About GCC The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a political and economic union of Arab states bordering the Gulf. It was established in 1981 and its 6 members are the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. …
About WMO’s report The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), an agency of the United Nations in its recent report said sea levels rose by 4.5 millimetres (mm) a year on average between 2013 and 2022. This rise in sea levels is …
About APEDA The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act,1985. The Authority replaced the Processed Food Export Promotion Council (PFEPC). …
Context Researchers at India’s National Centre for Biological Sciences, in collaboration with nine other institutions, have developed India’s first and only DNA vaccine candidate for dengue fever. Dengue Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by dengue virus(Flavivirus). It …
Context Over-exploitation of some Himalayan towns, caused by tourism can be dealt through targeted afforestation and solid waste management measures. Himalayan tourism The Himalayan region offers conditions suitable for several activities, including recreation, adventure, or religious pilgrimages. Tourism is also …
About UIDF In the Union Budget 2023-24, the government announced that an Urban Infrastructure Development Fund (UIDF) will be established through use of priority sector lending shortfall and will be used by public agencies to create urban infrastructure in Tier …
About To create a world-class infrastructure for the integration of different processes involved in the textile industry, the Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of seven Prime Minister Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) parks. The parks will …
About the Initiative Mission LiFE is a global initiative by India to help the world in its fight against climate change and lead to a sustainable way of life to achieve the sustainable development goals set by the U.N. Mission …
What’s in the news? The ‘herSTART’ platform was recently inaugurated by the President of India to promote women StartUps and to encourage women entrepreneurs. The ‘herSTART’ platform will boost innovation and start-up efforts of women entrepreneurs and also help them …
About AuditOnline is one of the generic and open source applications developed under e-panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) initiated by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR). AuditOnline facilitates the financial audit of accounts at all the three levels of Panchayats …