Quality Council Of India (QCI): The Quality Council of India is set to celebrate its Silver Jubilee at the Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi Quality Council of India was set up in 1997, jointly by the Government of India and the Indian Industry represented by the three premier industry associations i.e. Associated Chambers of […]
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US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership
US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership: Ministerial dialogue of US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (USISCEP) to be held on 7th October 2022. The revamped USISCEP was launched in accordance with U.S.-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate held […]
United Nations Peacekeeping
United Nations Peacekeeping: The United Nations peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix is undertaking a visit to India, among the largest troop contributing countries for its operations. Jean-Pierre Lacroix will visit India, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan and Japan starting from October 6. He will participate in a two-day meeting organised by the Challenges Forum, the event […]
Nobel Prize In chemistry 2022
Nobel Prize In chemistry 2022: The 2022 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Carolyn R Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K Barry Sharpless “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry” Sharpless was the first scientist to work on ‘click chemistry’ – a branch of science that explores the assembly of molecules. Meldal and […]
World’s Largest Producer And Consumer Of Sugar
World’s Largest Producer And Consumer Of Sugar: India emerges as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar and world’s 2nd largest exporter of sugar. In Sugar Season (Oct-Sep) 2021-22, a record of more than 5000 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT) sugarcane was produced in the country. Out of this, 35 LMT sugar was diverted to […]
Prachanda : Light Combat Helicopter
Prachanda : Light Combat Helicopter The Indian Air Force formally inducted the indigenously developed multi-role Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), Prachanda which is suitable for operating in high-altitude battlefields. The LCH is the only attack helicopter in the world which can land and take off at an altitude of 5,000 meters with a considerable load of […]
herSTART Initiative
herSTART Initiative: herSTART was recently launched by President of India, Draupadi Murmu. herSTART is an initiative implemented by the Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC). It is supported by the state government of Gujarat, the Central Government and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal […]
Nansen Award
Nansen Award: Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently received the Nansen Refugee Award. Ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the UNHCR Nansen Award for providing asylum for refugees while in office. While Merkel was the Chancellor in 2015 and 2016, Germany welcomed more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers, especially from Syria. The UNHCR recognized […]
World Space Week 2022
World Space Week 2022: World Space Week is observed from October 4 to 10 every year. World Space Week is observed to create awareness about space activities, inspire next generation to contribute to those activities and promote international cooperation in space outreach and education. “Space and Sustainability” is the theme for this year’s World Space […]
International Year Of Millets (IYOM)-2023
International Year Of Millets (IYOM)-2023: A MOU was signed between the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited to promote Millets towards celebration of the International Year of Millets 2023. Key areas: Facilitating advisory support: To manufacturers/processors of millet-based products to develop value-added millet-based commodities On-boarding […]
