El Salvador American country Declared Malaria-Free: El Salvador has become the first country in Central America and the third in all Americas to get the malaria-free certificate from the World Health Organization (WHO) in recent years. A malaria elimination certificate is awarded to a country when the chain of indigenous transmission of the disease has […]
Category: Current Affairs
OPEC and OPEC Plus Difference
The Opec: OPEC+ has agreed not to increase supply in April as they await a more substantial recovery in demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Crude prices rose after the announcement and are up 33% this year. India is the world’s third-biggest oil importer. India imports about 84% of its oil and relies on West Asian […]
India and Sweden Virtual Summit 2021
India – Sweden Virtual Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Sweden H.E. Stefan Löfven held a Virtual Summit where they discussed bilateral issues and other regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest. Prime Minister Modi recalled his 2018 visit to Sweden for the first India-Nordic Summit and the India visit of Their […]
India And Nigeria : First Strategic And Counter-Terrorism Dialogue
First Strategic And Counter-Terrorism Dialogue Between India And Nigeria: The National Security Adviser (NSA) of Nigeria visited New Delhi for the First Strategic and Counter-Terrorism Dialogue between India and Nigeria at the level of NSA. Within the framework of the close and strategic partnership between India and Nigeria, the National Security Advisors held in-depth discussions […]
QS World University Rankings 2021
QS World University Rankings 2021: As many as 25 courses by Indian universities have figured in the top 100 globally, according to QS World University Rankings by Subject. Three Indian Institutes of Technology have entered the top 100 engineering institutes with IIT-Bombay grabbing the best-ever 49th position in the engineering and technology category followed by […]
Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020
Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020: Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs announced the release of the final rankings of Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020. In the Million+ category, Indore has emerged as the highest-ranked municipality, followed by Surat and Bhopal. In the Less than Million category, New Delhi Municipal Council has emerged as the […]
Ease Of Living Index (EoLI) 2020
Ease Of Living Index (EoLI) 2020: Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs announced the release of the final rankings of the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020. The EoLI aims to measure the well-being of Indian citizens in 111 cities, across the pillars of Quality of Life, Economic-ability, and Sustainability, with 49 indicators under 13 […]
CSIR Floriculture Mission
CSIR Floriculture Mission: CSIR Floriculture Mission has been approved for implementation in 21 States/UTs wherein available knowledgebase in CSIR Institutes will be utilized and leveraged to help Indian farmers and industry re-position itself to meet the import requirements. Floriculture, or flower farming, is a discipline of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental […]
Technology And Innovation Report 2021
Technology And Innovation Report 2021: India was the biggest ‘overperformer’ in frontier technologies than the country’s per capita Gross Domestic Products (GDP) would suggest, according to a recent country-readiness index of the Technology And Innovation Report 2021. The report was released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The report examines the […]
Setting Up Fast-Track Courts
Setting Up Fast-Track Courts: A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has proposed setting up fast-track courts for a limited time to clear dishonoured cheque cases. Earlier the Supreme Court has suggested forming a committee to resolve the problem of pendency of cheque bounce cases. Supreme Court Proposal: Set up fast-track courts under Section 138 […]
