Periyar Tiger Reserve: For the first time in the country, the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Kerala has taken up the training of a tiger cub to equip it to naturally hunt in the forest environment. Periyar tiger reserve falls in the districts of Idukki and Pathanamthitta in Kerala (saddled in the southern region […]
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Chabahar Port: India To Deliver 2 Cranes
India delivers 2 cranes for Chabahar: This is part of a bilateral contract between India and Iran signed in May 2016 for $85 million to equip and operationalise the port. Amid talks with Iranian authorities, it signals a push to the port project.India’s plans to invest further in the port project are seen as an indicator […]
Corruption Perception Index 2020 : India Ranks 86th
Corruption Perception Index 2020: Corruption Perception Index 2020 has been released. It is prepared by Transparency International. Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI): It is a composite index that draws from 12 surveys to rank nations around the globe. It has become a benchmark gauge of perceptions of corruption and is used by analysts and investors. The […]
ASEAN India Hackathon 2021 : Highlights
ASEAN India Hackathon: The ASEAN-INDIA Hackathon was inaugurated to further strengthen the India and ASEAN ties. The background of the India-ASEAN hackathon lies in Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s call during the India-Singapore hackathon in the year 2019. The minister highlighted that the ASEAN-India hackathon will provide a unique opportunity to India and ASEAN countries […]
15th Finance Commission’s Final Report
15th Finance Commission’s Final Report: The Fifteenth Finance Commission of India have submitted its final report for a five-year duration. The report has been submitted with the objective of transforming the financial governance of India’s municipalities. The interim report for Financial Year 2020-21 was tabled in Parliament along with Budget 2020-21. The final report for […]
Voluntary Vehicle Scrappage Policy : Budget 2021
“Voluntary Vehicle Scrappage Policy”: The Finance minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, has proposed for the “Voluntary Vehicle Scrappage Policy”. This proposal was made during the presentation of the Union Budget for Financial Year 2022. The voluntary vehicle scrappage policy will help to scrap out the unfit and pollution-causing vehicles. The new policy will help in […]
Economic Survey 2020-21 – KeyPoints
Economic Survey 2020-21: Highlights Agriculture: The Agriculture and Allied activities showed a growth of 3.4 percent at constant prices during 2020-21 (first advance estimate) says the Economic Survey 2020-21. As per the Provisional Estimates of National Income released by CSO on 29th May 2020, the share of Agriculture and Allied Sectors in Gross Value Added […]
Davos Dialogue 2021 – World Economic Forum : Keypoints
Davos Dialogue: World Economic Forum The Prime Minister addressed the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Davos Dialogue via video conferencing. The WEF annual meeting in Davos (Switzerland) engages the world’s top leaders to shape global, regional and industry agendas. The Davos Dialogues agenda marks the launch of the WEF’s Great Reset Initiative in the post Covid […]
Future Investment Initiative Forum 4th Edition 2021 : Keypoints
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 […]
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, […]
