Covishield: The government has decided to increase the interval between the first and second doses of Covishield to up to eight weeks in its ongoing vaccination drive against Covid-19. Covishield is Serum Institute of India’s version of AZD1222, the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca in collaboration with the University of Oxford. Some data from global trials […]
Tag: 23rd Mar 2021
What is Climate Finance?
Climate Finance: The Finance Minister of India urged the advanced economies to scale up their commitments to climate finance and transfer of technologies – which are important for achieving climate-related commitments and goals. The Minister was addressing the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI). Climate Finance: Climate finance refers to local, national or transnational […]
67th National Film Awards – To Remember
67th National Film Awards: The Jury for the 67th National Film Awards announced the winners for the year 2019. The announcement of the awards was delayed by almost a year because of the pandemic. Priyadarshan’s Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham was chosen as the best feature film and Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan won the best director award […]
Gandhi Peace Prize For The Year 2019 | 2020
Gandhi Peace Prize For The Year 2019 And 2020: Gandhi Peace Prize for the Year 2019 and 2020 was announced. The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2019 is being conferred on (Late) His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman. The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020 is being conferred on […]
International Conference On Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI)
Opening Ceremony Of International Conference On Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI): The Prime Minister addressed the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) through a video conference. ICDRI is the annual international conference of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in partnership with member countries, organizations, and institutions to strengthen the […]
The Standing External Advisory Committee (SEAC) : RBI
The Standing External Advisory Committee (SEAC): RBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a five-member Standing External Advisory Committee (SEAC), headed by former RBI Deputy Governor Shyamala Gopinath, for evaluating applications for universal banks and Small Finance Banks (SFBs). The Standing External Advisory Committee (SEAC) will be comprising eminent persons with […]
United Nations Office For Project Services (UNOPS)
United Nations Office For Project Services (UNOPS): United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) entered into a partnership with the Government of Denmark to support the Union Government’s flagship programme, Jal Jeevan Mission in Uttar Pradesh The purpose of partnership between the Government of Denmark and UNOPS is to provide strategic technical support to Jal […]
Buldhana Pattern For Water Conservation
Buldhana Pattern For Water Conservation: Minister for Jal Shakti informed Rajya Sabha about the ‘Buldhana Pattern’ for water conservation. NITI Aayog has prepared draft guidelines for convergence of the activities of (i) sourcing earth for improvement/construction of national highways, state roads and railways and (ii) water conservation works through desiltation/ deepening of water bodies. This […]
World Summit on Information Society Forum 2021
World Summit on Information Society Forum 2021: Telecom Minister Sanjay Dhotre represented India at the World Summit on Information Society Forum 2021. The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2021 represents one of the world’s largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community. It is co-organized by International Telecommunications Union (ITU), UNESCO, […]
Remission Of Duties And Taxes On Export Products (RODTEP) Scheme
Remission Of Duties And Taxes On Export Products (RODTEP) Scheme: The notification of benefit rates payable to exporters under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RODTEP) scheme, is expected to take more time as it is facing ‘teething issues. Exporters fear the rates may turn out to be lower than recommended by […]
