First International Financial Architecture Working Group Meeting Of G-20: The first International Financial Architecture Working Group meeting of G-20 under the chairmanship of India will be held in Chandigarh on 30-31 January 2023. This G-20 finance track focuses on strengthening international financial architecture. It will also aim to address various challenges faced by vulnerable countries. […]
Category: Current Affairs
Black-Headed Ibis : Conservation Status
Black-Headed Ibis : Conservation Status The campus of Mangalore University is home to three species that are listed as near-threatened on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, according to a nine-year study on the avifaunal variety of the area (IUCN). Black-Headed Ibis is a large wader bird with a white […]
World Economic Situation And Prospectus 2023 Report
World Economic Situation And Prospectus 2023 Report: UNDESA have produced this report. Key observations: The world economy was much affected by COVID-19 lockdowns and the war in Ukraine in 2022 World output growth will decelerate to 1.9% in 2023 (from 3% in 2022) The economic outlook has “significantly deteriorated due to high food and energy […]
First Jharkhand Migrant Survey
First Jharkhand Migrant Survey: The first Jharkhand Migrant Survey (JMS) was recently conducted across 24 districts of the state. Nearly 8.5 lakh migrant workers belonging to the state travelled back to Jharkhand during the Covid crisis. The initiative is part of the state’s Safe and Responsible Migration Initiative (SRMI), which was launched in 2021-end and […]
Bharat Parv 2023
Bharat Parv 2023: The six-day mega event “Bharat Parv” is being organized by the Government of India, as part of the Republic Day Celebrations. Bharat Parv was previously held from 2016 and virtually in the year 2021 The physical event is being organized after a gap of 2 years. The event would have a Food […]
Exercise Veer Guardian
Exercise Veer Guardian: The inaugural edition of the bilateral air exercise ‘Veer Guardian 2023’ between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) concluded recently in Japan. This is Indo-Japan’s maiden bilateral air exercise. The IAF contingent participated in the exercise with the Su-30 MKI aircraft complemented by one IL-78 Flight […]
Indus Waters Treaty
Indus Waters Treaty: India recently issued a notice to Pakistan for modification of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). Indus Water Treaty was signed in September 1960 between India and Pakistan. The treaty was brokered by the World Bank, which too is a signatory to the treaty. The treaty fixed and delimited the rights and obligations […]
Lucy Mission : NASA
Lucy Mission : NASA NASA recently announced that it is adding a new target for the Lucy mission as the spacecraft goes on its more than 6-billion-kilometre-long journey to study the Jupiter trojan asteroids.. NASA’s Lucy mission is the first spacecraft launched to explore the Trojan asteroids, a population of primitive asteroids orbiting in tandem […]
GJ 1002 b and c: Two New Planets
GJ 1002 b and c: Two New Planets GJ 1002 b and c: Two New Planets: An international group of researchers has recently discovered the presence of two planets with masses comparable to that of the Earth in orbit around the star GJ 1002. GJ 1002 b and c: The two new planets are named, […]
Extended Reality (XR) Startup Program
Extended Reality (XR) Startup Program: The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), and Meta have recently announced the list of 120 startups and innovators for the Extended Reality (XR) Startup Program. The XR Startup Program is a collaboration between Meta and MeitY Startup Hub (MSH). Aim is to accelerate India’s contribution towards building the […]
