India and UK, jointly announced a declaration on “one sun, one world, one grid” — or OSOWOG at the Conference of Parties (COP26), held in Glasgow, UK. GGI-OSOWOG was conceived in 2018 to develop global interconnected solar energy systems. Under the International Solar Alliance, India announced the launch of the Green Grids Initiative — One Sun, One …

Recently, Ministry of Culture organised a curtain raiser for two days International Conference on the “Contributions of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray as a Chemist and Freedom Fighter” at the Department of Chemistry, Delhi. The Conference will be held on the 161st birth anniversary of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray on 2nd-3rd August 2022, under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. …

Cervavac, a vaccine developed by the Serum Institute of India (SII), has recently acquired market authorization from the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI). it is India’s first Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccination (qHPV) designed to protect women from cervical cancer. Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection. It’s a type of cancer …

Recently, a political party has approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) to stake claim on the Party Symbol An electoral or election symbol is a standardized symbol allocated to a political party. They are used by the parties during their campaigning and are shown on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), where the voter chooses the …

Recently, the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked India at 135 out of 146 countries in its Global Gender Gap (GGG) Index for 2022. India’s overall score has improved from 0.625 (in 2021) to 0.629, which is its seventh-highest score in the last 16 years. In 2021,India was ranked 140 out of 156 countries. The gender gap is the difference between …

Recently, the Supreme Court underlined that “there is a pressing need” for reform in the law related to bail and called on the government to consider framing a special legislation on the lines of the law in the United Kingdom. A two-judge Bench issued certain clarifications to an older judgment delivered in July 2021 on bail reform (Satender Kumar Antil vs …

Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has put in place a mechanism to facilitate International Trade in Rupees (INR), with immediate effect. However, banks acting as authorised dealers for such transactions would have to take prior approval from the regulator to facilitate this. As per the broad framework for cross-border trade transactions …

Recently, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has directed NCR (National Capital Region) states to adopt a standard list of approved fuels to reduce air pollution. The standard list of fuels approved by the CAQM includes petrol, diesel, hydrogen/methane, natural gas, Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) and electricity. Many industries shifted to cleaner fuels such as PNG (Piped Natural gas) and biomass and many …

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Development and Authority (APEDA) has devised a strategy to promote Export of Agricultural and Horticulture products grown in North-Eastern (NE) states. Created a platform in Assam for the exporters to get the products directly from the producer group and the processors. The platform will link the producers and …

Recently, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released ‘Youth in India 2022’ Report, which shows that the population share of the youth is starting to decline whereas the share of the elderly is expected to increase during 2021-2036. A sustained drop in fertility has led to an increased concentration of the …