Internet In India Report 2022: IAMAI KANTAR According to IAMAI KANTAR Report Out of 759 million ‘active’ internet users in India for 2022, 399 million are from rural India. The report also estimates that 56% of all new internet users in India will be from Rural India by 2025. 52% percent of Indians, i.e. 759 […]
Tag: 5th May 2023
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse : 5th May 2023
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse : 5th May 2023 On May 5, 2023, as a penumbral lunar eclipse is set to occur, is the first of two lunar eclipses that are expected to occur that year. There are three types of lunar eclipses – total lunar eclipses, partial lunar eclipses, and penumbral lunar eclipses. A penumbral lunar […]
King Charles III Coronation
King Charles III Coronation: The coronation of King Charles III and his wife, Camilla, will take place on May 6, which coincides with the anniversary of the 1910 death of his great-great-grandfather, King Edward VII. King Charles III will wear St. Edward’s Crown during his coronation, as is customary. St. Edward’s Crown is the oldest […]
Currency And Finance Report : RBI
Currency And Finance Report : RBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a report on currency and finance for the financial year (FY) 2022-23. The theme of the report is ‘Towards a Greener Cleaner India,’ which reflects India’s focus on reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainable The report highlights that India has embarked […]
CU-Chayan Portal : UGC
CU-Chayan Portal : UGC UGC launched the ‘CU-Chayan’ portal for faculty recruitment in Central varsities. CU-Chayan portal is a new platform to hire faculty members in central universities. The portal will provide a consolidated list of job openings across all 46 central universities under the Union Ministry of Education. Central universities will still be responsible […]
Innovative Finance Facility For Climate In Asia And The Pacific (IF-CAP) Program
Innovative Finance Facility For Climate In Asia And The Pacific (IF-CAP) Program: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced the Innovative Finance Facility for Climate in Asia and the Pacific (IF-CAP) program to accelerate climate change financing in the region. IF-CAP is the first-of-its-kind multi-donor financing partnership facility with the goal of scaling-up finance for […]
International Leopard Day 2023
International Leopard Day 2023: International Leopard Day is a new annual event that was officialized on May 3, 2023, with the launch of a dedicated portal, “internationalleopardday.org” by the Cape Leopard Trust (CLT). Leopard: Scientific Name Panthera pardus The leopard is the smallest of the Big Cats (Of genus Panthera namely the Tiger, Lion, Jaguar, […]
Startup India Seed Fund Scheme : Third-Party Impact Assessment
Startup India Seed Fund Scheme : Third-Party Impact Assessment The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is conducting a third-party impact assessment of the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme to evaluate its performance in benefiting the startup community. Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) was created by DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and […]
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited : Navratna Status
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited : Navratna Status RVNL , a Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, has been granted Navratna status. The company, incorporated in 2003, was established to implement railway infrastructure projects and raise extra-budgetary resources for Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs). RVNL began operations in 2005 and was granted Mini-Ratna status […]
World Press Freedom Index 2023
World Press Freedom Index 2023: India’s ranking in the recently released 2023 World Press Freedom Index has slipped to 161 out of 180 countries. Highlights of the 2023 Report: India is ranked 161 out of 180 countries. Press freedom in India has gone from “problematic” to “very bad”, with the country slipping 11 ranks since […]
