UNDP launches Accelerator Lab in New Delhi

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched the India chapter of its new initiative, Accelerator Lab in New Delhi. The objective behind launching lab is to address some of the most pressing issues facing India, including air pollution, through innovation. To achieve its objectives, the UNDP has also partnered with NITI Aayog ‘s Atal ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: accelerator lab • atal innovation mission • India-UNDP • NITI Aayog • SDG 2030 • UNDP • United Nations Development Programme

UNDP in partnership with AIM launches Accelerator Lab in New Delhi

The United Nation’s network for global development, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday, November 28, 2019, launched the Accelerator lab in New Delhi to scale and test new solutions to global challenge such as climate change, gender inequality etc. Government of India’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a partner of the UNDP Accelerator ..

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: accelerator lab • atal innovation mission • Climate change • Germany • Italy • New Delhi • Qatar • UNDP • United Nations

Bamboo Tech Parks in J&K and Ladakh

The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Council (NEC) will set up new Bamboo Technology parks in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories. The nodal agency CBTC (Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre) under the Ministry of NEC will implement the project. Highlights The model of bamboo cultivation, harvesting and utilization that is existing in ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Topics: Bamboo Plantation • CBTC • India-UNDP • Jammu and Kashmir • National Bamboo Mission • UNDP

October 5: World Teachers Day

The World Teachers Day is commemorated by UNESCO since 1994. It is on this day the Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers was adopted in 1966. In 1997, Status of Higher – Education Teaching Personnel was adopted. SDG 4 adopted on Education recognizes teachers as a key to the achievement of Education 2030 agenda. Since ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: Education • SGD 4 • UNDP • UNESCO • UNICEF • World Teachers' Day

Multidimensional Poverty Report 2019 and India

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released the 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index. The report states that of the 101 countries assessed across 31 low income, 68 middle income and 2 high income, about 1.3 billion people are “multi-dimensionally poor. Where does India Stand? With the incidence of multidimensional poverty at 27.5%, multidimensional poverty has almost ..

Topics: Jharkhand • Kerala • Madhya Pradesh • multidimensional poverty • Multidimensional Poverty Report • Multidimensional Poverty Report 2019 • Muslims • Nagaland • Poverty • Scheduled Tribes • Standard of living • UN Development Programme • UNDP • Uttar Pradesh