CONTEXT Recently, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has digitally addressed the Inter-Ministerial Conference by Partners in Population and Development (PPD). PARTNERS IN POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT: It is an intergovernmental initiative created specifically for the purpose of expanding and improving South-South Cooperation in the fields of reproductive health, …

CONTEXT: India ranked 10 in Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2021. India, for the second time in a row, continued to remain in the top 10. Last year, India had been ranked at the ninth position. MAIN POINTS Published by Germanwatch, the New Climate Institute and the Climate Action Network …

CONTEXT: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Emissions Gap Report 2020 has been published recently. The annual report from UNEP measures the gap between anticipated emissions and levels consistent with the Paris Agreement goals of limiting global warming this century to well below 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C. ANALYSIS FOR THE YEAR …

CONTEXT: As per a report by PwC (a global network of firms), India reported a 45% increase in the use of Artificial Intelligence, the highest among all countries, following the outbreak of the virus. MAIN POINTS The rise of AI adoption (45%) recorded in the country is the highest, when …

CONTEXT: Recently, Israel launched the Beresheet 2 project aimed at landing an unmanned craft on the moon in 2024. Earlier, Israel’s Beresheet probe crash landed on the Moon. MAIN POINTS The Beresheet probe was a private mission to the Moon by Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL organisation. Beresheet in hebrew (spoken in …