Living Amazon Report 2022 : World Wildlife Fund According to a new report ‘Living Amazon Report’ 2022 by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), some 35% of the rainforest is either totally lost or highly degraded. The report was released at the 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change […]
Tag: 19th Nov 2022
Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle : CITES
Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle : CITES India has proposed to protect the Red-Crowned Roofed turtle at the 19th Conference of the Parties to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) in Panama. India has raised a proposal to the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species on Wild Fauna and Flora for the […]
Young Professionals Exchange In 2023 : United Kingdom And India
Young Professionals Exchange In 2023 : United Kingdom And India United Kingdom (UK) and India decided to launch a Young Professionals Exchange in 2023. UK will offer 3000 degree-holding Indians in the 18-30 year age group places to work for up to two years. The scheme will commence in early 2023 and be on a […]
8th Norway-India Joint Working Group Maritime Meeting
8th Norway-India Joint Working Group Maritime Meeting The 8th Norway-India Joint Working Group Maritime meeting was held in Mumbai, India. Norway has the technical expertise in Maritime sector and India has huge potential for development of Maritime sector and large pool of trained seafarers, which make both countries natural complementary partners. Earlier, India had also […]
Global Offshore Wind Alliance : COP27
Global Offshore Wind Alliance : COP27 Nine new countries sign up for Global Offshore Wind Alliance at COP27. Nine new countries: Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the US. Australia announces to sign up with global offshore wind alliance. Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA): It was established to ramp up […]
242nd Corps Of Engineers Day
242nd Corps Of Engineers Day: Indian Army celebrated the 242nd Corps of Engineers Day on November 18, 2022. The Corps of Engineers provides combat engineering support, develops infrastructure for armed forces and other defence organisations and maintains connectivity along our vast borders besides providing succour to populace during natural disasters. These tasks are executed through […]
Fifth Bilateral Cyber Policy Dialogue : India And Australia
Fifth Bilateral Cyber Policy Dialogue : India And Australia India and Australia recently convened their fifth bilateral Cyber Policy Dialogue in New Delhi. The Cyber Policy Dialogue was held under the auspices of the India-Australia Framework Arrangement on Cyber and Cyber-Enabled Critical Technology Cooperation and Plan of Action 2020-2025 for a comprehensive and deeper cyber […]
4th Edition Of Indian Chemicals Council
4th Edition Of Indian Chemicals Council: 4th edition of Indian Chemicals Council (ICC) Sustainability Conclave recently started in New Delhi. Theme of the two-day event is ‘boardrooms to Community-ESG, Carbon Neutrality, Operational Safety, Greener Solutions’. The Conclave aims to promote sustainability in the management of the entire life cycle of chemicals. It is being organized […]
10th International Tourism Mart
10th International Tourism Mart: The 10th International Tourism Mart (ITM) for the northeast region will begin in Mizoram capital Aizawl on November 18, 2022. The 10th International Tourism Mart (ITM) for the northeast region will focus on “priorities of G20 for tourism track”, since India will assume the yearlong Presidency of the influential group for […]
Expansion Of National Investment And Infrastructure Fund
Expansion Of National Investment And Infrastructure Fund: The Union Finance Minister has recently urged the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) to expand its operations and explore ways to crowd in private capital for projects under the National Infrastructure Pipeline, PM Gati Shakti and National Infrastructure Corridor NIIF is an investor-owned fund manager, anchored by […]
