Ukraine’s 10-point Peace Plan: The Prime Minister of India spoke to the Ukrainian President to discuss India’s ongoing G-20 Presidency, and Ukraine’s “10-point Peace Plan”. In early December 2022, Ukraine urged the leaders of the Group of Seven nations to support its Global Peace Summit idea in winter that would focus on the peace plan […]
Category: Current Affairs
Plastic Waste Management : CAG Report
Plastic Waste Management : CAG Report As per the recent audit by CAG of MoEF&CC, it was found that the ministry has a mechanism to assess the generation of plastic waste, but none for its collection and safe disposal Key findings of the CAG report: MoEF&CC has no action plan leading to ineffective implementation of […]
Ramappa Temple : Infrastructure Development
Ramappa Temple: President of India lays the Foundation Stone for the Development of Pilgrimage Infrastructure at Ramappa Temple. Ramappa Temple, also known as the Rudreshwara temple, is a Kakatiya style Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva, located in Telangana. The medieval Deccan Ramappa Temple which dates back to 1213 AD, was built by the […]
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer: The European Space Agency has announced that the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission will be celebrated at an event in Toulouse, France, on 20 January next year. Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will be Europe’s first dedicated robotic mission to Jupiter. Juice is due to reach the planet in July […]
G20 Digital Innovation Alliance
G20 Digital Innovation Alliance: The Minister for Electronics & Information Technology launched G20-DIA as a part of India’s G20 presidency. It identify, recognize, and enable the adoption of innovative and impactful digital technologies developed by start-ups, from G20 nations as well as the invited non-member nations. It can address the needs of humanity in the […]
City Finance Rankings, 2022
City Finance Rankings, 2022: The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs launched this City Finance Rankings, 2022 to evaluate, recognize and reward India’s Urban Local Bodies. The rankings aim to motivate city/state officials and decision-makers, to implement municipal finance reforms. The participating ULBs will be evaluated on 15 indicators across three key municipal finance assessment […]
Marital Rape In India : Report
Marital Rape In India : Report Out of 185 countries in the world, 77 have laws that clearly criminalise marital rape while there are 34 countries that explicitly decriminalise marital rape, or in essence, offer immunity to men who perpetrate rape against their wives. India, is one of the 34 countries that have decriminalised marital […]
National Tourism Policy
National Tourism Policy: Parliamentary committees have concluded that drafting a National Tourism Policy will not lead to the development of the tourism industry in the country. The committee has suggested fast-tracking the creation of a National Tourism Council on the lines of the GST council to directly make recommendations to the Central and State governments […]
Pension Scheme For Gig Workers
Pension Scheme For Gig Workers: India’s pension fund regulator (PFRDA) has recommended the federal government introduce a UK-like pension scheme for the country’s gig workers, a move aimed at bringing about 90 per cent of the overall workforce into the pension fold under the National Pension Scheme (NPS) In a landmark UK Supreme Court ruling […]
Ethylene Glycol In Cough Syrups : Death Of 18 Children In Uzbekistan
Ethylene Glycol In Cough Syrups : Death Of 18 Children In Uzbekistan The Health Ministry of Uzbekistan has reported the death of 18 children with acute respiratory disease from taking excessive doses of a cough syrup – Doc-1 Max manufactured by an Indian firm. The cough syrups contained ethylene glycol, a substance that ought not […]
