India’s First Model G – 20 Summit

The Indian Institute of Democratic Leadership is a non–profit organization. It is also called the RMP institute as it was founded in memory of Shri Rambhau Mhalgi, an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament. He is famous for running the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. ABVP is the student wing of RSS. The IIDL recently ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences

Topics: Amitabh Kant • G-20 Summit • IIDL • Indian Institute of Democratic Leadership • Indian Youth • RSS • Sherpa • United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Fund

National Anti-Leprosy Day 2023

India is fighting hard to eliminate leprosy. The country has set a target of eliminating the disease completely by 2027. The set target is three years ahead of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. To aid the fight against Leprosy in the country and to create awareness about the disease India is marking National Anti–Leprosy ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: AMR • leprosy • Leprosy Elimination • National Leprosy Eradication Program • Sustainable Development Goals

Annual Death Penalty Report, 2022

The National Law University was established under the NLUA Act of 2007. Project 39A is a group associated with the university and it recently released a report called the Annual Death Penalty Report, 2022. According to the report, the number of death penalty prisoners in India increased to 539 in 2022. It was 490 in ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023

Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Capital punishment • Death Penalty • Death Penalty India Report (DPIR) • Death Sentence • High Court • national law universities • sessions court • Supreme court

Scientific Study on Sea Erosion in Kozhikode

The International Blue Flag tag is awarded to the beaches that are cleanest and eco-friendly. Kappad beach in Kerala is the only beach to receive the tag. Kappad is in the Kozhikode district of Kerala. A group of scientists will study the sea erosion at Kappad beach. The study is to be conducted across 3.5 ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Blue Flag • Blue Flag beaches • blue flag certification • Coastal erosion • Foundation for Environmental Education • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) • IUCN • UN Environment Programme (UNEP) • United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

WHO Report on Global Trans – Fat Elimination 2022

Trans fats are unsaturated fats. Increased consumption of trans fats leads to heart diseases and bad cholesterol. The World Health Organization recently released a report on “Global Trans – Fat Elimination”. WHO started trans fat elimination in 2018. 2023 was the set year of the target to completely eliminate trans fats. Key findings of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Cooking oil • heart diseases • Trans fat • World Health Organisation (WHO)

Noble’s Helen: New Swallowtail Butterfly from Arunachal Pradesh

The butterfly population has been increasing in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in recent times. The state is called the nature trove and is known for its biodiversity. Recently, a new swallowtail butterfly was spotted in the state. It is called the Noble Helen. The species does not occur in India. Its origin is in ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Arunachal Pradesh • Butterfly Species • Caribbean Island • Eastern Ghats • Endangered species • India-Myanmar • New Species • Noble Helen • Tropical Region • Western Ghats