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Pritzker Architecture Prize

In News Recently, British architect and urban planner Sir David Chipperfield has won the 2023 Pritzker Architecture Prize. About The Pritzker Architecture Prize is the highest international honour for architects. The prize was designed to honour architects for their complete body of built work. The Prize was founded in 1979 by Jay A. Pritzker and […]

Guidelines for Celebrities & Influencers on social media platforms

In News The Ministry of Consumer Affair, Food & Public Distribution has released a set of guidelines for celebrities, influencers, and virtual influencers on social media platforms.  About  The guidelines called ‘Endorsements Know-hows’ aims to ensure that the individuals do not mislead their audiences when endorsing products and services and that they are in compliance […]

Meeting India’s ‘carbon sink’ Target

In Context India’s carbon sink target is clearly much more ambitious and difficult than the other two that had been achieved about eight years before the deadline. Meaning of ‘carbon sink’ A carbon sink is anything that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases – for example, plants, the ocean and soil.  Protecting […]

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)

In News Recently, the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General has pulled up the National Assessment and Accreditation Council for discrepancies in its assessment processes. About NAAC The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) was established in 1994 as an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission (UGC) with its HeadQuarter in Bengaluru.  University […]

Jan Aushadhi Diwas

In Context On the occasion of ‘5th Jan Aushadhi Diwas‘, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare also inaugurated ‘NaMo Day Care Centre’ and flagged off four NaMo Mobile Healthcare Units. About The Department of Pharmaceuticals is celebrating Jan Aushadhi Diwas from March 1 to March 7, 2023, to create awareness about the Jan […]

Govt brings crypto trading under India’s money laundering laws

In Context The government has recently imposed money laundering provisions on cryptocurrencies. About The Finance Ministry said the anti-money laundering legislation has been applied to crypto trading, safekeeping and related financial services. The notification said,  Exchange between virtual digital assets and fiat currencies,  Exchange between one or more forms of virtual digital assets,  Transfer of […]

Modern And Smart Power Transmission System

In News Recently, the Government accepted a Task force report to modernise India’s transmission system. About The Power Ministry set up a taskforce under the chairmanship of CMD, POWERGRID to suggest ways for modernization of the Transmission Sector and making it smart & future ready. The Task force report has recommended the following solutions  to […]

Bridging the Digital Gender Gap

In News Despite progress in closing the global gender gap overall, women and girls continue to be left behind in the digital world. More about the Digital gender gap  Meaning: It is the inequalities between men and women in terms of access to information and communications technologies.  The term “digital gender gap” was coined by […]

SWAMIH Investment Fund

In News SWAMIH has so far provided final approval to about 130 projects with sanctions worth over Rs 12,000 crore. In three years since its inception in 2019, the Fund has already completed 20,557 homes and aims to complete over 81,000 homes in the next three years across 30 tier 1 and 2 cities. About […]

One Nation One Challan Initiative

In Context The Gujarat government is in the process of setting up virtual traffic courts in the state under the One Nation, One Challan initiative. About  One Nation, One Challan is an initiative of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Aim: It aims to bring all related agencies, such as the traffic police and […]