Lightweight Payment And Settlement System : RBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently announced plans to introduce a ‘Lightweight’ Payment and Settlement System (LPSS) for emergencies which was proposed in RBI’s annual report for 2022-23. The lightweight system aims to provide resilience and continuity of payment and settlement systems while ensuring efficiency during emergencies. […]
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World Milk Day : 1st June 2023
World Milk Day : 1st June 2023 The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, in partnership with the Agriculture Production Department of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, is gearing up to celebrate World Milk Day on June 1, 2023. The occasion will be marked by a Summer Meet for the animal husbandry and dairying […]
75 Years Of UN Peacekeeping
75 Years Of UN Peacekeeping: The Indian Army commemorated the 75th International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers on 29th May (which was designated by the UN General Assembly) at the National War Memorial in New Delhi. Theme 2023: ‘Peace begins with me’. This day holds significance as it marks the anniversary of the first […]
New Excavations At Delhi’s Purana Qila
New Excavations At Delhi’s Purana Qila: New excavations at Delhi’s Purana Qila (Old Fort) have uncovered evidence of a pre-Mauryan era settlement. The ongoing excavation aims to establish a complete chronology of the site and provide further insights into the ancient city of Indraprastha. The site is considered significant as it may have been the […]
World Energy Investment Report 2023
World Energy Investment Report 2023: The International Energy Agency has released the World Energy Investment Report 2023 Key findings of the Report: Investment in clean energy has increased in recent years Investments in clean energy have surpassed investments in fossil fuels by 70%; Transition driven by Electric Vehicles (EVs) and renewable power; $1.7 allocated to […]
India’s First Facility To Produce Rare Earth Permanent Magnets
India’s First Facility To Produce Rare Earth Permanent Magnets: The PM has inaugurated India’s first facility to produce rare earth permanent magnets in Visakhapatnam. A permanent magnet is a type of magnet that can create a magnetic field without needing any external power source. It is called “permanent” because once it is magnetized, it can […]
Global Hunger Hotspots
Global Hunger Hotspots: According to a new report published by United Nations, several parts of the world faces increase in acute food insecurity. India’s neighbors, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar, are among the hunger hotspots in the world. Global Hunger Hotspots: Acute food insecurity can potentially increase in magnitude and severity for 18 areas in 22 […]
All India Survey Of Higher Education (AISHE) Survey 2020-21
All India Survey Of Higher Education (AISHE) Survey 2020-21: The All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) Survey 2020-21 conducted under the Ministry of Education found that the Muslim community’s enrolment in higher education declined at a time when the enrolment of SCs, STs and OBCs improved. All India Survey of Higher Education is an […]
22nd Summit Of The SCO Council Of Heads
22nd Summit Of The SCO Council Of Heads: The Ministry of External Affairs announced that India will host the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the virtual format on July 4, 2023. SCO Summit, 2023 will be held in the virtual format. All the SCO Member States, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, […]
Tele-Law Programme : 40 Lakh Beneficiaries
Tele-Law Programme : 40 Lakh Beneficiaries The Ministry of Law informed that the Tele-Law programme achieved a new milestone with 40 lakh beneficiaries across the country empowered with pre-litigation advice. The Tele-Law programme comes under the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice and was launched in 2017. It is an e-interface mechanism to […]
