The Chief Economic Adviser to the UK Treasury, Clare Lombardelli, has been appointed as the OECD’s new chief economist.
She will lead the OECD’s economic work, succeeding France’s Laurence Boone, who has held the post since 2018.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Headquarters: Paris, France; Founded: 30 September 1961.
As a mark of respect to the selfless duty of the ex-servicemen & their sacrifices towards the Nation and solidarity towards Next of Kin of the bravehearts, the seventh Armed Forces Veterans’ Day was celebrated across the country on January 14, 2023. The celebrations were held at nine locations, with Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh presiding over the main function in Dehradun
The first G-20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) meeting under G20 India Presidency is scheduled to be held during 16th-17th January 2023 in Pune. The forum will bring together the IWG member countries, guest countries and international organisations invited by India to discuss the 2023 Infrastructure Agenda under the Indian G20 Presidency.
Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh launched Geospatial Hackathon to promote Innovation and Start-Ups in India’s Geospatial ecosystem. The aim of the hackathon is to promote partnerships not only among the public and private geospatial sectors but also to strengthen country’s geospatial Start-Up ecosystem.
RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, a Mini Ratna Public Sector Unit (PSU) under the Ministry of Railways has received a work order from the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Puducherry for design, develop, supply, install, test, commission and Operations and Maintenance (O & M) for five years of Integrated Command Control Centre (ICCC).
In a first in the country, the Rajasthan government has implemented a policy for blindness control with the objective of 'Right to Sight'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Youth Festival on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, which is being held in the poll-bound state of Karnataka.
The theme for this year is ‘Viksit Yuva Viksit Bharat’
Europe's largest deposit of rare earths - which are used from mobile phones to missiles - has been found in Sweden.
No rare earths are mined in Europe at the moment and a Swedish minister hailed the find as a way of reducing the EU's dependence on China.
A ‘Soul of Steel’ challenge will be launched in India in order to test one’s high-altitude endurance. The effort that would be undertaken in Uttarakhand, is spearheaded by a venture, CLAW Global, run by veterans and is being supported by the Indian Army. The feat is on the lines of the ‘Ironman triathlon’ long-distance triathlon challenge in Europe.
The railways will run its Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train on a route connecting pilgrimage sites of Ayodhya in India and Janakpur in Nepal from February 2023. The 'Shri Ram-Janaki Yatra: Ayodhya to Janakpur' will start from Delhi on February 17.
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had ranked 2022 as the sixth warmest since 1880. European Union scientists this week said 2022 was the fifth warmest year in their records.