International Fund for Agricultural Development: In News The Government of India highlighted country’s pioneering achievements in rural transformation and development leadership at International Fund for Agricultural Development – India Day event held in Rome. It is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations. It was established as an international financial […]
Category: Current Affairs
Mexico’s Senate
Mexico’s Senate: The Mexico’s Senate approved tariffs of up to 50% on imports from Asian countries, including India. Mexico is located in the southern part of North America. It shares its land borders with the United States of America, Guatemala and Belize. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the south and west; by […]
Poverty in India : Report
Poverty in India : Report A new research paper by Arvind Panagariya, Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, finds that India has “virtually eliminated” extreme poverty between 2011–12 and 2023–24. Key Highlights of the Study on Poverty: Extreme Poverty Nearly Eliminated: Poverty fell from 21.9% to 2.3% between 2011–12 and 2023–24, indicating near-elimination of extreme […]
India–Italy Business Forum 2025
India–Italy Business Forum 2025: The India–Italy Business Forum 2025 in Mumbai reinforced bilateral trade and innovation within the Strategic Partnership, while advancing resilient supply chains and high-technology collaboration. Outcomes of the India–Italy Business Forum 2025: Signing of the Agreed Minutes of the 22nd India–Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC), providing a clear and structured […]
‘Centre of Choice’ Facility for PwBD Candidates
‘Centre of Choice’ Facility for PwBD Candidates: UPSC has introduced a new ‘Centre of Choice’ facility ensuring that all Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) candidates receive their preferred exam centre. ‘Centre of Choice’ Facility for PwBD Candidates: A new UPSC initiative guaranteeing that every PwBD applicant is allotted the exam centre they select in their […]
Policy for Auction of Coal Linkage for Seamless, Efficient & Transparent Utilisation (CoalSETU)
Policy for Auction of Coal Linkage for Seamless, Efficient & Transparent Utilisation (CoalSETU): The Union Cabinet has approved creation of a new CoalSETU window under the NRS Linkage Policy, enabling long-term coal linkages for any industrial use and exports. CoalSETU is a new auction-based coal linkage window under the Non-Regulated Sector (NRS) Linkage Policy, allowing […]
World Inequality Report 2026
World Inequality Report 2026: The 3rd World Inequality Report 2026 (WIR 2026), released by the World Inequality Lab, highlights unprecedented global inequality across income, wealth, gender, climate responsibility, and territorial divides, calling for urgent policy interventions. Key Findings of the World Inequality Report 2026: The top 10% own three-quarters of global wealth, while the bottom […]
Proposal to rename MNREGA
Proposal to rename MNREGA: The Centre is set to amend the MGNREGA Act to rename the flagship rural employment scheme as “Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Yojana” and may raise the guaranteed work limit from 100 to 125 days.MGNREGA is a demand-driven, rights-based rural wage employment programme guaranteeing unskilled manual work to rural households, aimed at […]
APAAR ID
APAAR ID: The Orissa High Court recently directed education authorities at both the state and central levels to amend the consent form used for generating Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) IDs to include an explicit opt-out option. APAAR stands for Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry. It was introduced by the Ministry of Education, Government […]
Gonorrhoea : Study
Gonorrhoea : Study The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted approval for two new oral medicines, Nuzolvence (zoliflodacin) and Blujepa (gepotidacin), to treat gonorrhoea, a common sexually transmitted infection, prone to resistance against drugs. It is a preventable and curable sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhea. It’s also sometimes […]
