About CDRI India launched the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) on the sidelines of the UN Climate Action Summit in September, 2019. It is an international collaborative platform involving the public and private sector, aiming to promote the resilience …
Context U.S. President Joe Biden along with his G7 allies recently unveiled the ambitious Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII), announcing the collective mobilisation of $600 billion by 2027 to deliver “game-changing” and “transparent” infrastructure projects to developing and …
About GST Council Goods & Services Tax Council is a constitutional body under Article 279A of the amended Constitution, for making recommendations to the Union and State Government on issues related to Goods and Service Tax. The Council was introduced …
What are Single use Plastics ? India has defined single-use plastic as disposable plastics that are commonly used for packaging and include items intended to be used only once before they are thrown away or recycled. These include items such …
What’s in the news? Indian Staffing Federation (ISF), an apex body of organised staffing companies in the country, said that the Centre has to implement the labour codes one by one, section-wise or in a phased manner for the overall …
What’s in the news? The government’s policy think tank Niti Aayog has released its study related to the gig economy. Highlights of the Study According to the study, the number of workers engaged in the gig economy is estimated to …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Education has released its Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2019. The Index studied 83 indicators grouped in six categories. These categories are outcomes, effective classroom transaction, infrastructure facilities and student’s entitlements, …
Why in news: India’s cybersecurity agency passed a rule mandating VPN providers to record and keep their customers’ logs for 180 days. It also asked these firms to collect and store customer data for up to five years. It further …