About: Gender Samvaad event was organised recently by the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India. It is the outcome of the joint attempt between DAY-NRLM and the Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy …
Why in the News? NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter, which was sent to Mars strapped to the Perseverance rover, will take its first experimental flight on the Red Planet. What is the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter? NASA had unlocked the rotor blades of …
Why in the News? The Supreme Court recently asked the Centre to respond to allegations made in a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) that 3 crore ration cards have been cancelled in the country because of the insistence on Aadhaar linkage …
What’s in the news? Many animals and plants unique to the world’s most scenic natural places face extinction if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, according to a new study published in the journal Biological Conservation recently. In particular, the …
What is it? Kumbh Mela is a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism. It is celebrated in a cycle of approximately 12 years, at four river-bank pilgrimage sites: the Prayagraj/Allahabad (Ganges-Yamuna-Sarasvati rivers confluence), Haridwar (Ganges), Nashik (Godavari), and Ujjain (Shipra). …
Context India is aiming to become a climate resilient country but the narrow environment approach may deter it to do so. India must build its international climate narrative around four themes: 1. Planetary impact India should speak for the planet. …
CONTEXT Japan, Iran, Turkey and India are well set to shape the emerging world order. START OF NEW COLD WAR U.S- CHINA HOSTILITY The U.S. continues to view China as its principal adversary on the world stage, therefore it has …
What’s in the news? The U.S. Treasury’s ‘Monitoring List’ has placed India among the 11 countries with regard to their currency practices. The April 2021 edition of the semi-annual report is the first from the Biden administration. India was on …
About Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) had constituted the National Startup Advisory Council to advise the Government on measures needed to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and startups in the country to drive sustainable …