India and Ethiopia have signed two agreements on February 20, 2021. These agreements are related to visa facilitation and leather technology. Highlights These agreements were signed in the...
Nurturing Neighbourhood Challenge is a 3-year initiative under the Urban and Housing Ministry’s Smart Cities Mission. It seeks to ensure neighbourhood-level improvement for promoting health and well-being of...
World Day of Social Justice is observed on February 20 each year. Social justice means equal distribution of opportunities, wealth, healthcare facilities and privileges within the society. The...
The new Central Sector Scheme for Industrial Development of Jammu and Kashmir was approved by the government recently. Its overall budget is Rs.26,400 crore. It will be implemented...
Indian monsoon provides majority of the annual rainfall to India. Its evolution has been little understood. Recently, researchers have analysed sediment from the Bay of Bengal and found...
Caravan Tourism Policy received Maharashtra cabinet nod recently. This policy seeks to provide incentives to the promote pandemic-hit tours and travel sector. Under this policy, caravans and caravan...
The United States has officially re-joined the Paris climate accord on February 19, 2020. It has joined the deal again after 107 days it left. Highlights With the...
The Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, has launched the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0. Highlights The mission will be conducted in two rounds. The first round will...
The agriculture ministry was allowed to use drones for the purpose of remote sensing data collection under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). Highlights The conditional permission was...
