The Intergovernmental Negotiations framework: India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti, said that It has been nearly 13 years since the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) started. The UN Security Council is finding itself unable to act effectively to address issues of international peace and security as it lacked inclusivity. The Intergovernmental Negotiations framework (IGN) […]
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Who is Manjamma Jogathi? Padma Awardee
Manjamma Jogathi: The list of Padma awards recipients this year includes a transgender from Karnataka who has over the past many decades practised and single-handedly popularised rural folk arts. For Manjamma Jogathi, the Padma Shri comes after decades of social and financial struggle. Overcoming personal odds, Manjavva Jogati, as she would be called in Karnataka, […]
Padma Awards 2021 – List of Awardee
Padma Awards 2021: This year the President has approved the conferment of 119 Padma Awards including 1 duo case (in a duo case, the award is counted as one) as per list below. The list comprises 7 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan, and 102 Padma Shri Awards. 29 of the awardees are women and 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 […]
Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 – Keypoints
Climate Adaptation Summit 2021.: Prime Minister Modi addressed the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021. The Netherlands government hosted an online international Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS Online) on 25 January 2021. The summit will have a significant focus on securing new investments to ensure that millions of smallholder farmers can adapt to the stresses of climate on […]
Recent development on Farmer’s law protest.
Farmer law: Farmers insist that the laws be repealed. Over the years, Parliament has repealed several laws and there have also been precedents of the government not bringing law into force for several years after it has been passed. Bringing/Repealing a Law: Parliament has the power to make a law and to remove it from […]
Inequality Virus Report by Oxfam International – Keypoints
Inequality Virus Report by Oxfam International: The Inequality Virus Report, released by Oxfam International, has found that the Covid pandemic deeply increased the existing inequalities in India and around the world. The report states that Covid has the potential to increase economic inequality in almost every country at once – the first time this has […]
What are Green Bonds? Recent Development
Green Bonds: As per a recent study by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the cost of issuing green bonds has generally remained higher than other bonds in India, largely due to asymmetric information. Green Bonds: A green bond is a debt instrument with which capital is being raised to fund ‘green’ projects, which typically […]
Birds of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve Report – Keypoint
Birds of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, released by the ZSI: The publication, Birds of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, released by the ZSI, not only documents the avifauna of the Sunderbans but also serves as a comprehensive photographic field guide for the region. The scientists said of the 428 birds listed, some, like the masked finfoot […]
11th National Voters Day on 25th January 2021 – Theme
National Voters Day: The Election Commission of India is celebrating the 11th National Voters Day on 25th January 2021. The National Voters’ Day has been celebrated on January 25 every year since 2011, all across the country to mark the foundation day of Election Commission of India, i.e. 25th January 1950. The main purpose of […]
