India And Vietnam: India and Vietnam sign Letter of Intent (LoI) to establish partnership in Digital Media. The LoI envisages sharing of information and experience in establishing policies and regulatory frameworks on digital media and social networks, and conducting capacity building and training programs for media professionals and officials in the two countries. Union Minister […]
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US Imposes New Sanctions On China
US Imposes New Sanctions On China: The U.S is imposing new sanctions on several Chinese biotech and surveillance companies and government entities over human rights abuses of Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region of China. Xinjiang is technically an autonomous region within China — its largest region, rich in minerals, and sharing borders with countries […]
Water Innovation Challenges: Second Edition
Second Edition Of Water Innovation Challenges The second edition of water innovation challenges was announced to address the global water woes through innovations. It was announced by the Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and the Royal Embassy of Denmark to India as part of the Indo-Danish Bilateral Green Strategic partnership in 2020. An important driving […]
What is VIHANGAM Platform?
VIHANGAM: An internet-based platform called ‘VIHANGAM’ integrated with a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) at Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) was inaugurated. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited: It is one of the major coal producing companies of India. It is one of the eight subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. MCL was the first coal company to introduce environment-friendly […]
Incentive on RuPay Debit Card And BHIM UPI Transactions
RuPay Debit Card And BHIM UPI: The Union Cabinet announced that it has approved a scheme to provide incentives of small amounts for transactions done through the RuPay Debit Card and BHIM UPI. This will incur an expense of around ₹1,300 crores. The Government will reimburse transaction charges levied on digital payments made by persons […]
International Monetary Fund on Regulating Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist has made a strong case for regulating cryptocurrencies, saying it will always be a challenge to ban them as they operate from offshore exchanges; and feels it to be more attractive to adopt cryptocurrencies and assets in emerging economies than in advanced economies A cryptocurrency is a digital […]
The State Of The World’s Land And Water Resources For Food And Agriculture: FAO Report
The State Of The World’s Land And Water Resources For Food And Agriculture: As per the recently released, ‘The State of the world’s land and water resources for food and agriculture (released by FAO)’, water and land resources are being pushed to limits due to human actions. Highlights of the report: Sources of fodder (grassland […]
Glasgow Climate Pact
Glasgow Climate Pact: The commitment of recent Glasgow Climate Pact to strengthen our commitment to combat climate change by restricting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels India and CoP-26: At CoP26, India pledged to become a ‘net zero’ carbon emitter by 2070, and announced enhanced targets for renewable energy deployment and […]
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has today approved implementation of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) for 2021-26 with an outlay of Rs.93,068 crore. The CCEA has approved central support of Rs.37,454 crore to States and Rs.20,434.56 crore of debt servicing […]
Green Hydrogen Microgrid Project
Green Hydrogen Microgrid Project: NTPC Limited announced that India’s first Green Hydrogen Microgrid Projects will be set up at Simhadri near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The projects will be a precursor to large-scale hydrogen energy storage projects and would be useful for studying and deploying multiple microgrids in various off-grid and strategic locations of the […]
