Source: PIB What is the News? International Financial Services Centers Authority(IFSCA) has set up an expert committee. It will recommend an approach towards the development of the Longevity Finance Hub in the Gift-City in Gujarat and provide a road map for the same. Aim of Longevity Finance Hub: Longevity Finance Hub aims to cater to… Continue reading Constitution of an Expert Committee on Longevity Finance
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India’s neurological disease burden rising
Source: The Hindu What is the News? India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative has published in Lancet the first-ever comprehensive estimates of disease burden due to neurological disorders in India from 1990 to 2019. Note: India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative is a collaborative effort between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Public Health Foundation of… Continue reading India’s neurological disease burden rising
India’s first cryptogamic garden opens in Dehradun
Source: Indian Express What is the News? India’s first cryptogamic garden housing nearly 50 species of lichens, ferns, and fungi was inaugurated in the Chakran Town of Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district. Why was this Chakran Town chosen? The Cryptogamic Garden is located at Deoban in Chakrata at a height of 9,000 ft. This site was chosen… Continue reading India’s first cryptogamic garden opens in Dehradun
NTPC renewable arm to set up India’s first green hydrogen mobility project in Leh
Source: PIB What is the News? NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd has signed a MoU with the Union Territory of Ladakh to set up India’s First Green Hydrogen Mobility Project in Ladakh Region. Note: Green Hydrogen is clean hydrogen generated by using renewable energy such as solar power and wind energy. The by-products are water and… Continue reading NTPC renewable arm to set up India’s first green hydrogen mobility project in Leh
MoEFCC issues SOP: Violations may lead to closing, demolition of projects
Source: Indian Express What is the News? The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has issued the Standard Operating Procedure(SOP) to deal with cases of environmental violations. Background: The SOP is a result of orders from the National Green Tribunal which earlier in 2021 directed the ministry to put in place penalties and an… Continue reading MoEFCC issues SOP: Violations may lead to closing, demolition of projects
Finance Minister of India and Bhutan jointly launches BHIM–UPI in Bhutan
Source: PIB What is the News? The Union Minister of Finance of India along with the Finance Minister of Bhutan has jointly launched BHIM–UPI in Bhutan. Significance of this launch: Bhutan is now the first country to adopt UPI standards for its QR deployment. It will also be the first country in our immediate neighbourhood… Continue reading Finance Minister of India and Bhutan jointly launches BHIM–UPI in Bhutan
Suborbital flight: Fast enough to reach space, not stay there
Source: Indian Express What is the News? Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and five others undertook a trip to the “edge of space”, and reached an altitude of 85 km from Earth before returning. Such a trip is called a Suborbital Flight. What is Suborbital Flight? Suborbital Flights occur when a spacecraft reaches space, but… Continue reading Suborbital flight: Fast enough to reach space, not stay there
NTPC to build India’s largest solar park in Rann of Kutch
Source: PIB What is the News? NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NTPC REL), a 100% subsidiary of NTPC, will set up the country’s single largest solar park at Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. About the Solar Park in Gujarat: The 4,750-megawatt(MW) Solar Park at Rann of Kutch in Gujarat will be set up by NTPC Renewable… Continue reading NTPC to build India’s largest solar park in Rann of Kutch
India to display relics of St. Ketevan
Source: The Hindu What is the News? According to the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI), the relics of St. Queen Ketevan that were found in Goa in 2005 are likely to be put on display in India as well as her native Georgia. Who was St Queen Ketevan? St Queen Ketevan also known as Ketevan the… Continue reading India to display relics of St. Ketevan
A proposed elephant reserve in Chhattisgarh and its reduced area
Source: Indian Express What is the News? The proposed Lemru Elephant Reserve in Chhattisgarh has been in the pipeline for 20 years. However, the reserve has become the subject of yet another controversy. About Lemru Elephant Reserve: Lemru Elephant Reserve was approved by Chhattisgarh Government in 2005 and got central approval in 2007. Lemru is… Continue reading A proposed elephant reserve in Chhattisgarh and its reduced area
