India joins virtual Global Vaccine Summit

India is to join the UK-led virtual Global Vaccine Summit. India will be one among the 50 countries participating at the summit. Highlights The summit is being held to raise at least 7.4 billion USD of funds for GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance.  The UK is currently playing a larger role. The country had set a ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • COVID-19 vaccine • GAVI • India-UK • Sustainable Development Goals • United Nations • World Health Organisation (WHO)

BEE initiatives lead to Rs 89,122 crores

On May 6, 2020, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy released report on “Impact of Energy Efficiency Measures, 2018-19”. According to the report, energy initiatives of BEE have helped to save Rs 89,122 crores. Key Highlights The report assessed annual savings of energy and carbon dioxide emissions. According to the report, the energy efficiency ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development • Bee • CO2 emissions • CoP21 • Energy • Energy security • Sustainable Development Goals • UJALA Scheme • United Nations

May 2: World Tuna Day

Every year, World Tuna Day is observed by the United Nations to spread the importance of conservation of the Tuna Fish species. The tuna and tuna like species are economically important for both developing and developed countries. Highlights The United Nations passed a resolution in 2016 and the world Tuna Day is being observed since ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda • SDG 14 • Sustainable Development Goals • Tuna • UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) • UNCLOS • World Tuna Day

NAFED to distribute 6 lakh metric tonnes of pulses under PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) is to distribute 6 lakh metric tonnes of pulses to around 20 crore house holds under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana. The work is to be undertaken by the scheme for 3 months. Highlights Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana, every household is ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda • Food security • Foodgrains • NAFED • National Food Security Act • National Food Security Act (NFSA) • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana • public distribution system (PDS) • Sustainable Development Goals • United Nations • Zero Hunger

Union territory of J&K chosen for first pilot project on SDGs

Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir has been selected by the NITI Aayog for first pilot project on Sustainable Developmental Goals. The newly formed UT will also get an opportunity to work with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Under the programme, information would be collected from District Commissioners for providing ranks on certain parameters.

Topics: NITI Aayog • Sustainable Development Goals • Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir • United Nations Development Programme