What’s in the news? The Government of India has launched an innovative project for skill training of construction workers called ‘NIPUN’ i.e. National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers. The project NIPUN is an initiative of the Ministry of …
Why in News: PM Modi unfurled a flag after inaugurating a revamped Mahakali temple which was apparently destroyed by 15th century Gujarat ruler Mahmud Begda. About As per the details, the temple is said to have been destroyed by 15th …
What’s in News: Researchers from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) at Mumbai and Kharagpur have built a microscope that can image magnetic fields within microscopic two-dimensional samples that change over milliseconds. This is the first time that such a …
About the committee The 1267 sanctions committee of the United Nations, also known as the ISIL (Da-esh) and Al Qaida sanctions committee, oversees sanctions measures related to individuals, entities and groups. The committee can impose measures like asset freezes, travel …
What’s in the news? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released “Payments Vision 2025” with the core theme of ‘E-Payments for Everyone, Everywhere, Everytime’ (4Es) with an objective to provide every user with safe, secure, fast, convenient, accessible and …
About the programme Launched in 2018, the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) is one of the largest experiments on outcomes-focused governance in the world. The ADP is NITI Aayog’s flagship initiative to uplift those backward 117 districts that are lagging behind …
What’s in News: India has supported an initiative by China to conduct a “joint border operation” in 2023 of all member countries of SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) The border operation called “Solidarity-2023” will be organised by China, a statement by …
What’s in News India had 160 nuclear warheads as on January 2022 and it appears to be expanding its nuclear arsenal, Stockholm-based defence think tank SIPRI claimed There are total nine countries that have nuclear weapons – the United States, …
About Environmental Performance Index(EPI)? The EPI is an international ranking system of countries based on their environmental health. It is a biennial index, first started in 2002 as the Environment Sustainability Index by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with …
What’s the news? The country’s delegates expressed a strong intervention at the ongoing climate conference in Bonn, Germany regarding Loss and damage due to climate change is now a lived reality in India that requires massive funding to prepare for …