Future Investment Initiative Forum: The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare addressed the 4th edition of the Future Investment Initiative Forum through a video conference. The aim of the Forum hosted in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) was to find solutions on how businesses and governments can expand access to healthcare, train healthcare workers, remove regulatory […]
Category: Important Events
West Asia Peace Conference 2021 : Key Points
West Asia Peace Conference: Russia backed a Palestinian proposal for a West Asia Peace Conference. The Conference is intended to focus on a two-state solution, under which Israel and a future Palestinian state would coexist. The support for the Conference came as the USA, which had sided with Israel under the administration of Donald Trump, […]
NCAVES India Forum 2021 : Highights
NCAVES India Forum 2021: Organized by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of the Ecosystem Services (NCAVES) India Forum-2021 is a part of NCAVES project of United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). It aims to help five countries for addressing the concerns of sustainability and conserving the environment for […]
125th Anniversary Celebrations of Prabuddha Bharata
Prabuddha Bharata: Prime Minister Modi will address the 125th-anniversary celebrations of ‘Prabuddha Bharata’, on 31st January 2021. The event is being organized by Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati. ‘Prabuddha Bharata’ is a monthly journal of the Ramakrishna Order, started by Swami Vivekananda in 1896. The journal ‘Prabuddha Bharata’ has been an important medium for spreading the message […]
Kala Utsav 2020 : Keypoints
Kala Utsav 2020: An annual function to promote arts in education, was organised by the Ministry of Education. Kala Utsav is an initiative of the Ministry of Education (MoE) to promote arts in education. This programme was initiated under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), which has now been merged with other schemes under ‘Samagra Shiksha […]
New START Treaty: Russia Approved The Extension
New START Treaty: Russia approved the extension of the New START treaty. It is the last remaining nuclear Russia-USA arms control treaty which is about to expire in February 2021. About the Approval: Both houses of Russian Parliament (Kremlin) approved the extension of the New START treaty for five years. It was done after a […]
35th Pragati Meeting – Objective and Significance
35th Pragati Meeting: The Prime Minister of India recently chaired the 35th edition of Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) – the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based multimodal platform, involving Central and State governments. Ten projects were taken for review involving a total investment of Rs. 54,675 crore. A review of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya […]
Bharat Parv 2021: KeyPoints
Bharat Parv 2021: It is a festival to celebrate the spirit of India has begun. The festival is being organized on a virtual platform this year from 26th of January till 31st of January. Bharat Parv is being celebrated as part of Republic Day celebrations since 2016. Objective: To generate a patriotic fervour, promote the […]
AMPHEX – 21 : Keypoints
AMPHEX – 21: A large-scale tri-service joint amphibious exercise AMPHEX – 21 was conducted in the Andaman & Nicobar group of islands from 21 – 25 Jan 2021. The exercise involved the participation of Naval ships, amphibious troops of the Army and different types of aircraft from the Air force. The exercise was aimed at […]
