Context Recently, 20th SCO Council of Heads Meeting was held in Nur-Sultan in virtual format under the chairmanship of Kazakhstan. Major Issues Highlighted Both India and Pakistan joined SCO at the Astana summit in 2017 and ever since Pakistan has tried to raise the Kashmir issue on this platform. Both India and Russia have urged […]
In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India chaired the 39th PRAGATI meeting. The Prime Minister also reviewed Poshan Abhiyaan. Key Points of the meeting Nine agenda items were taken for review including eight projects and one scheme. Among the eight projects are: Three projects were from the Ministry of Railways. Two projects each were […]
In News Recently, India and USA agreed on a transitional approach on Equalisation Levy 2020. About India and United States joined 134 other members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework (including Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) in reaching agreement on the Statement on a Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from […]
In News NFHS-5, the most comprehensive survey on socio-economic and health indicators in the country, shows some surprising demographic transitions. The previous four rounds of the NFHS were conducted in 1992-93, 1998-99, 2005-06 and 2015-16. Major Outcomes of the Survey Births in institutional facilities: Such as a hospital, improved by nearly eight percentage points. Stunting […]
In News Recently, India and the Asian Development Bank have signed a 300 million dollar loan agreement to strengthen and improve access to comprehensive primary health care in urban areas of 13 states. Strengthening Comprehensive Primary Health Care and pandemic preparedness in Urban Areas Program About: The programme supports the Government of India’s key health […]
In News India plans to release crude oil from its emergency stockpile to cool international oil prices. Rationale Behind This Step The decision has come after the US has urged some of the world’s largest oil-consuming nations, including China, India and Japan to release crude oil from their respective reserves in order to bring down […]
In News Recently, Indian Railways announced the introduction of theme-based, tourist circuit trains on the lines of the Ramayana Express named ‘Bharat Gaurav’ to showcase India’s rich cultural heritage and history to the world. About the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ scheme Under the scheme,190 tourist circuit trains are to be operated on lease by private players and […]
In News Recently, NITI Aayog under the Indo-German Cooperation releases the inaugural SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021–22. SDG Urban Index About The index and dashboard are a result of the NITI Aayog-Germany’s International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) and BMZ collaboration focused on driving SDG localization in our cities, under the umbrella of Indo-German Development Cooperation. […]
In Context India has made no progress on anaemia and childhood wasting according to the 2021 Global Nutrition Report (GNR, 2021). About the Global Nutrition Report The Global Nutrition Report was conceived following the first Nutrition for Growth Initiative Summit (N4G) in 2013 as a mechanism for tracking the commitments made by 100 stakeholders spanning […]
In News TV and Radio shows produced by Doordarshan and All India Radio respectively received multiple awards at the recently held ABU – UNESCO Peace Media Awards 2021 at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. About All India Radio’s programme ‘Living on the edge – The coastal lives’ won an award in the category of ‘Ethical and […]
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