Daily Archives: March 2, 2021

In News: Recently, the United Nations Committee for Development Policy (CDP) recommended the graduation of Bangladesh from the category of Least Developed Country (LDC). The proposal will be sent to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for endorsement in June which will be finally approved by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in September […]

In News: The 2nd phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), announced in the Union Budget, will be responsible for sewage management in all cities that have less than 1 lakh population. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) also launched the sixth edition of the annual Swachh Survekshan. 6th edition of Swachh Sarvekshan […]

In News National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notices to the Chief Secretaries of Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the action taken to mitigate the sufferings of people displaced by the construction of the Hirakud dam over the Mahanadi river about six decades ago. About Issue: When the dam was built, a total of 73,923 hectares […]

News – Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) is celebrating 3rd Janaushadhi Diwas with the theme of “Seva Bhi – Rozgar bhi”. BPPI is the implementing agency of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana((PMBJP). The week-long celebrations will go on till the 7th of March. Key Points Jan Aushadhi Kendras conducted Health Check-up Camps across […]

In News – Union Ministers of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare inaugurated professional training programmes designed and developed for CEOs, Board of Directors, Accountants of FPOs. It was done on the occasion of the anniversary of the Central Sector Scheme titled ‘Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs)’. About Scheme – It […]

In News: The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile targeting the kingdom, including the southern cities of Khamis Mushait and Jizan. The Iran-backed Houthis have escalated attacks on the kingdom to get control from the Saudi-backed Yemeni government. The assaults came as Saudi Arabia hosted a Formula E championship on the outskirts […]

In News: An October 12 grid failure in Mumbai may have been caused by the Chinese malware as per US cyber security and intelligence firm, Recorded Future. About As per US firm, Chinese state-sponsored actors (named Red Echo) may have deployed malware into Indian power grids and seaports as border tensions between India-China began escalated […]