Recently, the United States and Indonesian militaries had conducted annual joint combat exercises on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island. For the first time, participants from other partner nations have also joined amid growing maritime activity by China in the Indo-Pacific region. More than 5,000 soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia, Australia, Japan and Singapore participated in this 2022’s exercises. The …

Recently, the first-ever disbursement has been approved by the empowered Committee in Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for mobile manufacturing under ‘Large-Scale Electronics Manufacturing’ sector. Indian company Padget Electronics is the first beneficiary to receive incentive. The PLI scheme was conceived to scale up domestic manufacturing capability, accompanied by higher import substitution and employment generation. The government has set …

Recently, the government of Rajasthan has launched the flagship scheme for Urban Employment the Indira Gandhi ShehariRojgarYojana. To provide 100 days of employment to families in urban areas on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA). The government has allocated Rs 800 crore for the implementation of the scheme. Target Population: …

Recently, the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference which was held in New York ended without adopting a substantive outcome due to Russia’s objection. The NPT is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to foster the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to further the goal …

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died after 70 years on the throne at the age of 96. After the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the reign was passed on to her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales. He will henceforth be addressed as King Charles III and will be conferred with all …

The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry recently launched the US Startup SETU – Supporting Entrepreneurs in Transformation and Upskilling programme in the Bay Area of San Francisco, United States of America. The term startup refers to a company in the first stages of operations. Startups are founded by one …

Recently, a mysterious pneumonia outbreak in Argentina has been identified as Legionellosis. Legionellosis is a pneumonia-like illness that varies in severity from mild febrile illness to a serious and sometimes fatal form of pneumonia. The causative agents are Legionella bacteria from water or potting mix. It included fever, muscle and abdominal pain and shortness of …

Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&C) organized 3rd International Day of Clean Air for blue skies as ‘Swachh Vayu Diwas (“Swachh Vayu Neel Gagan”) ’today to raise awareness and facilitate actions to improve air quality under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). 20 cities selected out of 131 for its National Clean Air …

The Healthcare sector in India is expected to grow to reach a size of USD 50 billion by 2025. Healthcare has become more focused on innovation and technology over the past two years and 80% of healthcare systems are aiming to increase their investment in digital healthcare tools in the coming five …

Recently, a study has ranked India’s updated climate pledge to the Paris Agreement fifth in compliance and fourth in ambition. The study was published in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change. It included eight countries — India, the US, China, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Australia and Brazil — and the European Union. Nearly all signatories …