Road to COP15 Montreal: Cameroon hopes to benefit from its rich biodiversity Subject :Environment Context- Cameroon hopes to draw maximum benefits from biological resources it have preserved for years as the world prepares to convene at the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Montreal, Canada, […]
Millets in the mainstream | How Odisha’s Kutia Kondh tribe rediscovered a palate for the ‘poor man’s food’ Subject :Agriculture Context In news- Centre is looking to replicate the “Model of the survival and promotion of millet crop” of Kutia Kondh tribals of Kandhamal district in Odisha. Why millet lost its presence- Padday […]
CITES COP19: Two Indian turtles facing high risk of extinction added to list of threatened species Subject :Environment Context: Recent development- In a step forward towards conservation, two Indian turtle species — the red-crowned roofed turtles (Batagurkachuga) and Leith’s soft-shell turtle (Nilssonialeithii) — have made it to the Appendix I (moved from Appendix […]
Informal sector Subject : Economy Context: ILO’s recent policy brief titled ‘Skills development and lifelong learning in India- challenges for trade unions’ expresses concern over high informal employment in India. Details: For workers aged 65 and older, the proportion in informal employment is in excess of 96 per cent, the highest among age […]
Agriculture mandis Subject :Economy Context: Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company (FPC) has got the license to set up India’s first private agricultural mandi (market) at Dindori, in Nashik district. Details: It will be a 100-acre dedicated market space integrated with world-class infrastructure, services from banking to storage, processing, and packaging under one roof, options […]
Perpetual fund Subject :Economy The IVCA expert committee asked the government to allow perpetual capital vehicles in order to unlock capital flows from long-term investors. Concept: Perpetual fund It is also referred to as an endowment fund It consists of a sum of money gifted to a charity by a donor who wishes […]
Extradition Subject: Polity Context: Nirav Modi seeks permission to appeal extradition in UK court. What is Extradition: Extradition is the process by which one state, upon the request of another, affects the return of a person for trial for a crime punishable by the laws of the requesting state and committed outside the […]
UNHRC deplores protest crackdown in Iran Subject: International relations Context: India abstained on a resolution adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to set up a fact-finding mission into alleged human rights violations in Iran committed on protesters in the country by state authorities. More about the resolution: The resolution was […]
France adopts bill to add abortion rights to its constitution Subject: International Relations Context: Lawmakers of the lower house of parliament in France adopted a bill to inculcate abortion rights to the country’s constitution. More about the issue: Lawmakers in France’s lower house of parliament on Thursday adopted a bill to enshrine abortion […]
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Subject :International Relations Context: The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women will mark the launch of the UNiTE campaign (Nov 25- Dec 10) an initiative of 16 days of activism concluding on the day that commemorates the International Human Rights Day […]