News:Indian Prime Minister has attended the 11th BRICS summit in Brasilia, Brazil. Facts: About BRICS: BRICS is the acronym coined for an association of five major emerging national economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The BRICS 2019 summit was held under the theme BRICS: Economic Growth for an Innovative Future. During the… Continue reading Terrorism caused $1 trillion loss to world economy: PM Modi at BRICS summit
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Selected Student Innovators of Atal Tinkering Lab Marathon 2018 Call on the President
News:A group of selected student innovators of the Atal Tinkering Lab Marathon 2018 has called on the President of India. Facts: About Atal Tinkering lab: Atal Tinkering labs(ATL) have been established under the Atal Innovation Mission(AIM). ATL is a workspace where young minds can give shape to their ideas through hands-on do-it-yourself mode and learn… Continue reading Selected Student Innovators of Atal Tinkering Lab Marathon 2018 Call on the President
India gets USD 43 million from Green Climate Fund to boost climate resilience in 3 coastal states
News:India has started a USD 43 million project to boost climate resilience in three coastal states in partnership with the UNDP’s Green Climate Fund. Facts: About the Project: It will be a six year project which will help to build climate resilient livelihoods of 1.7 million people in three coastal states which are Maharashtra, Andhra… Continue reading India gets USD 43 million from Green Climate Fund to boost climate resilience in 3 coastal states
Roadside air purifiers failed to curb pollution in Capital, says Union Environment Ministry Secretary
News:Union Environment ministry has said that roadside air purifiers such as WAYU and HEPA filters has failed to curb air pollution in Delhi. Facts: About WAYU: WAYU stands for Wind Augmentation PurifYing Unit.The device has the capacity to purify air in an area of 500 meter square. It has been developed by the CSIR–National Environmental… Continue reading Roadside air purifiers failed to curb pollution in Capital, says Union Environment Ministry Secretary
Moody’s Cuts India’s GDP Growth Forecast To 5.6% For 2019-20
News:Moody’s Investors Service has reduced India’s economic growth forecast to 5.6% for 2019 from 5.8% projected earlier. Facts: The growth forecast has been reduced due to investment-led slowdown that has broadened into consumption,driven by financial stress among rural households and weak job creation. To overcome the growth slowdown,the government has undertaken a number of measures.… Continue reading Moody’s Cuts India’s GDP Growth Forecast To 5.6% For 2019-20
BHIM UPI goes global
News:Recently,to internationalize the BHIM UPI a pilot demo was conducted in Singapore with a live transaction at a merchant terminal at the FinTech Festival 2019. Facts: The project is being jointly developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Singapore’s Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS). This QR code-based system would allow anyone with a… Continue reading BHIM UPI goes global
Manual scavenging has gone underground in India: WHO
News: WHO has released a report titled “Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers — An Initial Assessment” Facts: About The Report The report has been jointly authored by the International Labour Organization, WaterAid, World Bank, and WHO. It features the plight and dehumanising working conditions of sanitation workers across nine lower and middle-income group… Continue reading Manual scavenging has gone underground in India: WHO
Global supply chains major user of child labour: UN report
News: A report titled “Ending child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains”, for the first time, has examined child labour in global supply chains. Facts: About the Report: It was conducted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the… Continue reading Global supply chains major user of child labour: UN report
Geochemical Baseline Atlas of India’ released
News:CSIR- National Geophysical Research Institute has released the Geochemical Baseline Atlas of India for environment management purpose. Facts: About the Atlas: The atlas aims to document the concentration and distribution of the chemical elements in the soils of India. The work of atlas was started in 2007.It consists of 45 maps of metals, oxides and… Continue reading Geochemical Baseline Atlas of India’ released
Over ₹5,000 cr dues declared so far under Sabka Vishwas Scheme
News:More than Rs 5,000 crore worth dues have been declared so far under the government’s ‘Sabka Vishwas Scheme’. Facts: About Sabka Vishwas Scheme: Government had announced the Sabka Vishwas legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme,2019 during Budget,2019. The objective of the scheme is to free the large number of small taxpayers of their pending disputes with the… Continue reading Over ₹5,000 cr dues declared so far under Sabka Vishwas Scheme
