Leaders’ Summit On Climate: The Leaders’ Summit on Climate was convened by the US President virtually. 40 world leaders, including the Prime Minister of India, were invited to the event to underscore the urgency of stronger climate action. This summit is seen as a key milestone on the road to the United Nations Climate Change […]
Category: Current Affairs
Harlequin Ichthyosis
Harlequin Ichthyosis: Odisha reported its first-ever case of a baby born with Harlequin Ichthyosis, a rare genetic skin condition. India’s first recorded case of a baby born with harlequin ichthyosis was in 2016, at a private hospital in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Harlequin Ichthyosis is a rare genetic skin disorder to a newborn infant. It’s a type […]
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) Index
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) Index A recent analysis, based on Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) index, has shown the impact of climate change on children across the world. The analysis was done by Save the Children International, a child rights non-profit organization. Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative: ND-GAIN is part of the […]
Ways And Means Advances (WMA): RBI
Ways And Means Advances (WMA): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to continue with the existing interim Ways and Means Advances (WMA) scheme limit of ₹51,560 crores for all States/ UTs shall for six months i.e., up to September 30, given the prevalence of COVID-19. Ways and means advances (WMA) is a mechanism used […]
SpaceX Crew-2 Mission
Crew-2 Mission: Four astronauts were launched to the International Space Station (ISS) from Florida as part of a collaboration between NASA and SpaceX under the Commercial Crew Program. The mission is called Crew-2 and is the second crew rotation of the SpaceX Crew Dragon and the first with international partners. Out of the four astronauts, […]
World Malaria Day 2021
World Malaria Day: The report, titled ‘Zeroing in on malaria elimination, was released by the World Health Organization (WHO) ahead of World Malaria Day 2021. World Malaria Day is observed on 25th April every year. The 2021 theme is “Reaching the Zero Malaria target”. The WHO has also identified 25 countries with the potential to […]
Madhu Kranti Portal & Honey Corners
Madhu Kranti Portal & Honey Corners: The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has launched “Madhu Kranti Portal & Honey Corners. Madhu Kranti Portal: It is an initiative of the National Bee Board (NBB), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare under the National Beekeeping &Honey Mission (NBHM). This portal is being developed for online […]
India’s Crude Oil Production And Natural Gas Output Declined
India’s Crude Oil Production And Natural Gas Output Declined: According to the latest government data India’s crude oil production and natural gas output declined in the Financial Year (FY) 2020-2021. India’s crude oil and natural gas production have been falling consistently since 2011-12. Decline in Production: Crude Oil Production: Declined by 5.2% as private and […]
KRI Nanggala
KRI Nanggala: The Indian Navy dispatched its deep submergence rescue vessel (DSRV) from Visakhapatnam to support the Indonesian Navy in the search and rescue efforts for its submarine KRI Nanggala that went missing with 53 personnel aboard. KRI Nanggala (402) is a diesel-electric attack submarine of the Indonesian Navy, one of two Cakra-class submarines (Type […]
Who Is Vanita Gupta?
Vanita Gupta: Civil rights lawyer Vanita Gupta made history, when the United States Senate voted to confirm her as Associate Attorney General, making her the first Indian American to serve as the US Justice Department’s third-highest ranking official. Vanita Gupta (born 1974) is an American civil rights attorney. She is the president and chief executive […]
