Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: A group of environmental scientists, ecologists and policy experts have posited that the draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework fails to account for the totality of chemical pollutants that threaten ecosystems globally. Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: It is a new framework that will guide actions worldwide through 2030, to […]
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Listing Of Terrorist Under UNSC 1267 Committee
Listing Of Terrorist Under UNSC 1267 Committee: India and the US jointly proposed to list Makki, a top LeT (Lashkar-e-Taiba) Militant, under the UN Security Council’s Al-Qaeda and ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) Sanctions Committee which is also known as the UNSC 1267 Committee. But, China, placed a “technical hold” on the […]
12th WTO Ministerial Conference
12th WTO Ministerial Conference: The 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) concluded. The key areas of discussions were WTO’s response to the pandemic, Fisheries subsidies negotiations, Agriculture issues including Public Stockholding for Food security, WTO Reforms and Moratorium on Custom Duties on Electronic Transmission. The 164-member World Trade Organization held its first […]
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant: Rosatom State Corporation of Russia has supplied the first batches of more reliable and cost-efficient nuclear fuel over the existing one, the TVS-2M nuclear fuel, to India for the Units 1 and 2 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP). Once the new TVS-2 M fuel is used in the next refuelling, […]
National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)
National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has curtailed the tenure of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) and moved him to the Border Security Force (BSF). Earlier this year, Mr. Gupta was given an extension as NATGRID CEO as the post was upgraded to the […]
Type-1 Diabetes
Type-1 Diabetes: In June 2022, the Indian Council of Medical Research (IMCR) released guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and management for type-1 diabetes. This is the first time the ICMR has issued guidelines specifically for type 1 diabetes, which is rarer than type 2. Type 1 diabetes is a condition where the pancreas completely stops […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 21st June 2022
Today Current Affairs:21st June 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
First National Conference Of Chief Secretaries
First National Conference Of Chief Secretaries: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the First National Conference of Chief Secretaries at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. The National Conference of Chief Secretaries was held from 15th to 17th June 2022. More than 200 people participated in the conference, representing the Central Government, all States/ UTs and […]
Skalzang Rigzin : The first Indian Mountaineer To Climb Mount Annapurna Peak
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 […]
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 […]
