UN-Habitat Plan For Jaipur: The UN-Habitat has identified issues associated with Jaipur city like multi hazard vulnerabilities, weak mobility and Green-Blue economy and has laid out a plan to increase sustainability in the city. The urban problems which persist in Jaipur are the same for other cities. UN-Habitat has based its findings on sustainable cities […]
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NTPC’s Biodiversity Policy
NTPC’s Biodiversity Policy: NTPC Ltd, India’s largest integrated energy producer has issued renewed Biodiversity Policy 2022 to establish a comprehensive vision and guiding principle for conservation, restoration, and enhancement of biodiversity. This Biodiversity Policy is an integral part of NTPC’s Environmental Policy. NTPC was the first PSU to issue Biodiversity Policy in 2018. In the […]
Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022
Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022: India’s biggest Drone Festival – Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 was inaugurated in New Delhi by the Prime Minister. A virtual award of drone pilot certificates, panel discussions, product launches, display of a ‘Made in India’ Drone Taxi prototype, flying demonstrations, among others were the key events. Drone is a layman terminology […]
Cheetah Relocation In India
Cheetah Relocation In India: India will be soon releasing cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia into the wild at Kuno Palpur in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh. It will initiate India’s ambitious plan of transcontinental relocation of cheetahs. The country’s last spotted cheetah died in Chhattisgarh in 1947 and it was declared extinct in the […]
World Milk Day
World Milk Day: June 1 is observed as World Milk Day every year. World Milk Day is a day established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 2001 to recognize the importance of milk as a global food. The day is intended to provide an opportunity to bring attention to […]
India’s Textiles Exports In FY 2021-22
India’s Textiles Exports In FY 2021-22: India scaled its highest ever exports tally at US$ 44.4 Bn in Textiles and Apparel (T&A) including Handicrafts in FY 2021-22, indicating a substantial increase of 41% and 26% over corresponding figures in FY 2020-21 and FY 2019-20, respectively. USA was the top export destination accounting for 27% share, […]
Shimla Garib Kalyan Sammelan
Shimla Garib Kalyan Sammelan: The ‘Garib Kalyan Sammelan’ in Shima, Himachal Pradesh was addressed by PM Narendra Modi. This programme was organized to mark the completion of eight years of the Narendra Modi-led government. It has been organized across the nation at District Headquarters, State Capitals, and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. The Sammelan has been organized […]
National Education Ministers Conference
National Education Ministers Conference: The two-day National Education Ministers’ Conference began on 1st June 2022 in Gujarat. The focus of the conference will be the implementation of the new National Education Policy (NEP). This conference is being attended by Dharmendra Pradhan, the Union Education Minister of India as well as other education ministers of various […]
India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth Slowed
India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth Slowed: India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed to a four-quarter low of 4.1% during the January-March period, from 5.4% in the preceding quarter, as manufacturing output shrank, provisional national income estimates show. As a result, full-year growth came in at 8.7% — a tad lower than the […]
World Summit Of Information Society (WSIS) 2022
World Summit Of Information Society (WSIS) 2022: Union Minister for Communications attended the opening ceremony of World Summit of Information Society (WSIS) 2022, being organized by International Telecommunications Unions(ITU) at its headquarter in Geneva, Switzerland from 30th May to 3rd June, 2022. The participation comes with India contesting the re-election to the ITU Council, for […]
