Why in News: Wide recall of toffees made from rice flour with genetically modified (GM) contamination and according to notifications on the European Commission’s rapid alert system, it allegedly originated in India,. However, the Commerce Ministry pointed out that GM …
What’s in the news? NITI Aayog has recently launched the Geospatial Energy Map of India. The map attempts to identify and locate all primary and secondary sources of energy and their transportation networks to provide a comprehensive view of energy …
Levels of Economic Integration Economic integration takes the form of the Preferential Trade Area, Free Trade Area, Customs Union, Common Market and Economic Union. A preferential trade area (PTA) is a trading bloc that gives preferential access to certain products …
About ISA International Solar Alliance (ISA) was launched in 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former President of France Francois Hollande at the 21st session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-21) in Paris, France. …
The term central bank digital currency (CBDC) refers to the virtual form of a fiat currency. A CBDC is an electronic record or digital token of a country’s official currency. As such, it is issued and regulated by the nation’s monetary …
What’s the news? A key UN summit tasked with protecting biodiversity was officially opened in China as countries meet to tackle pollution and prevent mass extinction weeks before the COP26 climate conference. News in detail Around one million animal and …
Why in News: With a view to orienting its officers and men posted along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Tibetan culture and also preparing them to better understand the information warfare, the Army has begun a course in …
NEWS The low rank on the Global Hunger Index should push India to look again at its policies and interventions. CONTEXT This year’s Global Hunger Index (GHI) had ranked India 101 out of 116 countries. This put India far below …
About SBM Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), launched on 2nd October 2014, is a massive mass movement that seeks to create a Clean India by October 2, 2019 (150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi). It has 2 components – urban and …
About AMRUT To recast the urban landscape of the country, to make urban areas more livable and inclusive besides driving economic growth, the Prime Minister launched a centrally sponsored scheme namely Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in …