The Economic Survey 2019-20 states that affordability of vegetarian Thalis improved 29 per cent from 2006-07 to 2019-20 while that for non-vegetarian Thalis by 18 per cent. About The conclusion has been drawn on the basis of “Thalinomics: the Economics of a plate of food in India” – an […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the novel coronavirus infection a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), as China reported that death toll had climbed to 213 with nearly 10,000 infections. About Criteria followed by WHO to declare PHEIC: A public health emergency is defined as “an […]
1. AYUSH Ministry releases advisory for Coronavirus The Union Ministry of AYUSH has issued an advisory for coronavirus based on traditional Indian medicine practices- Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Unani. Some of the suggested preventive management steps include maintaining personal hygiene, regular washing of hands with soap and water for at least […]
– कोरोना विषाणुने जगभरात थैमान घातले असून आता त्याने भारतातही शिरकाव केला आहे. भारतात कोरोनाचा पहिला रुग्ण आढळला आहे. केरळमध्ये हा रुग्ण आढळला असून तरुण चीनमधील हुआन विद्यापीठात शिक्षण घेत होता. तपासणी केली असता तरुण पॉझिटिव्ह आढळला असून त्याला रग्णालयात डॉक्टरांच्या देखेरेखेखाली ठेवण्यात आलं आहे. सध्या त्याची प्रकृती स्थिर असल्याचं […]
भारतीय रिझर्व्ह बँक (RBI) इतर देशांच्या प्रमुख केंद्रीय बँकांच्या तुलनेत परदेशातून सुवर्ण खरेदी करण्यात सहावा सर्व मोठा खरेदीदार ठरला आहे. RBIने भारत सरकारच्या ‘सार्वभौम सुवर्ण बाँड’साठी 2019 या वर्षाच्या पहिल्या 10 महिन्यांमध्ये 25.2 टन खरेदी केले होते त्यामुळे RBI सहाव्या क्रमांकाचा खरेदीदार झाला. जागतिक सुवर्ण परिषद (WGC) यांच्या अहवालानुसार, RBI […]
The four day 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) began at Davos in Switzerland with the theme ‘Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World’. Indian actress Deepika Padukone will be given a WEF crystal award for her work on mental health. About HQ: Cologny-Geneva, Switzerland. Founded in: 1971. Status: Not-for-profit […]
The latest edition of the Henley Passport Index, widely acknowledged to be the most reliable of such rankings, was released recently. Methodology According to Henley & Partners, the residence and citizenship planning firm that publishes the ranking, the Index lists the world’s passports “according to the number of destinations […]
GSAT 30 launched Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on January 17, 2020 launched the first satellite of the year 2020 – ‘GSAT-30’ from French Guiana. GSAT-30 is a telecommunication satellite and has a mission life of around 15 years. The GSAT 30 satellite was launched onboard Ariane 5 launch vehicle […]
14 जानेवारी ते 16 जानेवारी 2020 या काळात दरवर्षी प्रमाणे नवी दिल्लीत ‘रायसीना संवाद 2020’ ही बैठक आयोजित करण्यात आली आहे. कार्यक्रमाचा विषय: “21@20: नेव्हिगेटींग द अल्फा सेंचुरी” ऑस्ट्रेलियाचे पंतप्रधान स्कॉट मॉरिसन हे या संमेलनाचे मुख्य वक्ते आहेत. या बैठकीला संबोधित करणार्‍या इतर मंत्र्यांमध्ये यजमान भारतीय परराष्ट्रमंत्री एस. जयशंकर, रशियाचे […]
Two Indian Coast Guard Ships (ICGS) — Annie Besant and Amrit Kaur — were commissioned by Defence Secretary. About Indian Coast Guard Ship Annie Besant and Amrit Kaur are second and third in the series of five Fast Patrol Vessels. While Annie Besant will be based at Chennai, Amrit […]
