India ranked 107 out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2022. Key points Read More …
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Global Hunger Index 2022-India calls it ‘erroneous measure of hunger’
Kinetic Impactor Technique
NASA’s DART was a test mission to see if the technique, known as kinetic impactor, Read More …
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurates 6th Senior Asian Pencak Silat Championship in Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated 6th Senior Asian Pencak Silat Championship being Read More …
Centre grants infrastructure status to data centres
The Government of India has accorded infrastructure status to data centres with over 5 megawatt Read More …
CICA Conference 2022
Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi attended the 6th Conference on Interaction and Read More …
What is a “Demand-Driven Electricity Networks Initiative (3DEN)”?
At the Clean Energy Ministerial, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Energy Agency Read More …
Killing of tiger in Valmiki Tiger Reserve
A tiger named Tiger T-104 that killed more than nine humans, was shot dead by Read More …
Living Planet Report and Living Planet Index 2022
The Living Planet Report was released by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on October Read More …
RBI announces SOP for interoperable regulatory sandbox
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on October 12 announced a standard operating procedure (SOP) Read More …
More than 15 crore activities conducted during Poshan Maah 2022
According to the Ministry of Women and Child Development, more than 15 crore activities were Read More …
First World Sloth Bear Day observed on October 12
The first World Sloth Bear Day was observed on October 12, 2022. The day was Read More …
Tamil Nadu notifies India’s first slender loris sanctuary
In a first in the country, the Tamil Nadu government on October 12 notified the Read More …
RBI allows ARCs to Act as resolution applicants
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) to act as Read More …
Cabinet approves amendments in Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act
The Union Cabinet on October 12 approved amendments to the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act Read More …
Cabinet approves PM-DevINE scheme
The Union Cabinet on October 12 approved a new Scheme, Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for Read More …
UN Biodiversity Lab (UNBL) is now a digital public good
The UN Biodiversity Lab (UNBL), an innovative spatial data analytics platform, is now a digital Read More …
Kuafu-1: China’s first solar observatory to solve mystery of Sun’s eruptions
China launched the Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), nicknamed Kuafu-1 in Chinese on October 9, Read More …
Union Minister launches first of its kind pilot project on FFV-SHEV in India
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari Launched Toyota’s first of its Read More …
PM addresses United Nations World Geospatial International Congress
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the United Nations World Geospatial International Congress, via video Read More …
Global Lighthouse Network
Three manufacturing facilities from India- Cipla’s Indore facility, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories’ Hyderabad facility and the Read More …
National Conference on Skilling in Non- Traditional Livelihood for Girls “Betiyan Bane Kushal”
The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), in partnership with the Ministry of Skill Read More …
Mahakal Lok Project and Mahakal Temple
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi dedicated Phase I of the Mahakal Lok Project to Read More …
OECD Unveils Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF)
The OECD on October 10 unveiled the ‘Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF)’ to provide for the Read More …
Conference on B20 Indonesia Global Dialogue
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) hosted Conference on B20 Indonesia Global Read More …
Extreme Heat: Preparing for the heatwaves of the future report
The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the International Federation of Read More …