Lithuania Quits China’s 17+1: Lithuania said it was quitting China’s 17+1 cooperation forum with central and eastern European states that include other EU members, calling it “divisive”. Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (China-CEE, China-CEEC) is an initiative by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote business and investment relations between […]
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Kharif Strategy 2021
Kharif Strategy 2021: The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has formulated Kharif Strategy 2021 to achieve self-sufficiency in edible oils. Kharif Season: Crops are sown from June to July and Harvesting is done in between September-October. Crops are: Rice, maize, jowar, bajra, tur, moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut, soyabean etc. States are: Assam, West […]
Net Zero Emissions (NZE) Roadmap : ‘Net Zero by 2050’
Net Zero Emissions (NZE) Roadmap:‘Net Zero by 2050’: The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its Net Zero Emissions (NZE) Roadmap – named ‘Net-Zero by 2050’. It is the World’s first comprehensive energy roadmap which comes ahead of the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) 26 climate change convention in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021. […]
Data Protection In India
Data Protection In India: The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has sent a notice to WhatsApp asking it to withdraw a controversial update to its privacy policy which might be a threat to the Data Protection of Indians. According to WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy, users would no longer be able to stop the app […]
Global Warming in Arctic : Latest Data
The Arctic Has Warmed Three Times More Quickly Than The Planet As A whole: The Arctic has warmed three times more quickly than the planet as a whole, and faster than previously thought, a report warned. Arctic sea ice looks set to be an early victim of rising temperatures and the chance of it disappearing […]
Gujarat Freedom Of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Gujarat Freedom Of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2021: Gujarat Governor has given his assent to the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which has been projected as the “anti-love jihad” Bill. The Bill was passed in the state assembly during the budget session held in March 2021. The Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill 2021 […]
e-Courts Services Mobile App
e-Courts Services Mobile app: Supreme Court of India’s E-Committee released a manual for its top citizen-centric service-free “e-Courts Services Mobile app” in 14 languages. The app is available in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarathi, Kannada, Khasi, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu. The “e-Courts Services Mobile app” aimed to benefit litigants, citizens, lawyers, […]
SITA Passenger Service System
SITA Passenger Service System: National carrier Air India has notified its passengers of a data breach that occurred in February 2021 at the SITA passenger service system. The airline said the breach involved data of 45 lakh passengers being leaked. SITA or Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques is a multinational information technology company providing IT […]
Mount Nyaragongo in Congo Erupted Again
Mount Nyaragongo: Erupted Again: As the active volcano in Congo, Mount Nyaragongo, erupted again, the Indian Army contingent under the United Nations peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) assisted in protecting civilians and U.N. officials as well as assets during the evacuation. Mount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of 3,470 m in the Virunga Mountains […]
IAEA and Iran : Recent Developments
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY: Iran said that a three-month monitoring deal between Tehran and IAEA has expired and that its access to images from inside some Iranian nuclear sites would cease. The announcement raised further questions about the future of indirect talks underway between the United States and Iran on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear […]
