National Mission For Edible Oils: Prime Minister recently inaugurated the first Oil Palm Processing Mill under Mission Palm Oil in Arunachal Pradesh. National Mission for Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) launched by the Government of India in August 2021, NMEO-OP targets a substantial increase in oil palm cultivation and crude palm oil production. It […]
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World Gold Council
World Gold Council: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bought 8.7 tonne of gold in January, making it the largest purchase by the central bank since July 2022, according to World Gold Council data. World Gold Council (WGC) is the market development organisation for the gold industry. It is a nonprofit association formed in 1987 […]
Criminal Case Management System : Inaugrated
Criminal Case Management System : Inaugrated Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation virtually inaugurated a unique digital Criminal Case Management System (CCMS) and also launches a mobile app ‘Sankalan. Criminal Case Management System has been developed by designed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). It will enable the NIA personnel to better coordinate in […]
Human Development Index : Report
Human Development Index : Report India has moved up a rank on the global Human Development Index (HDI), according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report ‘Breaking the gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarised world’. Highlights of the recent report: The report stated that while India ranked 135 in 2021, it had moved up […]
What Is Regulatory Sandbox (RS)?
What Is Regulatory Sandbox (RS)? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revised the timeline for the completion of various stages of a Regulatory Sandbox (RS) to nine months from the previous seven months. A Regulatory Sandbox (RS) refers to live testing of new products or services in a controlled regulatory environment for which regulators may […]
Prime Minister Laid The Foundation Of Sabarmati Ashram Redevelopment Project
Prime Minister Laid The Foundation Of Sabarmati Ashram Redevelopment Project: On the 94th anniversary of the Dandi March, the Prime Minister of India laid the foundation for the Sabarmati Ashram Redevelopment Project in Ahmedabad. The Sabarmati Ashram Redevelopment Project is a Rs 1,200 crore initiative to restore, conserve, and rebuild the original Sabarmati Ashram founded […]
Internet In Remote Tribal Villages (VSAT)
Internet In Remote Tribal Villages (VSAT): The Ministry of Tribal Affairs plans to collaborate with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to deploy V-SAT (very small apperture terminal) stations on a pilot basis for approximately 80 tribal villages in Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Maharashtra. The initiative aims to provide Internet services to geographically remote […]
World Monuments Fund Watch 2025
World Monuments Fund Watch 2025: Conservationists plan to propose the Kazhuveli watershed region in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu, for nomination to the World Monuments Fund Watch 2025 programme. This region, spanning 740 sq. km. from Gingee to Marakkanam and up to the Auroville plateau, features an ancient Eri (tank) network crucial for sustaining agricultural practices […]
United Nations Inter-agency Group For Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
United Nations Inter-agency Group For Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME): The United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) released a report indicating that in 2022, global child deaths before the age of five dropped below 5 million for the first time. Key Findings: Despite this progress, an estimated 4.9 million children died, […]
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Report
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Report: India emerged as the world’s top arms importer for the period 2019-23, with a 4.7% increase compared to 2014-18, as per the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Key findings: The USA is the largest arms exporter > France, for the first time, was the second biggest arms […]
