UN International Year 2022 Every year, the United Nations chooses several topics that will become a focus area for one year. In 2022, these topics are glass and artisanal fishery. The spotlight on glass is meant to highlight how a traditional product can be a part of sustainable development. The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2022 as: International Year […]
1 January – India begins its two-year tenure (2021–22) as a non-permanent member of the UNSC. 2 January – India approves two coronavirus vaccines, Bharat Biotech’s “Covaxin” and the Oxford/AstraZeneca “Covishield”, for emergency use. Experts raised questions over the efficacy of Covaxin and a lack of transparency in trials. 4 January – Instant messaging app […]
French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Elisabeth Borne as France’s new Prime Minister on May 16. She is only the second woman to hold the position, and the first to head the French government since 1992. Borne succeeds Jean Castex, whose resignation paved the way for a cabinet overhaul after Macron’s re-election last month. The expectations are high from […]
Poll strategist and consultant Prashant Kishor came in news once again on May 6 for a different reason. He indicated his willingness o come to active politics. He indicated his plan to “stay in Bihar” and undertake a 3,000km padyatra (walking on foot) in the state to understand people’s aspirations and to assess what the people think […]
Who constitute Schedule Tribes? Article 366 (25) defined scheduled tribes as “such tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed under Article 342 to be Scheduled Tribes for the purposes of this constitution”. The President may, with respect to any State or Union territory, and […]
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed on April 29 to remove his brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, as the Prime Minister. The President had called a meeting with the defecting members of the ruling allianceto discuss the formation of an all-party government, which dissenting members refused to attend in the presence of the PM. President Rajapaksa agreed that […]
India is one of the major food grain producers in the world. Although India has achieved higher production of cereals like wheat and rice, its production of pulses and edible oils is not adequate to meet its domestic demand. The production of millers including maize, Jowar and Banjara has also increased, but these crops still […]
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states, of which 28 are in Europe and the other 2 in North America. Established in the aftermath of World War II on the insistence of the Truman administration, […]
Monetary policy refers to the use of monetary instruments under the control of central bank to regulate magnitudes such as interest rates, money supply and availability of credit with a view to achieving the ultimate objective of economic policy. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is vested with the responsibility of conducting monetary policy. This […]
