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Green Bonds

News:State Bank of India(SBI) has raised $100 million in green bonds through private placement. Facts: Green Bonds:They are fixed-income financial instruments issued for funding of specific projects which have positive environmental and climate benefits. Categories: SEBI has allocated eight categories as green projects: a) renewable energy b) clean transportation c) sustainable water management d) climate… Continue reading Green Bonds

Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data

News:India has shared nine whole genome sequences of the coronavirus with the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data(GISAID). Facts: The Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data(GISAID) Initiative was launched on the occasion of the 61st World Health Assembly in 2008. In 2010, Germany became the official host of the GISAID Initiative through a… Continue reading Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data

World Health Organization(WHO) Funding

News:The US President has threatened to freeze US funding to the World Health Organization(WHO) due to negligence on coronavirus pandemic and for its China Centric approach. Facts: Funding:There are four kinds of contributions that make up funding for the WHO which are: Assessed contributions:These are the dues countries pay in order to be a member… Continue reading World Health Organization(WHO) Funding

Certificate of Origin

News:Commerce ministry has created an online platform for issuance of ‘certificate of origin’ for exporters. Facts: Certificate of Origin: It is a document used in International trade declaring in which country a commodity or good was manufactured. Significance:They are essential for exporters to prove where their goods come from and therefore stake their claim to… Continue reading Certificate of Origin

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