Month: November 2020

State of Food and Agriculture Report 2020 News: Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) has released a report titled “State of Food and Agriculture Report 2020”. Facts: Aim: The report aims to …

India Climate Change Knowledge Portal News: Minister of Environment,Forest and Climate Change has launched the India Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Facts: Climate Change Knowledge Portal: It will be a single …

Transgender persons get portal for gender certificate News: Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment has e-launched ‘National Portal for Transgender Persons’ and e-inaugurated a ‘Garima Greh: A Shelter Home …

Explained: What are Desalination Plants? News: Maharashtra has announced the setting up of a desalination plant in Mumbai becoming the fourth state in the country to experiment with the idea. …

ISRO’s Shukrayaan Mission News: Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) has short-listed 20 space-based experiment proposals for its proposed Shukrayaan Mission. Facts: Shukrayaan Mission: It is a mission to study Venus for …

Innovative Technology infusion for better implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission News: A multi-disciplinary Technical Committee in the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti has recommended five …

Three UN organisations launch a new global coalition of global leaders to tackle AMR News: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health …

1 in 9 children infected by COVID-19: UNICEF News: UNICEF has released a report titled— ‘Averting a Lost COVID Generation’. Facts: Aim: The report calls for averting a lost generation …

Global Bribery Risk Matrix News: The Global Bribery Risk Matrix 2020 has been released. Facts: About the index: It is released by TRACE, an anti-bribery standard setting organisation that measures …