UN Ocean Conference: Blue Deal A “Blue Deal” is being promoted at the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference to enable the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth. It includes global trade, investment, and innovation to create a sustainable and resilient ocean economy, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Benefits: […]
Tag: 1st July 2022
China-Horn Of Africa Peace, Governance And Development Conference
China-Horn Of Africa Peace, Governance And Development Conference: First “China-Horn of Africa Peace, Governance and Development Conference.” was held. This is the first time China aims “to play a role in the area of security”. The conference held in Ethiopia witnessed the participation of foreign Ministries from the following countries of the Horn: Kenya, Djibouti, […]
Road Safety
Road Safety: New global and country-level estimates suggest that routinely wearing helmets and seat belts, obeying speed limits, and avoiding driving drunk could save between 347,000 and 540,000 lives worldwide every year. The benefits of more motorcyclists wearing helmets would be the biggest in China, where 13,703 lives could be saved every year, followed by […]
47th Meeting Of The Goods And Services Tax (GST) Council
47th Meeting Of The Goods And Services Tax (GST) Council: At the 47th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister, officials approved hiking the rates for some goods and services while removing exemptions for several mass consumption items to simplify the rate structure. The Goods and Services Tax […]
Pay Roll Automation For Disbursement Of Monthly Allowances (PADMA)
Pay Roll Automation For Disbursement Of Monthly Allowances (PADMA): The Ministry of Defense inaugurated PayRoll Automation for Disbursement of Monthly Allowances (PADMA), an automated Pay & Allowances module for the Indian Coast Guard. PADMA is an automated platform leveraging latest technology which will provide seamless and timely disbursal of Pay & Allowances to around 15,000 […]
Rim Of The Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2022
Rim Of The Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2022: The RIMPAC-22 exercise will be held in and close to the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California from 29th June to 4th August, 27 countries are participating in the current edition of the multi-dimensional exercise. RIMPAC-22 is one of the largest biennial multilateral Naval Exercises, which is led by […]
ABHYAS: High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target
ABHYAS: High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target India successfully tested the indigenously-designed Abhyas – a High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) – in Odisha. The trial was carried out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha’s Chandipur. ABHYAS Designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), of DRDO. ADE […]
UN Report On Internet Shutdown
UN Report On Internet Shutdown: A report published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) named Internet shutdowns: Trends, causes, legal implications and impacts on a range of human rights, stated that shutting down the internet affects people’s safety & well-being, hampers information flow and harms the economy. Internet […]
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies: Cabinet approves digitisation of 63,000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies. PACS: It is a village-level institution that works directly with rural residents. It encourages agriculturists to save, accepts deposits from them, makes loans to deserving borrowers, and collects repayments. PACS are the lowest unit in a three-tier structure: The other two tiers […]
GEMCOVAC-19
GEMCOVAC-19: India’s first home-grown mRNA Covid-19 vaccine GEMCOVAC-19 developed at Pune’s Gennova Biopharmaceuticals has got a ‘restricted emergency use’ nod for the 18-and-above age group. Most vaccines contain a weakened or dead bacteria or virus. However, scientists have developed a new type of vaccine that uses a molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA) rather than part […]
