World Day To Combat Desertification And Droughts: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every year on 17th of June. On this day, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) organized Desertification and Drought Day. The Union Minister released Forest Stewardship Council’s Forest Stewardship Standard for India (FSC FSSI). FSC is a […]
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Holy Relics Of Lord Buddha
Holy Relics Of Lord Buddha: Four Holy Relics of Lord Buddha are being taken from India to Mongolia for an 11-day exposition to coincide with Mongolian Buddha Purnima celebrations. These relics are to be displayed at the Batsagaan Temple in Gandan Monastery complex in Ulaanbaatar. The four relics come from among 22 Buddha relics, currently […]
UNMESHA
UNMESHA: The Ministry of Culture and Sahitya Akademi are organizing Unmesha, an International Literature Festival in Shimla as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, with the support of the Department of Art and Culture, Government of Himachal Pradesh. With over 425 writers, poets, translators, critics and distinguished personalities from various walks of life from […]
Regulation Of Bigtech And Fintech Companies : RBI
Regulation Of Bigtech And Fintech Companies : RBI RBI governor has asked for regulation of Bigtech and Fintech companies. For this, With an aim to provide secure and affordable e-payments, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come up with a document ‘Payments Vision 2025’ Document ‘Payments Vision 2025’: As part of its Vision 2025, […]
24th ASEAN-India Meeting
24th ASEAN-India Meeting: The 24th ASEAN-India Senior Official’s Meeting (SOM) was hosted in Delhi. India and ASEAN celebrated the 30th anniversary of their Dialogue Relations. Earlier, the 2nd ASEAN Digital Ministers’ (ADGMIN) Meeting with India held, where two sides finalized India-ASEAN Digital work plan 2022 for future collaboration in the field. Key Highlights: The SOM […]
I2U2 Initiative
I2U2 Initiative: As part of I2U2 initiatives, India, Israel, UAE, and the US will hold its first virtual summit in July 2022. I2U2 Initiative: I2U2 was initially formed in October, 2021 following the Abraham Accords between Israel and the UAE, to deal with issues concerning maritime security, infrastructure and transport in the region. At that […]
World Competitiveness Index 2022
World Competitiveness Index 2022: The annual World Competitiveness Index was released by the Institute for Management Development (IMD). IMD is a Swiss foundation, based in Switzerland, dedicated to the development of international business executives at each stage of their careers India has witnessed the sharpest rise among the Asian economies, with a six-position jump from […]
Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus (VDPV) Detected In The Environmental Surveillance Of Sewage Samples
Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus (VDPV) Detected In The Environmental Surveillance Of Sewage Samples: Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus (VDPV) was detected in the environmental surveillance of sewage samples from Kolkata, Bengal. Most likely it has come from someone’s gut who is immune deficient and has since multiplied. It is not a case of human-to-human polio transfer. A VDPV is a […]
Amendments In IBBI Regulations, 2017
Amendments In IBBI Regulations, 2017: The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has amended Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Grievance and Complaint Handling Procedure) Regulations, 2017 and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Inspection and Inspection and Investigation) Regulations, 2017. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Grievance and Complaint Handling Procedure) Regulations, 2017: […]
Suspension Of A Member Of Parliament
Suspension Of A Member Of Parliament: West Bengal Legislative Assembly Speaker revoked the suspension of seven MLAs, including that of Leader of the Opposition. Rules of house: The Speaker may direct any member who refuses to obey his decision, or whose conduct is, in his opinion, grossly disorderly, to withdraw immediately from the Assembly”. […]
