About International Solar Alliance The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was launched by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and former President of France Francois Hollande, at the 21st session of United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-21), …
What’s in the news? Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan recently said that the ministry will soon roll out the FELUDA paper strip test for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. About the test The test has been developed by CSIR Institute of Genomics and …
About: The program titled “Tech for Tribals” aims at the holistic development of tribals with a focus on entrepreneurship development, soft skills, IT, and business development through SHGs operating through Van Dhan Kendras (VDVKs). It is aimed to transform 5 …
Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction This framework was adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan in 2015. The framework aims to achieve the substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, …
What is Blue Flag certification? The Blue Flag programme is operated under the auspices of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is an eco-tourism model to provide tourists clean and hygienic bathing water, …
What is it? Recently, President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the three labour law codes passed by Parliament that complete the government’s consolidation of 29 labour laws into four codes. The three Bills are the Industrial Relations Code, …
About IMD The India Meteorological Department was established in 1875. It is the National Meteorological Service of the country and the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology, seismology and allied subjects. To take meteorological observations and to …
Context The Centre is best positioned to raise additional resources to bridge the GST compensation gap. GST compensation Under GST law, states are guaranteed full compensation for any revenue loss for the first five years after the introduction of the …
About Financial Action Task Force (FATF): It is an intergovernmental organization that designs and promotes policies and standards to combat financial crime. Recommendations of the FATF target Money laundering Terrorist financing Other threats to the global financial system The FATF …
Governments and organizations around the world are investing in and focusing heavily on AI. The pandemic has led the world to focus on new solutions for several problems through AI. Potential of AI Technology In today’s era, artificial intelligence has …