The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is an annual United Nations observance day on June 4th each year.
It is a day to raise awareness about children who have faced harassment of any sort in their lives, and eradicate such a practice from society.
The Indian Air Force will see a number of changes at the top as Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of Air Staff in the Air headquarters.
Air Marshal Ballabha Radha Krishna would be succeeding Chaudhari at the Western Command in Delhi while Air Marshal RJ Duckworth would be taking charge of the Central Air Command in Prayagraj.
IAF HQ:- New Delhi; Founded: 8 October
Indian Institute of Technology Madras’ Centre for Memory Studies recently hosted virtually Asia’s first International Memory Studies Workshop.
Indian Network for Memory Studies (INMS), the first national network in the field in Asia under the aegis of the International Memory Studies Association.
International Memory Studies Association, Amsterdam.
The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently directed the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) and other authorities to implement the Vishwamitri River Action Plan,including preparation for demarcation, plantation, and maintaining the integrity of the river.
The crocodiles, turtles,& highly protected species have been breeding in the stretches of river
In view of the growing problem related to children affected by COVID-19, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has devised an online tracking portal “Bal Swaraj (COVID-Care link)” for children in need of care and protection.
The portal has been created with the purpose of tracking and monitoring children who need care and protection in real-time.
Union Minister of Women and Child Development:Smriti Zubin Irani
Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Singh Thakur launched the six modules of short films of Investor Education & Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) titled “Hisaab Ki Kitaab”.
This short films developed by Common Services Centers(CSC) eGov as a part of their training tool.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of Avana Logistek Limited, Transworld Feeders Private Limited and Transworld Feeders FZCO by Unifeeder ISC FZCO.
In India, Unifeeder is present through its subsidiaries, Feedertech Pte. Limited (Feedertech) and Perma Shipping Line Pte. Limited.
CCI-It is a statutory body founded in 2003;
HQ: New Delhi
The former Prime Minister and President of the Republic of Mauritius, Sir Anerood Jugnauth has died at the age of 91.
He is the country's longest-serving prime minister with more than 18 years of tenure. He was considered the father of the Mauritian economic miracle of the 1980s.
His son, Pravind Jugnauth, who is the current Prime Minister of Mauritius.
Mauritus Capital: Port Louis; Currency: Mauritian rupee
The authors made history this week by winning the prestigious International Business Book of the Year Award for 2021 for their recently launched book Transformation in Times of Crisis, published by Notion Press.
Author Nitin Rakesh,is a distinguished leader in the Technology and Financial services industries and is the CEO and Executive Director of IT major Mphasis.
Jerry Wind, is an internationally renowned academician.
The government has set up a panel of state ministers for better valuation of services of casinos, online gaming portal and race courses for levying goods and services tax (GST).
The seven-member panel, convened by Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, will also examine whether any change is required in the legal provision for better means of valuation of services
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic captured the 83rd title of his career with victory on home soil at the Belgrade Open.
The Serbian superstar lost his serve three times in the first set before changing his game to defeat Slovakian qualifier and first-time ATP Tour finalist Alex Molcan 6-4, 6-3 in 88 minutes at the Novak Tennis Center.
The government has brought forward the target date for achieving 20 percent ethanol-blending with petrol by two years to 2023 to help reduce India's dependence on costly oil imports.
The government had set a target of reaching 10 per cent ethanol-blending in petrol by 2022.
Earlier this year, the target for 20 per cent blending was brought forward to 2025.
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) has signed a MoU with Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) for a strategic partnership in implementing energy efficient and clean energy solutions in the heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry.
Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CLASP, an international non-profit organisation, for deployment of high-quality energy efficiency technologies.
The European Union and an energy investment programme founded by Bill Gates plan to raise up to $1 billion to roll out the low-carbon technologies Europe is betting on to meet its climate change goals.
The aim is to together provide up to 820 million euros, or $1 billion, from 2022 to 2026.
HeidelbergCement, the world's second-largest cement maker, plans to turn its Swedish factory in Slite into the world's first CO2-neutral cement plant by 2030 via carbon capture technology.
Following the planned retrofit, which will cost at least 100 million euros ($122 million), the plant will be able to capture up to 1.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.
David Diop has become the first French novelist to win the International Booker prize for translated fiction with At Night All Blood Is Black, his first novel translated into English.
Diop, the author of two novels, and his translator Anna Moschovakis, split the £50,000 annual prize, which goes to the best author and translator of a work translated into English.
The National Payments Corporation of India, the umbrella organization for retail payments in India, has onboarded PayCore, a global payments solutions company based out of Turkey, to develop SoftPoS solutions for its card network RuPay.The idea behind SoftPoS is merchants can use their NFC-enabled smartphones as point of sale (PoS) machines to accept contactless payments.
Kerala has retained the top position in the third edition of the sustainable development goals (SDG) index released by the Niti Aayog with a score of 75.
Both Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu took the second spot with a score of 74.
On the other hand, Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam were the worst-performing states this year.
Niti Aayog Vice Chairman: Rajiv Kumar.