What is the News? The Government of India has announced the ban on the use of ‘single-use plastic’ from July 1, 2022. What is Single use-plastic? Single use-plastic refers to plastic items that are used once and discarded. Single-use plastic has among the highest shares of plastic manufactured and used — from packaging of items,… Continue reading Explained: Why is single-use plastic being banned in India from July 1
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Global Trends Report: UNHCR: Global displacement hits another record, capping decade-long rising trend
What is the News? UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has released a report titled “Global Trends Report”. What are the key findings of the report? Forceful Displacement: The number of people forced to flee due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations and events seriously disturbing public order has reached 89.3 million by the end… Continue reading Global Trends Report: UNHCR: Global displacement hits another record, capping decade-long rising trend
Indian interests at the WTO Ministerial Conference
What is the News? The 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization has agreed to a series of deals relating to the temporary waivers on Covid-19 vaccines, a moratorium on e-commerce trade, food security and setting limits on harmful fishing subsidies. What is the Ministerial Conference of the WTO? The Ministerial Conference is the… Continue reading Indian interests at the WTO Ministerial Conference
Auctioning 5G spectrum bands
What is the News? The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has given its nod for the auction of the spectrum that can be used to offer 5G services. It has also announced that it has reserved a portion of airwaves for captive private networks. What are the 5G Spectrum Auctions announced by the… Continue reading Auctioning 5G spectrum bands
Climate frontline: Barents Sea around Svalbard, Franz Josef Land warming 7 times faster than globe, says study
What is the News? According to a study, the region around the northern Barents Sea in the Arctic region has been warming two to two-and-a-half times the average warming of the Arctic region and five to seven times the warming in the rest of the world. Such intense warming has never been observed in the… Continue reading Climate frontline: Barents Sea around Svalbard, Franz Josef Land warming 7 times faster than globe, says study
Captive Private Networks: Telcos seek level playing field with captive network operators
What is the News? The government of India has announced that it has reserved a portion of airwaves for Captive Private Networks. What are Captive Private Networks? Captive Private Networks are cellular networks built specifically for individual enterprises. These networks are often deployed at a single unit, for example, a factory. They can also be… Continue reading Captive Private Networks: Telcos seek level playing field with captive network operators
PM launches historic torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad
What is the News? The Prime Minister has launched the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi. What is the Chess Olympiad? The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. The first Official Chess Olympiad was held in 1927… Continue reading PM launches historic torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad
Use of ICT in school education in India receives UNESCO’s recognition
What is the News? Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), a constituent unit of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been awarded the UNESCO’s King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize. Why has UNESCO given this award to CIET? CIET has been awarded by UNESCO for use of ICT in Education under… Continue reading Use of ICT in school education in India receives UNESCO’s recognition
Explained: What is ‘critical information infrastructure’, who protects it?
What is the News? The Union Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has declared the IT resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and UPI managing entity NPCI as ‘Critical Information Infrastructure’. What is Critical Information Infrastructure? Definition: The Information Technology Act of 2000 defines “Critical Information Infrastructure” as a computer resource, the incapacitation or destruction… Continue reading Explained: What is ‘critical information infrastructure’, who protects it?
India’s fishing subsidy win at WTO the start of a long fight
What is the News? At the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference, India was successful in defending the rights of developing countries to subsidize their fisheries. What have the WTO members agreed regarding the Fishing Subsidy? WTO members agreed on eliminating subsidies to those engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. The only exception for continuing subsidies… Continue reading India’s fishing subsidy win at WTO the start of a long fight
