Source: The post is based on the article “ECGC introduces new scheme providing enhanced export credit risk insurance cover up to 90% for small exporters” published in PIB on 26th July 2022. What is the News? Export Credit Guarantee Corporation(ECGC) has introduced a new scheme to provide enhanced export credit risk insurance cover to the… Continue reading ECGC introduces new scheme providing enhanced export credit risk insurance cover up to 90% for small exporters
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India seen overtaking China as biggest importer of seaborne Russian crude
Source: The post is based on the article “India seen overtaking China as biggest importer of seaborne Russian crude” published in Business Standard on 27th July 2022. What is the News? India is understood to have overtaken China as the top destination for seaborne Russian crude oil this month. This is the first time Indian imports… Continue reading India seen overtaking China as biggest importer of seaborne Russian crude
Rural and indigenous/tribal games have been identified under ‘Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games’ component of Khelo India Scheme
Source: The post is based on the article “Rural and indigenous/tribal games have been identified under ‘Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games’ component of Khelo India Scheme” published in PIB on 26th July 2022 What is the News? Union Minister of Sports has informed that a number of rural and indigenous/tribal games have been identified… Continue reading Rural and indigenous/tribal games have been identified under ‘Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games’ component of Khelo India Scheme
India Designates 5 New Ramsar Sites
Source: The post is based on the article “India Designates 5 New Ramsar Sites” published in PIB on 26th July 2022 What is the News? India has added five more Ramsar Sites or Wetlands of International Importance. With this, the number of Ramsar Sites in India has increased from 49 to 54. Which are these… Continue reading India Designates 5 New Ramsar Sites
Russia to opt out of International Space Station after 2024
Source: The post is based on the article “Russia to opt out of International Space Station after 2024” published in The Hindu on 27th July 2022 What is the News? Russia has announced that it has decided to quit the International Space Station “after 2024”. What is the International Space Station(ISS)? International Space Station(ISS) is… Continue reading Russia to opt out of International Space Station after 2024
Explained: Four tribal revolts President Murmu invoked in her inaugural speech
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: Four tribal revolts President Murmu invoked in her inaugural speech” published in Indian Express on 25th July 2022. What is the News? President Droupadi Murmu scripted history by becoming the country’s first tribal and only the second woman to occupy the country’s highest constitutional office. Addressing… Continue reading Explained: Four tribal revolts President Murmu invoked in her inaugural speech
N-Treat technology: Explained: How IIT-Bombay will help treat Mumbai’s sewage with new tech
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: How IIT-Bombay will help treat Mumbai’s sewage with new tech” published in Indian Express on 25th July 2022. What is the News? Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC) has planned in-situ treatment of sewage from the drains to prevent sludge and sewage from water drains flowing into the sea.… Continue reading N-Treat technology: Explained: How IIT-Bombay will help treat Mumbai’s sewage with new tech
Migratory monarch butterflies officially declared ‘endangered’, but there’s hope
Source: The post is based on the article “Migratory monarch butterflies officially declared ‘endangered’, but there’s hope” published in Down To Earth on 22nd July 2022. What is the News? The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified Migratory Monarch Butterflies as Endangered under IUCN Red List. What is a Migratory Monarch Butterfly?… Continue reading Migratory monarch butterflies officially declared ‘endangered’, but there’s hope
Explained: What is heteropessimism, and are you suffering from it?
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: What is heteropessimism, and are you suffering from it?” published in Indian Express on 24th July 2022. What is the News? In India, a recent example of heteropessimism is men trending #MarriageStrike on Twitter when the Delhi High Court was hearing a plea to criminalise marital… Continue reading Explained: What is heteropessimism, and are you suffering from it?
Ministry of Culture Preserves and Promotes Indian Art, Literature and Culture through various autonomous organizations
Source: The post is based on the article “Ministry of Culture Preserves and Promotes Indian Art, Literature and Culture through various autonomous organizations” published in PIB on 25th July 2022. What is the News? The Ministry of Culture through its autonomous organizations preserves and promotes Indian Art, Literature and Culture. What are those autonomous organizations… Continue reading Ministry of Culture Preserves and Promotes Indian Art, Literature and Culture through various autonomous organizations
