Foreign Exchange Reserves: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) added another 16.58 tonnes of gold to the country’s foreign exchange reserves in the last six months, bringing the country’s gold holdings to more than 700 tonnes (around 760.42). Gold was acquired by the RBI at a time when Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) left India, and […]
Tag: 14th May 2022
Shallow And Deep Ecologism
Shallow And Deep Ecologism: As India continues to grapple with the unrelenting heat waves, it becomes relevant to unpack two strands of environmental philosophy that reinvent the relationship between nature and humans — Shallow and Deep Ecologism. The concepts emerged in the 1970s, when Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss sought to look beyond the popular pollution […]
BHARAT TAP Initiative
BHARAT TAP Initiative: The Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs launched the BHARAT TAP initiative at the ‘Plumbex India’ exhibition. This exhibition is aimed at products and services related to the plumbing, water, and sanitation industry. At the exhibition, NAREDCO (National Real Estate Development Council) MAHI’s ‘Nirmal Jal Prayas’ initiative was also launched. BHARAT TAP […]
Goa Civil Code
Goa Civil Code: Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant recently said that the Goa civil code can be a model that other states can emulate. This statement comes amid the ongoing discussions for having a Uniform Civil Code for India. What is Goa Civil Code? In 1867, Portugal enacted a Portuguese civil code and in 1869 […]
Great Indian Bustards : Important Points
Great Indian Bustards : Important Points The Supreme Court of India had directed the governments of Rajasthan and Gujarat to ensure installation of bird-diverters on power lines before July 20, 2022. The move is aimed at protecting the Great Indian Bustard (GIB), the state bird of Rajasthan, and the lesser floricans in the area. Great […]
Cyclone Karim
Cyclone Karim: Cyclone Asani, active now in the Bay of Bengal, has a twin — cyclone Karim — in the southern hemisphere. Karim has been classified as a category II hurricane, with a wind speed of 112 kilometres per hour (kmph). “Asani remains a Severe Cyclonic Storm over the Bay of Bengal, with wind speeds […]
Second Global Summit On Covid-19
Second Global Summit On Covid-19: The Second Global Summit on COVID-19 was recently held virtually. The summit was co-hosted by the United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia, and Senegal. Theme of the Second Global COVID Summit: Preventing Pandemic Fatigue and Prioritizing Preparedness. Objectives of the Second Global Summit on COVID-19: To accelerate efforts to increase global […]
Sagittarius A* (SgrA*) : Black Hole at Centre of Milky Way
Sagittarius A* (SgrA*) : Black Hole at Centre of Milky Way Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) facility revealed the first image of the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. The image of Sagittarius A* (SgrA*) gave further support to the idea that the compact object at the centre of our […]
Macolin Convention
Macolin Convention: The 12th meeting of Interpol’s Match-Fixing Task Force (IMFTF), in which the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was one of the participants, concluded with a call for harmonised global efforts to curb competition manipulation. The participants discussed the emerging uses of technology, big data and social media given that criminal syndicates were increasingly […]
Utkarsh Samaroh : Gujrat
Utkarsh Samaroh : Gujrat Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addressed ‘Utkarsh Samaroh’ held at Bharuch in Gujarat. The programme has organized to mark the celebration of 100 percent saturation of four key schemes of the state government in the district. These will help in providing timely financial assistance to those in need. Bharuch district administration […]
