Indian Beamline Project: Third Phase: The third phase of the Indian beamline project, a facility for materials research set up under India-Japan Scientific and Technological Cooperation, was initiated on March 23, 2021, with a special focus on industrial application research. The phase would increase the number of young researchers from India to be trained in […]
Tag: 28th Mar 2021
The Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021
The Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021: The Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021 was passed recently amid protests by the Opposition. The Bill is aimed at boosting security and will have limited scope as it is applicable only to certain specified areas. Aim of the Bill: It “aims to develop the Bihar Military Police […]
Right To Information (RTI) Requests In 2019-20
Right to Information (RTI) requests in 2019-20: The Centre has only rejected 4.3% of all Right to Information (RTI) requests in 2019-20, the lowest ever rate, according to the Central Information Commission’s annual report. However, almost 40% of these rejections did not include any valid reason, as they did not invoke one of the permissible […]
Global Wind Report 2021: By Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
Global Wind Report 2021: The report warns that there is a need to install new wind power capacity three times faster by the next decade in order to achieve global climate targets & limit global warming to below 2°C above the pre-industrial levels. In the year 2020, 93 GW of new capacity were installed. It […]
Data for Better Lives : World Development Report 2021
World Development Report 2021: World Development Report: Data for Better Lives was released on March 24, 2021. It examines the tremendous potential and risks of changing the data landscape for people living in lower-income countries. Recommendations of report New Social Contract for Data: Global South experts recommends that different stakeholders like civil society and academia, […]
US-Hosted Virtual Summit On Climate
US-Hosted Virtual Summit On Climate: President of the United States, Joe Biden, has invited 40 world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for a US-hosted virtual summit on climate in April 2021. Summit will be organized to underline the urgency and economic benefits of stronger climate action. The objective of the Summit According to the […]
7th Annual Summit of NATHEALTH 2021
7th annual summit of NATHEALTH: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan, addressed the 7th annual summit of NATHEALTH in virtual mode on March 26, 2021. The summit focused on ‘Indian Health system expansion in post-COVID era’. While addressing the summit the minister reiterated the commitments of the government for fulfilling the […]
What is Tribal TB Initiative?
Tribal TB Initiative: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the ‘Tribal TB Initiative’ in pursuit of TB Mukt Bharat. A Guidance Note on Joint Action Plan for Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination, a Special Edition of Tribal Ministry’s Publication ‘ALEKH’ on TB, and a document on Tribal Tuberculosis (TB) Initiative was also released. Over 104 million […]
Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2021 : Important Points
Maharashtra Bhushan award: Legendary singer Asha Bhosle will be presented the Maharashtra Bhushan award for the year 2020, the State government’s highest honour. A committee headed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a meeting earlier today in this regard. The award, instituted in 1996 by the State government to recognize distinguished work and achievements of […]
Cryptocurrencies and Companies
Cryptocurrencies: The corporate affairs ministry has announced companies will have to disclose any holding or dealings in cryptocurrencies or virtual currencies in their financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies. This is a major step towards regulating the crypto assets in India and will bring in a lot of transparency in reporting/filing of crypto […]
