World Heritage Day 2023: The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) declared April 18th as the International Day for Monuments and Sites, also known as World Heritage Day, in 1982. The theme for this year is “Heritage Changes,” which focuses on the role of cultural heritage in climate action and its importance in protecting […]
Category: Current Affairs
Kudremukh Range
Kudremukh Range: Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) recentlly sought post-facto approval for submerging 700 acres of forest in Kudremukh Range at the heart of Western Ghats about 20 years ago. Kudremukh Range is located in the Western Ghats in the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka. These broad hills overlook the Arabian Sea and are connected […]
TeLEOS-2 : ISRO
TeLEOS-2 : ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will soon launch Singapore’s TeLEOS-2 satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). TeLEOS-2 is a Singaporean Earth Observation satellite built by ST Electronics (Satellite Systems). It is designed to capture satellite imagery in all-weather and round-the-clock conditions. […]
Marketing And Logistics Development For Promotion Of Tribal Products From North-Eastern Region (PTP-NER) Scheme
Marketing And Logistics Development For Promotion Of Tribal Products From North-Eastern Region (PTP-NER) Scheme: PTP-NER Scheme has been introduced for the benefit of Scheduled Tribes of the North-Eastern Region. Vision is to strengthen livelihood opportunities for tribal artisans through increased efficiency in procurement, logistics and marketing of tribal products from North Eastern States. It will […]
City Nature Challenge
City Nature Challenge: Over 30 Indian cities are set to participate in the City Nature Challenge, an app-based competition that records observations of nature. Under this initiative, participants can use the iNaturalist app (available for Android and Apple phones) to click and upload a photo of natural flora and fauna. The app uses Artificial Intelligence […]
Limited Purpose Clearing Corporation
Limited Purpose Clearing Corporation: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) put in place a dispute resolution mechanism for Limited Purpose Clearing Corporation (LPCC) to settle disputes and claims arising out of transactions cleared by it. It is an entity established to undertake the activity of clearing and settlement of repo transactions. The mechanism […]
National Panchayat Awards
National Panchayat Awards: Leading to the National Panchayati Raj Day celebrations on 24th April 2023, Ministry of Panchayati Raj is organizing the National Panchayati Raj Award Celebration week (17th -21st April 2023), under which ‘National Conference on Themes 2, 4 & 5: Healthy Panchayat, ‘Water Sufficient Panchayat’ and ‘Clean and Green Panchayat’ is scheduled to […]
Digital Health Summit 2023
Digital Health Summit 2023: Digital Health Summit 2023 was organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Goa. Major Highlights of Digital Health Summit 2023: It highlighted the importance of digital health innovations and how they can empower exponential medicine, including 3D printing, point-of-care diagnostics, robots, bioinformatics, and genomics. It aims to create a […]
Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative
Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative: The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying has launched an Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative (APPI) under One Health Approach to address the threat of diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans. One Health approach recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. The Ministry has also launched […]
First Global Buddhist Summit
First Global Buddhist Summit: PM will inaugurate the first Global Buddhist Summit in New Delhi on April 20th and 21st. Conducted by the Ministry of Culture+ International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) Theme: “Responses to Contemporary Challenges: Philosophy to Praxis.” The summit aims to enhance cultural and diplomatic relationships with other countries and mark the significance and […]
