Nikhat Zareen : World Women’s Boxing Championships Winner Nikhat Zareen became the fifth Indian woman to win a World title at World Women’s Boxing Championships 2022 in Istanbul by defeating Thai Olympian Jutamas Jitpong at 5-0 in the 52 kg category. Manisha Moun and Parveen Hooda also won bronze medals in separate categories 57kg and […]
Category: Current Affairs
Jagannath Temple Heritage Corridor Project Controversy
Jagannath Temple Heritage Corridor Project Controversy: The ArchaeologicalSurvey of India (ASI) on May 17 said that a sculpture of a lion, which possibly dates back to the Ganga dynasty, was found during excavation for the controversial heritage corridor project around the 12thcentury Jagannath Temple in Puri,Odisha. This is the third such lion sculpture found during […]
60% e-Waste Recycling Likely By 2023
60% e-Waste Recycling Likely By 2023: The Environment Ministry released the draft notification for electronic waste management for public feedback. India has a formal set of rules for electronic waste management, first announced these rules in 2016 and amended them in 2018. The latest rules are expected to come into effect by August. According to […]
ASHA Workers As Global Health Leaders : WHO
ASHA Workers As Global Health Leaders : WHO The World Health Organisation has recognised the country’s 10.4 lakh ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers as ‘Global Health Leaders’ for their efforts in connecting the community to the government’s health programmes. ASHA workers are volunteers from within the community who are trained to provide information and […]
World Of Work Report : ILO
World Of Work Report : ILO The “world of work” is being buffeted by multiple crises, says the ninth edition of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Monitor. After significant gains during the last quarter of 2021, the number of hours worked globally dropped in the first quarter of 2022, to 3.8 per cent below the […]
Defamation Suit Against Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut
Defamation Suit Against Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut: BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s wife Medha has filed a civil defamation suit against Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut. Somaiya sought court to direct Raut either pay her Rs 100cr or deposit amount in CM relief fund. Raut had repeatedly made defamatory public statements against her and her husband, she […]
India, US Ink Investment Incentive Agreement
India, US Ink Investment Incentive Agreement: The Government of India and the Government of the United States of America has signed an Investment Incentive Agreement (IIA) at Tokyo, Japan. This IIA supersedes the Investment Incentive Agreement signed between the two sides in 1997. Significant developments have taken place since the signing of the earlier IIA […]
New Karst Sinkhole
New Karst Sinkhole: A cave exploration team has discovered an ancient forest with trees nearly 40 metres high at the bottom of a giant karst sinkhole in Leye County in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. In Mandarin, giant sinkholes are called Tiankeng or “heavenly pit”. Sinkholes are depressions formed in the ground when layers […]
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF): India’s Prime Minister participated in an event in Tokyo to launch the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). This economic initiative came a day before the second in-person summit of the Quad leaders (India, the US, Australia and Japan) in Tokyo. It is a US-led initiative that aims to strengthen economic partnership among […]
Indira Gandhi Shahri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana
Indira Gandhi Shahri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana: The Rajasthan government has come up with the job description under its much-touted Indira Gandhi Shahri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana. Announcing the employment scheme for urban areas on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for rural areas in his budget speech While MGNREGA assists people in rural areas, there is […]
