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UN-Habitat World Cities Report 2022
On June 29, 2022, the United Nations published its report titled “Habitat World Cities Report 2022”. Key Points of the report The UN-Habitat World Cities Report 2022 highlights that, rapid urbanisation in India was delayed temporarily due to covid-19 pandemic. Urban population in India is estimated to reach at 675 million in 2035. It will ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: UN-Habitat World Cities Report 2022 • United Nations • Urban Population • Urbanisation • Urbanisation in India
What is Commodity Super Cycle?
The prices of commodities from corn to crude oil to rubber, rhodium, copper, soy bean has been increasing since the beginning of 2021. This is referred to as Commodity Super Cycle. Commodity Super cycle Since the beginning of nineteenth century there has been four Commodity Super Cycle. The first Commodity Super cycle started in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: China • Currency depreciation • industrialisation • Inflation • Trade Deficit • Urbanisation • US Dollars • USA • world war
Second Phase of Urban Environment Improvement Programme launched in Punjab
Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab has virtually launched the phase-II of Rs. 11,000 crore Urban Environment Improvement Programme (UIEP). He has launched the programme from Bachat Bhawan, Ludhiana in Punjab. The project will focus on the development of the state’s urban infrastructure and well- organized service delivery systems to the urban population. What were ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: infrastructural development • Punjab • Urbanisation • Urbanization • Urbanization in India • Value-added tax
Facts Box: World Cities Summit
The World Cities Summit was recently postponed due to the threat of Corona Virus. The summit that is to be held in Singapore has been postponed to June 20, 2021. The Summit is an international conference that brings together policy makers to identify innovative solutions to cities that are facing challenges. This year the summit ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Clean Environment • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Liveable Cities • Sustainable Development • Urbanisation • Water conservation • World Cities Summit
October 31: World Cities Day
The World Cities Day (WCD) is being celebrated by the United Nations to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization. It also intends to address the challenges of urbanization and to contribute to sustainable urban development around the world. It was established in 2013. The general theme of WCD is Better City, Better Life. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Globalisation • habitat conference • India-SDG • New Urban Agenda • SDG • Sustainable Development • UN • Urban development • Urbanisation • world cities day
Study: Traffic Noise affects physiology and reproductive health of birds
The Study published in the Conservation Biology Journal noted that the chicks of birds that were exposed to noise were smaller than the ones in quiet nests. On the whole 88 birds were put under observation. They were split into two group. One half were bred in noisy environment and the other half were bred ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Birds project’ • Light pollution • Noise pollution • Pollution • Urbanisation