Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022: The newly released Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022, measured by Yale and Columbia universities, ranks India at the bottom position among 180 countries. The EPI is an international ranking system of countries based on their environmental health. It is a biennial index, first started in 2002 as the Environment Sustainability […]
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QS World University Rankings, 2023
QS World University Rankings, 2023: The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc) is the new national leader in the QS World University Rankings, 2023 released, which also shows that all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) improved their standing. The latest edition of QS World University Rankings features 41 Indian universities, of which 12 improved their […]
UN Funds Insufficient For Climate Disasters: Oxfam
UN Funds Insufficient For Climate Disasters: Oxfam Oxfam International released a report, which says the UN (United Nations) requires eight times more Climate Finance than 20 years ago to be able to provide humanitarian aid to Low-Income Countries during Climate-Related Disasters (Droughts, Floods or Wildfires). The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s sixth assessment […]
Marijuana Legal In Thailand
Marijuana Legal In Thailand: Thailand has legalized cultivating and possessing Marijuana but recreational use (Such as smoking) is still banned, even though advocates say the easing effectively decriminalises Marijuana. The nation is the first to advance such a move in South-East Asia, a region known for its stringent drug laws. Thailand, with its year-round tropical […]
Transfer Of 10 In-Orbit Communication Satellites To NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL)
Transfer Of 10 In-Orbit Communication Satellites To NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL): The government has approved the transfer of 10 in-orbit communication satellites from the Government of India to NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL). The entire GSAT series, except GSAT-7 and 7A, will go to NSIL, and thereby to companies intending to develop downstream satcom businesses. The […]
Nanhi Pari Programme : Delhi Govt
Nanhi Pari Programme: The ‘Nanhi Pari’ Programme was by the Northwest Delhi district administration. ‘Nanhi Pari’ is a scheme to provide a one-stop solution to parents, eliminating their need to visit various offices to obtain documents. The basic aim of most of these schemes is to protect the birth of the girl child, and to […]
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC): To mark the completion of ten years of setting up of Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Biotech Startup Expo – 2022 was launched with the theme ‘Biotech Startup Innovations: Towards AatmaNirbhar Bharat.’ BIRAC is a not-for-profit Public Sector Enterprise, set up by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). Objective: […]
Hike in Repo Rate
Repo Rate: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor announced that the Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to hike the benchmark interest rate by 50 bps with immediate effect. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the repo rate by 50 basis points to 4.90%. The earlier repo rate was 4.40% after the rates were […]
Monetary Policy Committee Decisions: June 2022
The Monetary Policy Committee Decisions: The Monetary Policy Committee of Reserve Bank of India, which met from 6-8 June 2022, took the following decisions. Taking into account the increase in housing prices since the limits were last revised and considering the customer needs, it has been decided to increase the existing limits on individual housing […]
Linking Of Credit Cards With UPI
Linking Of Credit Cards With The Unified Payments Interface: The Reserve Bank of India has proposed to allow the linking of credit cards with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). So far, UPI could only be linked to debit cards and bank accounts. The integration will first begin with the indigenous RuPay credit cards. Both the […]
