Kunming Declaration On Biodiversity: The Kunming Declaration was adopted by over 100 countries at the ongoing 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in china. The adoption of the declaration will create momentum for a new global biodiversity pact. In a previous agreement, Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, signed […]
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PM Gati Shakti Scheme
PM Gati Shakti Scheme: The government of India has launched the ambitious Gati Shakti scheme or National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity plan, with the aim of coordinated planning and execution of infrastructure projects to bring down logistics costs. About the Scheme Aim: To ensure integrated planning and implementation of infrastructure projects in the next […]
Climate Resilience Information System And Planning (CRISP-M) Tool
Climate Resilience Information System And Planning (CRISP-M) Tool: Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj jointly launched Climate Resilience Information System and Planning (CRISP-M) tool for integration of climate information in Geographic Information System (GIS) based watershed planning under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA The CRISP-M tool will help embed climate information in the GIS based […]
Unity Small Finance Bank
Unity Small Finance Bank: The Reserve Bank of India issued a small finance bank (SFB) licence to a consortium of fintech company BharatPe and Centrum Financial Services Ltd. The new business entity “Unity Small Finance Bank” will see Centrum’s MSME and micro finance businesses merged into itself. In a statement, Centrum Group’s Executive Chairman Jaspal […]
India’s Thermal Power Plants
India’s Thermal Power Plants: The Prime Minister’s Office reviewed the coal stock situation in India’s thermal power plants. India’s thermal power plants currently have an average of four days worth of coal stock against a recommended level of 15-30 days, with a number of states highlighting concerns about blackouts as a result of the coal […]
Asset Ownership
Asset Ownership: An analysis of asset ownership data at the household level collected by Lokniti-CSDS during its National Election Study in 2019 was recently released. Gauging who can afford the five assets of a car, an air-conditioner at home, a desktop or laptop computer, a refrigerator, and a television set, has been seen as an […]
Border Security Force (BSF)
Border Security Force (BSF): Such operational powers to the BSF, a Central Armed Police Force under the Union, will also be applicable to the newly created Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, according to a notification published in the Gazette of India on October 11. Earlier, the BSF’s limit was fixed up to […]
Draft Regional Plan 2041
Draft Regional Plan 2041: The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has recently approved the ‘Draft Regional Plan 2041’ according to which the National Capital Region (NCR) is likely to reduce in size. NCRPB was set up in 1985, to promote balanced development of the NCR and to avoid haphazard development The geographical size of […]
Global Climate Risk Index 2021
Global Climate Risk Index 2021: The international environmental think tank ‘Germanwatch’ released the Global Climate Risk Index 2021. This is the 16th Edition of the Index. It is published annually. Germanwatch, based in Bonn and Berlin (Germany), is an independent development and environmental organisation which works for sustainable global development. The Index analyses the extent […]
Silicosis
Silicosis: In India, countless workers engaged in mines, construction and factories are silently dying of exposure to dust. This is better referred to as silicosis. Silicosis can be described as an occupational disease or hazard due to dust exposure. It is incurable and can cause permanent disability. However, it is totally preventable by available control […]
