SVAMITVA: India plans to prepare digital maps of all its 6,00,000 villages and pan-India 3D maps will be prepared for 100 cities, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh said at an event to mark a year of the updated geospatial policy guidelines. An ongoing scheme, piloted by the Panchayati Raj […]
Tag: 17th Feb 2022
World Sustainable Development Summit 2022
World Sustainable Development Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address at The Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) World Sustainable Development Summit on 16th February, 2022 via video message. World Sustainable Development Summit is TERI’s annual flagship event. The theme for this year’s Summit is ‘Towards a Resilient Planet: Ensuring a Sustainable […]
G20 Secretariat in India
G20 Secretariat: The Union Cabinet approved the setting up of a G20 Secretariat and its reporting structures, which will be responsible for implementation of overall policy decisions and arrangements needed for steering India’s forthcoming G20 Presidency. G20 is the premier forum for international economic cooperation that plays an important role in global economic governance. […]
Scheme For Economic Empowerment Of DNTs (SEED)
Scheme For Economic Empowerment Of DNTs (SEED): The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, will launch the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) on 16th February, 2022 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi for the welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Communities. The Scheme will have four components with an approximate […]
New Frontiers Program: Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
New Frontiers: The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is conducting a program on Renewable Energy namely “New Frontiers” as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. The program will be held from 16th February to 18th February 2022. As part of the program, the Ministry will conduct a physical event on the topic […]
India-Maldives: Defence Cooperation Dialogue
India Maldives Bilateral Relations: India’s Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar visited the Maldives on February 13-14, for discussions with the Maldives National Defence Force as part of the second Defence Cooperation Dialogue. The Defence Cooperation Dialogue is one of India’s policy-level frameworks that aims to strengthen long-standing and mutually beneficial bilateral defence ties. The first […]
What is an Initial Public Offering (IPO)?
Initial Public Offering (IPO): An IPO or initial public offering is the process by which a privately held company, or a company owned by the government such as LIC, raises funds by offering shares to the public or to new investors. Following the IPO, the company is listed on the stock exchange. While coming […]
What is Public Order?
Public Order: The Karnataka High Court is hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of the state government’s ban on students wearing a hijab in educational institutions. The judges heard an argument on whether the state can justify the ban on the ground that it violates ‘public order’. Public order is one of the three […]
River Devika Project: Jammu And Kashmir
River Devika Project: Jammu And Kashmir River Devika project, built at the cost of over Rs 190 crore, will be complete by June, 2022. River Devika project work on the project was started in March 2019 under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). Under the project, bathing “ghats” (places) on the banks of the […]
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Updates
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky recently said he had declared February 16, which U.S. officials had said could be the date of a Russian attack, as a day of “national unity”. However, Russia has clarified that it has no plans to invade Ukraine. Russia want Talks to discuss implementation of previous commitments on […]
