Environment Performance Index 2022: In the recently released Environment Performance Index-2022, India was at the bottom among 180 The Environment Performance Index (EPI) is an international ranking system that measures environmental health and sustainability of countries. The EPI, a biennial index, was started in 2002 as Environmental Sustainability Index by the World Economic Forum in […]
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Food Safety Index: FSSAI
Food Safety Index: FSSAI: On the occasion of World Food Safety Day, the Union Health Minister released Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)’s 4th State Food Safety Index (SFSI) to measure the performance of States across five parameters of food safety. Overall: Tamil Nadu topped the State Food Safety Index followed by Gujarat […]
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar recently said that India looks forward to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) by overcoming political impediments. The 48-member NSG is an elite club of countries that deals with the trade-in nuclear technology and fissile materials besides contributing to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Brought in […]
Job Charnock
Job Charnock: Recent archaeological excavations in Kolkata have provided further evidence of human habitation in the city from centuries before the time British administrator Job Charnock was said to have founded the city. Charnock worked for the East India Company. He was historically been credited with founding the city in 1690 when the Company was […]
Sievierodonetsk : Russia-Ukraine War
Sievierodonetsk : Russia-Ukraine War More than a 100 days after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, it is the strategic eastern city of Sievierodonetsk that remains the focus of intense fighting in the battle’s current phase. Located nearly 140 km south of the Russian border, Sievierodonetsk is one of the largest cities of the Donbas […]
Yankti Kuti Valley
Yankti Kuti Valley: Multiple events of glacial advances have been witnessed from the Yankti Kuti valley situated in the extreme eastern part of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, since 52 thousand years (MIS 3) that synchronises with climate variability, according to a new study. Scientists of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, an autonomous institute of the […]
Single Nodal Agency (SNA) Dashboard
Single Nodal Agency (SNA) Dashboard: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman launched the Single Nodal Agency (SNA) Dashboard during the Iconic Week Celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations of Ministry of Finance, in New Delhi. The Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ Iconic Week celebrations from 6th June […]
National Air Sport Policy 2022
National Air Sport Policy 2022: The Minister of Civil Aviation launched National Air Sport Policy 2022 (NASP 2022). NASP 2022 lays out the vision of making India as one of the top sports nations by 2030, by providing a safe, affordable, accessible, enjoyable and sustainable air sports ecosystem in India. Key Objectives of NASP 2022: […]
Two Cases Of Norovirus Have Been Found In Thiruvananthapuram
Two Cases Of Norovirus Have Been Found In Thiruvananthapuram: At least two cases of norovirus have been found in Thiruvananthapuram among lower primary school students. Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that is also sometimes referred to as the ‘stomach flu’ or the ‘ winter vomiting bug’. It can be transmitted through contaminated food, water, […]
Agni-IV Ballistic Missile
Agni-IV Ballistic Missile: India conducted a test of the nuclear capable Agni-IV ballistic missile, which has a strike range of 4,000 km, as part of a “night user trial in operational configuration” by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC). The two-stage Agni-IV surface-to-surface missile was flight-tested for its “entire range” from the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam […]
