India signs $1.5 billion loans with ADB to support India’s COVID-19 immediate response

News:The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $1.5 billion loan for COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Programme (CARES Programme) Facts: The loan will be used for: COVID-19 containment plan to rapidly ramp up test-track-treatment capacity,  social protection for the poor, vulnerable, women, and disadvantaged groups to protect more than… Continue reading India signs $1.5 billion loans with ADB to support India’s COVID-19 immediate response

IMD releases new list of cyclone names

News:The India Meteorological Department (IMD) released a new list of names of tropical cyclones over the north Indian Ocean. Facts The World Meteorological Organization maintains rotating lists of names which are appropriate for each Tropical Cyclone basin. The naming of the tropical cyclones over the north Indian Ocean basin started in 2004. The Regional Specialized… Continue reading IMD releases new list of cyclone names

Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj issues guidelines regarding the SVAMITVA scheme

News:Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj released guidelines of SVAMITVA scheme Facts: Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Panchayati Raj Aim: To provide an integrated property validation solution for rural India. The scheme uses latest Drone Surveying technology, for demarcating the inhabitant (Aabadi) land in rural areas. Implemented in: Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar… Continue reading Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj issues guidelines regarding the SVAMITVA scheme

First-ever digital geological map of moon released by US Geological Survey

News: The United States Geological Survey (USGS), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Lunar Planetary Institute released the ‘Unified Geologic Map of the Moon’ Facts:  It is the first ever digital, unified, global, geological map of the moon Scale: 1:5,000,000 Significance: blueprint for future human missions  source of research and analysis for the… Continue reading First-ever digital geological map of moon released by US Geological Survey

Aden – Yemen’s Port City

News:The Southern Transitional Council(STC),a separatist group in Yemen has declared self rule in the Port city of Aden and other southern provinces. Facts: Aden is situated along the north coast of the Gulf of Aden and lies on a peninsula enclosing the eastern side of Al-Tawāhī Harbour. In 2015, it was declared as the temporary… Continue reading Aden – Yemen’s Port City

Petersberg Climate Dialogue

News:The 11th session of ‘Petersberg Climate Dialogue’ was held for the first time through video conferencing. Facts: Petersberg Climate Dialogue has been organized by the Government of Germany since 2010. Aim:To provide a forum for informal high-level political discussions, focusing both on international climate negotiations and the advancement of climate action.  The 11th Dialogue was… Continue reading Petersberg Climate Dialogue

Amur Falcon

News:The radio tagged Amur falcons have started to arrive in India for further destination to their breeding grounds in northern China. Facts: Amur falcons(Falco amurensis) are the world’s longest travelling migratory raptors. They migrate annually during winter from their breeding grounds in Mongolia, South-east Russia and northern China to warmer South Africa through India and… Continue reading Amur Falcon

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