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What is the News? India and France held a strategic dialogue meeting. It was co-chaired by India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) and the Diplomatic Advisor to the French President. What are the key highlights of the meeting? Strengthen Defence and Security Partnership: India and France have agreed to strengthen defence and security partnership by enhancing… Continue reading India, France agree to expand partnership in defence, security

What is the News? At the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, around 450 financial firms have become members of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero(GFANZ). What is Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero(GFANZ)? GFANZ was launched in April 2021 by UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance and UK Prime Minister’s Finance Adviser… Continue reading Green lending: World’s biggest banks’ latest initiative at COP26 is a step backwards

What is the News? Scientists had predicted that a solar flare will arrive at the Earth in the early hours of November 4.The magnitude of this flare would be such as to trigger spectacular displays of aurora (the coloured bands of light seen in the North and South poles) in the high-latitude and polar regions.… Continue reading The Sun lights up aurorae in high-latitude countries

What is the news? Recently, World Health Organization (WHO) has granted Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to Covaxin. It took 20 weeks to approve the Covaxin after the data was supplied to WHO. All about Covaxin Read here: covaxin vaccine What is the advantage of the approval? 1) Increase the global supply of vaccines. 2) Ease… Continue reading Keeping the faith: On WHO approval to Covaxin

Contents1 What is the news?2 What are the key findings of the report?3 What has India done to resolve cooling problems?4 What is the way forward? What is the news? The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report titled “Sustainable Urban Cooling Handbook” stated that cities will be the hotspots as global warming continues unabated. What… Continue reading Cities will be too hot to live in future, says new UNEP report

What is the news? Referring to China and India standoff, the US’s latest annual report on ‘Military and Security Developments Involving China’ states that China has been undertaking incremental and tactical actions to press its claims along the frontier with India. It said that the Chinese military is also gaining “valuable real-world operational and tactical… Continue reading China taking incremental, tactical actions to press claims along frontier with India: Pentagon

What is the news? India is about to sign at least three early-harvest agreements and negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs) with the UK, the European Union, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia. Until now, India has signed an early-harvest deal with Thailand and Singapore. India is approaching with a strategy to first ink a mini… Continue reading India must tread with caution on early-harvest deals, say experts

What is the News? The Government of India has appointed eight judicial and ten technical members at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). What is NCLT? National Company Law Tribunal(NCLT) is a quasi-judicial body constituted under section 408 of the Companies Act, 2013 in 2016. Committee: The tribunal was established based on the recommendation of… Continue reading After a much-needed capacity boost, NCLT readies to fast-track cases

What is the News? Around 102 Community Resource Persons-Enterprise Promotion(CRP-EP) have been certified under the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme(SVEP). Background: SVEP is a sub-scheme under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission(DAY-NRLM). The program supports the Self-Help Group (SHG) members and their family members to set up small enterprises in the non-farm sector. The program… Continue reading 102 Community Resource Persons-Enterprise Promotion (CRP-EP) certified in a week as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

What is the News? According to a study published in the Global Ecology and Biogeography journal, the leopard population in north India faces an 83% increased risk of extinction due to roadkill. What are the key findings of the study? Source: Indian Express The study has identified four species from around the world at the… Continue reading Telling Numbers: Roadkill and extinction risk for leopards in North India