Asia analysis Of Cost To The Economy Due To Air Pollution: Air pollution claimed approximately 54,000 lives in Delhi in 2020, according to a Greenpeace Southeast Asia analysis of cost to the economy due to air pollution. Six Indian cities Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Lucknow feature in the global analysis. Globally, […]
What is Defamation? Key Points
Defamation : A Delhi court has rejected a criminal defamation case filed by a former Union Minister against a journalist over her tweets accusing him of sexual harassment. The Court took into consideration of the systematic abuse at the workplace due to the lack of a mechanism to redress the grievance of sexual harassment at […]
Green Contest : Tree Cities of the World
Green Contest : Hyderabad has won a green contest among cities in India and emerged as one of the ‘Tree Cities of the World’. That title has been bestowed by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Hyderabad has been selected for its commitment to growing and maintaining urban forestry under […]
Pariksha Pe Charcha 2021 : 4th Edition
Pariksha Pe Charcha 2021: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will interact online with students, teachers, and parents all over the world during ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2021’. Pariksha pe Charcha is a programme in which the Prime Minister interacts with the cross-section of Students and Teachers from India and abroad to beat exam stress. It […]
Asia Environmental Enforcement Award – 2020 : By UNEP
Asia Environmental Enforcement Award-2020 : The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has received the Asia Environmental Enforcement Award-2020 awarded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). WCCB got the award twice in three years. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has been awarded this year under the Innovation category. Earlier, the Bureau had received the award […]
NASA Mars 2020 Mission: Perseverance Rover has landed
Mars 2020 Mission: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA’s) Perseverance Rover has landed on Mars. This was one of the most crucial aspects of the Mars 2020 Mission. The mission is designed to better understand the geology of Mars and seek signs of ancient life. Objectives: Assess ancient habitability. Demonstrate technology for future robotic and […]
All India Surveys On Labours : Key Points
All India Surveys On Labour: Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar launched Software Applications and instruction manuals with questionnaires for five All India Surveys on Labour. The five All India Surveys are being conducted by the Labour Bureau in Chandigarh. These five surveys being undertaken by Labour Bureau are All India Survey on Migrant […]
