What’s the News? The 64th Global Environment Facility (GEF) council meeting held in Brazil Key Points During the 64th Global Environment Facility (GEF) council meeting in Brazil, $1.4 billion was approved for disbursement to address climate, biodiversity, and pollution issues. Of the total 4 billion, $653 million has been allocated specifically for their biodiversity, aiming […]
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What’s the News? India recently made a proposal to Pakistan to hold a meeting to discuss the potential renegotiation of the Indus Waters Treaty What is the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)? It is a Waters-sharing agreement between India and Pakistan that regulates the use and distribution of the Indus River system signed in 1960, under
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What’s the News? The government has recently approved the National Quantum Mission to scale up scientific and industrial research and development in quantum technology. What is National Quantum Mission? Its aim is to seed, nurture and scale up scientific and industrial R&D and create a vibrant & innovative ecosystem in Quantum Technology. The mission planned for
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What’s the News? The Ministry of Jal Shakti conducted the first-ever census of water bodies across the nation. Key Points The census was launched under the centrally sponsored scheme, ” in convergence with the 6th Minor Irrigation “Irrigation CensusCensus in order to have a comprehensive national database of all water bodies The census aimed to
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What’s the News? Unique domestic products presented to panellists during National Conclave Mann Ki Baat@100. The National Conclave on Mann Ki Baat @100 was organised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting yesterday at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Highlights During the National Conclave Mann Ki Baat@100, the dignitaries and the panellists were presented with
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What’s the News? Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh visits Satellite Applications Catapult at Oxford in the United Kingdom Satellite Applications Catapult The Satellite Applications Catapult is one of nine Catapults, uniquely established to transform the UK’s capability for innovation in specific areas and to help drive future economic growth. It is helping organisations make
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What’s the News? New tools like ChatGPT have generated a huge amount of interest in artificial intelligence in the past few months. But AI-powered technology has already been playing a growing role in our lives and economies for some time. Artificial Intelligence(AI) has been touted as a powerful tool to help tackle environmental challenges such as
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What’s the News? LockBit ransomware was found to be targeting Mac devices, in a first. What is LockBit ransomware? Lockbit ransomware was named “abcd” virus and was first reported in 2019 due to the file extension used when encrypting victim’s files, the LockBit ransomware is designed to infiltrate victims’ systems and encrypt important files. It
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What’s the News? The two-day Global Buddhist Summit 2023 was recently concluded with the New Delhi Declaration. The Ministry of Culture in partnership with International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) has organized the 1st Global Buddhist Summit 2023 It saw the participation of delegates from nearly 30 countries, including Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Mongolia.
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What’s the News? Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023. Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will be Europe’s first dedicated robotic mission to Jupiter. The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to launch the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission in April 2023. It will also become the first spacecraft
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