Economic Development

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education Recently UNESCO has released the ‘Status of Education Report 2022 for India’ ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education’. It is the main annual report of UNESCO. The report for the year

International Finance Corporation : IFC Recently, the Finance Minister of India has requested the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to increase lending to India. IFC is the private sector investment arm of the World Bank. IFC

Framework for social stock exchange – SEBI Recently the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has prepared a framework for Social Stock Exchange (SSE). Prior to this framework, SEBI had notified certain rules for

New amendments to IBC can maximise recovery of stressed assets Recently the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has been amended to maximize and speed up recovery. Amendments made to IBC: Lenders have been allowed to

National Logistics Policy (NLP) launched Recently the Prime Minister has launched the National Logistics Policy (NLP). Goals of NLP – Ensuring seamless movement of goods and services across the country. To bring down the logistics

Dispute Settlement Mechanism under WTO Recently, a meeting has been called by the US Trade Representative to discuss dispute settlement Mechanism reforms of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Dispute Settlement Process (DSP) of the

ADB to provide loan to improve water supply in Himachal Pradesh Recently the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a loan agreement worth USD 96.3 million to provide clean drinking water

India to host 9th session of Seed Treaty India will host the 9th session of the Governing Body (GB) of the ‘International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)’. The ITPGRFA is

Oxfam India’s ‘India Discrimination Report, 2022’ Recently Oxfam India has released ‘India Discrimination Report 2022’. The report underlines the fact that women in India will be discriminated against in the labor market despite having the

International Dairy Federation – World Dairy Conference (IDF-WDS) 2022 Recently the Prime Minister has inaugurated the International Dairy Federation-World Dairy Conference (IDF-WDS) 2022. Global and Indian dairy stakeholders will participate in the four-day IDF-WDS 2022.

75th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia Recently, the 75th Regional Committee session of the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia was held in Bhutan. The session resolved to accelerate progress in

Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Gender Snapshot 2022 Report Recently the report ‘Progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Gender Snapshot 2022’ has been released. This report has been released by UN Women and

National Policy on Co-operative (NCP) The Union Government has announced the formation of a National Committee to draft the ‘National Cooperative Policy’ (NCP) document. The current National Policy on Cooperation was formulated in the year

Commission released the 4th progress report on Poshan Abhiyaan. Recently NITI Aayog has released the fourth progress report on POSHAN campaign. POSHAN Abhiyaan (Prime Minister’s Comprehensive Scheme for Holistic Nutrition) campaign is the flagship program

Foundational learning study by MoE and NCERT Recently a report on education has been released by Foundational Learning Study (FLS), Ministry of Education and NCERT. The Foundational Learning Study (FLS) in this report states that

1.73 lakh people died in traffic accidents in India in 2021 According to the latest report of the recently released National Crime Records Bureau, the number of traffic accidents has increased from 3.68 lakh in

India’s first LNG-fuelled green truck Recently a Singapore-based company-backed start-up ‘Blue Energy Motors’ has unveiled India’s first LNG fuelled green truck. This truck has been manufactured at ‘Chakan’ near Pune. Liquified Natural Gas-LNG LNG is

Convention on International Road Traffic – Geneva Convention, 1949 Recently the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued notification on standardization of procedure for issuance of International Driving Permit (IDP) across the country in

NPPA launches Pharma Sahi Daam App for enhancing ease of business Recently, the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) have concluded. NPPA is an attached office of the Department of Pharmaceuticals

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMUDY) Recently the National Mission for Financial Inclusion of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMUDY) completed eight years. PMJDY was launched in the year 2014 under the Ministry of Finance.

Amendment in Right of Way Rules; to aid faster 5G roll-out Recently, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued amendments to the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (RoW) Rules, 2016. The new amendments are aimed

Project Arth Ganga Recently ‘Earth Ganga’ has been declared as a new model of the government for the sustainable development of the river. ‘Arth Ganga’ implies a sustainable development model with a focus on economic

India Wind Energy Market Outlook 2026 Report Recently the India Wind Energy Market Outlook 2026 report has been released. According to this, the annual installation of new wind power capacities in India will be at

Create more women-centric NREGS work, says Parliamentary panel Recently ‘Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj’ has submitted a report on the action taken on its recommendations regarding Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment

Govt. Issues the Advisory To States On “Tomato Flu“ Recently, some parts of Kerala have reported cases of children below the age of five getting infected with tomato flu. In this, red blisters appear on

‘Healthcare in India – Transforming through innovation’ Report Recently NASSCOM has released the report ‘HealthCare in India – Transforming through Innovation’. This report focuses on the changes in the Indian healthcare system due to emerging

Rat-hole mining on the rise in Meghalaya Following the recent Meghalaya coal mine accident, the Ministry of Mines has expressed concern over the continuation of illegal rat hole coal mining. Be aware that in rat-hole

Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) Recently Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Freshwater Livelihood Research Institute, Bhubaneswar (ICAR-CIFA) has launched online market place feature “Aqua Bazar” in ‘Matsya Setu’ mobile app. This app is developed

India to get facial recognition tech at airports Recently face recognition technology has been introduced for boarding at Delhi and Bengaluru airports. The beta version (before release) of Digi Yatra has been installed at both

Report on Conservation of Coastal Ecosystem Recently the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has presented the report on the conservation of coastal ecosystem. The report highlights whether the steps taken by the Union