Global Offshore Wind Alliance : COP27 Nine new countries sign up for Global Offshore Wind Alliance at COP27. Nine new countries: Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the US. Australia announces to sign up with global offshore wind alliance. Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA): It was established to ramp up […]
Category: Current Affairs
242nd Corps Of Engineers Day
242nd Corps Of Engineers Day: Indian Army celebrated the 242nd Corps of Engineers Day on November 18, 2022. The Corps of Engineers provides combat engineering support, develops infrastructure for armed forces and other defence organisations and maintains connectivity along our vast borders besides providing succour to populace during natural disasters. These tasks are executed through […]
Fifth Bilateral Cyber Policy Dialogue : India And Australia
Fifth Bilateral Cyber Policy Dialogue : India And Australia India and Australia recently convened their fifth bilateral Cyber Policy Dialogue in New Delhi. The Cyber Policy Dialogue was held under the auspices of the India-Australia Framework Arrangement on Cyber and Cyber-Enabled Critical Technology Cooperation and Plan of Action 2020-2025 for a comprehensive and deeper cyber […]
4th Edition Of Indian Chemicals Council
4th Edition Of Indian Chemicals Council: 4th edition of Indian Chemicals Council (ICC) Sustainability Conclave recently started in New Delhi. Theme of the two-day event is ‘boardrooms to Community-ESG, Carbon Neutrality, Operational Safety, Greener Solutions’. The Conclave aims to promote sustainability in the management of the entire life cycle of chemicals. It is being organized […]
10th International Tourism Mart
10th International Tourism Mart: The 10th International Tourism Mart (ITM) for the northeast region will begin in Mizoram capital Aizawl on November 18, 2022. The 10th International Tourism Mart (ITM) for the northeast region will focus on “priorities of G20 for tourism track”, since India will assume the yearlong Presidency of the influential group for […]
Expansion Of National Investment And Infrastructure Fund
Expansion Of National Investment And Infrastructure Fund: The Union Finance Minister has recently urged the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) to expand its operations and explore ways to crowd in private capital for projects under the National Infrastructure Pipeline, PM Gati Shakti and National Infrastructure Corridor NIIF is an investor-owned fund manager, anchored by […]
First Virtual Global Skill Summit
First Virtual Global Skill Summit: Different ministries have organized 1st virtual global skill summit with an Indian mission in ten countries to facilitate overseas mobility of the skilled Indian workforce, in line with the government’s vision of making India the skill capital of the world. Initiatives: India International Skill Centre: It ensures International workforce mobility […]
Patan Patola Scarf
Patan Patola Scarf: Prime Minister of India gifted a ‘Patan Patola’ scarf to the Prime Minister of Italy at the G20 summit. Patola is a double ikat woven fabric, usually made from silk in Patan (North Gujarat). Ikat is a method of tie-dyeing the warp or weft before the cloth is woven. It received a […]
What Is Friendshoring?
What Is Friendshoring? The US secretary of treasury has pushed for “friendshoring” to diversify trade away from countries that are present at geopolitical risk. Friendshoring is a strategy where a country sources the raw materials, components and even manufactured goods from countries that share its values. The dependence on the countries considered a “threat” to […]
G-20 Summit 2022
G-20 Summit 2022: The 17th annual summit of G-20 was hosted by the Indonesian G20 presidency in Bali under the theme ‘Recover Together, Recover Stronger’. Now, India has assumed the charge of the G20 presidency and the 18th summit will be held in India in 2023. Member countries adopted a declaration deploring Russia’s aggression in […]
