News: Hurricane Dorian made a landfall at Abacos Islands in the Bahamas. Facts: Hurricane Dorian is a Category 5 hurricane –the highest on the Saffir-Simpson scale. It had a wind speed of around 285 kilometres/hour at landfall. About Hurricanes: Hurricanes are name given to tropical cyclones occurring in the Atlantic Ocean. To qualify as a… Continue reading Hurricane Dorian
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UNCCD CoP 14: Report on Soil Organic Carbon released
News: The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)’s Committee on Science and Technology (CST) has released its report on Soil Organic Carbon titled “Realising the Carbon Benefits of Sustainable Land Management Practices: Guidelines for Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon in the Context of Land Degradation Neutrality Planning and Monitoring”. Facts: The report emphasises the… Continue reading UNCCD CoP 14: Report on Soil Organic Carbon released
Gates Foundation to honor PM Modi for Swachh Bharat
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive an award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is a cleanliness campaign initiated by Govt. of India in 2014. It seeks to achieve a Clean India by 2019, as a tribute to the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.… Continue reading Gates Foundation to honor PM Modi for Swachh Bharat
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
India has announced a contribution of $22 million to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria for the 6th replenishment cycle(2020-22). The Global Fund is an international financial organization designed to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics. The organisation is a partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and… Continue reading Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
India, Japan to hold 2+2 dialogue on Indo-Pacific cooperation
India’s Defence Minister is on a visit to Japan for the annual Defence Ministerial Meeting between the two countries. The meeting highlighted the significance of the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan, especially in addressing the security, stability and regional peace. The two countries have also decided to hold the first Foreign… Continue reading India, Japan to hold 2+2 dialogue on Indo-Pacific cooperation
India, Maldives sign treaty on legal cooperation in criminal matters
India and Maldives has signed a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty(MLAT) in criminal matters. The treaty aims to enhance the effectiveness of both the countries in investigation and prosecution of crime,through cooperation and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. A mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) is an agreement between two or more countries for the purpose… Continue reading India, Maldives sign treaty on legal cooperation in criminal matters
Indian Ocean Conference 2019
India’s external Affairs Minister is on a visit to the Maldives to attend the fourth Indian Ocean Conference 2019. The theme of the fourth Indian Ocean Conference(IOC) is “Securing the Indian Ocean Region:Traditional and Non-Traditional Challenges” The conference is organized by India Foundation in association with the Foreign Service Institute of Maldives and S. Rajaratnam… Continue reading Indian Ocean Conference 2019
Centre hikes procurement prices of ethanol for blending with petrol
Central Government has increased the prices of different grades of ethanol under the Ethanol Blended Petrol(EBP) Programme for the forthcoming 2019-20 sugar season. Ethanol Blended Petrol programme was launched in 2003.It aims at blending ethanol with petrol thereby bringing it under the category of biofuels and saving millions of dollars by cutting fuel imports. This… Continue reading Centre hikes procurement prices of ethanol for blending with petrol
Task force recommends online loan sale platform
The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has set up a task force to submit a report on the development of a secondary market for corporate loans.It was headed by T.N. Manoharan. The task force has recommended setting up of a self-regulatory body of participants who would work on creating a platform for secondary sale of corporate… Continue reading Task force recommends online loan sale platform
Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2019
India and USA will be conducting a joint military training Exercise called Yudh Abhyas. The exercise will be conducted at Joint Base Lewis, Washington, USA from 5th-18th September 2019. Exercise Yudh Abhyas is one of the largest joint running military training exercises between India and USA. The exercise was started in 2004 under US Army… Continue reading Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2019
