Context Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that duties on 100 percent tariff lines would be eliminated by Australia under the landmark India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement. Background India and Australia have signed an Economic Cooperation …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced a National Suicide Prevention Strategy, the first of its kind in the country, with time-bound action plans and multi-sectoral collaborations to achieve reduction in suicide mortality by …
Context India being among the world’s top producers of many key farm commodities, the scope for the value-addition of surplus agricultural output is immense. The country ranks first in the production of milk; second in that of fruit, vegetables and …
What’s in the news? Under the Rozgar Mela, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to distribute about 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits. Rozgar Mela is a recruitment drive for 10 lakh personnel. The recruitments were being made through …
What’s in the news? India is set to take over the Chair of Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, GPAI. GPAI is an international initiative to support responsible and human-centric development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). GPAI is a congregation …
What is Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)? It was prepared by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change which was later approved by the Supreme Court in 2016. It comprises a series of measures that come into force incrementally …
What’s the news? Recently, the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) was held in Sharm-El-Sheik in Egypt from November 6-18. The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP27 …
What’s in the news? The 27th UN Conference of Parties (COP27) has agreed to establish the special Loss and Damage Fund. The Fund will help to make up for the losses suffered by developing nations that are vulnerable to climate …