UN’s Survey On Digital And Sustainable Trade Facilitation 2021: India has scored 90.32% in United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific’s (UNESCAP) Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation. This is a remarkable jump from 78.49% in 2019. The survey is conducted every two years by UNESCAP and includes an assessment of […]
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What is PDS 70?
PDS 70: Scientists for the first time have spotted a moon-forming region around a planet beyond our solar system – a Jupiter-like world surrounded by a disc of gas and dust massive enough that it could spawn three moons the size of the one orbiting Earth. The researchers used the ALMA observatory in Chile’s Atacama […]
Caste-Wise Population In Census 2021
SCs And STs In Census: The Government of India informed Lok Sabha that it has decided as a matter of policy not to enumerate caste-wise population other than SCs and STs in Census. Subsequently many leaders demanded a caste-based census. Every Census in independent India from 1951 to 2011 has published data on Scheduled Castes […]
India in Top 10 List of the Countries Exporting Agricultural produce
Agri product:: India has entered the top 10 list of the countries exporting agricultural produce in the year 2019 with a sizable share in the export of rice, cotton, soya beans and meat. As per a report by World Trade Organization (WTO) on the trends in world agricultural trade in the past 25 years, India […]
I-STEM Project
I-STEM Project: I-STEM project has been accorded extension for five years, until 2026 and enters its second phase with added features. The Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM), the national web portal for sharing R&D facilities was formally launched in January 2020 by the Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. I-STEM is an […]
Rudreswara Temple : India’s 39th World Heritage Site
India’s 39th World Heritage Site: India’s nomination of Rudreswara Temple, (also known as the Ramappa Temple) at Palampet, Mulugu district, near Warangal in the state of Telangana has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. This is India’s 39th World Heritage Site. The decision was taken at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee […]
Alexander Dalrymple Award
Alexander Dalrymple Award: Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar, Chief Hydrographer to the Govt. of India received the Alexander Dalrymple award from the British High Commissioner. Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar was conferred with the prestigious award in 2019 but the award ceremony was delayed due to the ongoing pandemic. The Alexander Dalrymple award has been named after […]
Global Survey On Digital And Sustainable Trade Facilitation: UN
Global Survey On Digital And Sustainable Trade Facilitation: UN: India has scored 90.32% in United Nation’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific’s (UNESCAP) latest Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation. The Survey hails this as a remarkable jump from 78.49% in 2019. After evaluation of 143 economies, the 2021 Survey has highlighted […]
Renewables Integration In India 2021
Renewables Integration In India 2021: A report on “Renewables Integration in India 2021” was jointly launched by NITI Aayog and International Energy Agency (IEA). The report is based on the outcome of three states workshops held with the Governments of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat to understand the specific energy transition challenges faced by these renewable-rich […]
Special Economic Zones (SEZ)
Special Economic Zones (SEZ): Special Economic Zones (SEZ) have touched new heights in terms of performance in Exports, Investment and Employment in the last three years. An SEZ is a territory within a country that is typically duty-free (Fiscal Concession) and has different business and commercial laws chiefly to encourage investment and create employment. SEZs […]
