About G7 The Group of Seven (G7) is a collective of seven of the world’s most industrialized and developed economies. Their political leaders come together annually to discuss important global economic, political, social and security issues. The G7 member countries …
Why in News? Variant Delta (B.1.617.2), the most pervasive variant of the coronavirus in India, constituted nearly three in four breakthrough infections in Delhi, according to a research study by scientists in Delhi. About the study Scientists found that two …
Stockholm Conference United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, by name Stockholm Conference, the first United Nations (UN) conference that focused on international environmental issues. The conference, held in Stockholm, Sweden, from June 5 to 16, 1972, reflected a growing …
About Black Carbon Black carbon, or soot, is part of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) and contributes to climate change. Black carbon is formed by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, wood and other fuels. Complete combustion would turn all …
CONTEXT Recently, WhatsApp decided to legally challenge one of India’s new Information Technology rules. New rules have been challenged because it requires messaging platforms to help investigative agencies in identifying the originator of problematic messages. However as per WhatsApp, this …
NEWS There needs to be a federal coalition to preserve the idea of a plural India, in terms of culture and politics. CONTEXT Recently an observation has been made by Niti Aayog, regarding the management of Covid epidemic. One of …
Why in News: Intel Corp’s CEO said it could take several years for a global shortage of semiconductors to be resolved, a problem that has shuttered some auto production lines and is also being felt in other areas, including consumer …
CONTEXT There is a lack of equity in vaccination for Covid19. Only 2.1% of Africans had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of May 2021. This can be called as “Vaccination Aparthied” where there …