Source: The Indian Express News: Red flags for India after publish of IMF’s latest world economy report. About World Economic Outlook Report Report is published by the International Monetary Fund. The IMF publishes two World Economic Outlook (WEO) reports (in April and October) and two updates (January...
Source: The Indian Express News: Report shows that biodiversity populations shrinks to 69% in nearly 5 decades. About Living Planet Report Report is flagship World Wildlife Fund (WWF). This is a biennial report that is published after every 2 years. Report is a comprehensive study of trends...
Source: The Indian Express About International Migration Outlook 2022 Report Released by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) It provides an overview of trends in international migration flows and policies up until 2021. Report puts a spotlight on origin countries and destination countries of students...
Source: The Indian Express News: Emission of Greenhouse gas is a major global concern and it requires a coordinated approach to tackle it. Greenhouse gases (GHG): After emission GHG remains in the atmosphere for a long time, while other pollutant gases have a relatively shorter life span. ...
Source: The Indian Express News: Government data shows that electronic vehicles (EVs) adoption has seen a considerable rise since 2020.As per the data shared by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries Krishan Pal Gurjar with Parliament ,1.19 lakh EVs were sold in 2020, which increased...
Source: The Indian Express; PIB News: Recently Union minister of state for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh unveiled a hydrogen fuel cell bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune. Image credit: PIB Overview of hydrogen fuel cell technology: According to the US Department of Energy, the working mechanism of...
Source: The Indian Express News: Indian Army has collaborated with industry and academia for development of cryptographic techniques for secure communications and cryptography applications. Risks faced by India’s cyberspace: Chinese quantum advances: India’s digital infrastructure is facing a barrage of quantum cyberattacks from Chinese state-sponsored hackers.Indian cyberspace...
Source: The Hindu News: Nobel Prize in Economics for the year 2022 offers a deeper understanding of the genesis, the propagation, and the management of financial crises. Role Played by banks in modern economies: Banks are the cornerstone of the financial system. Mobilize savings for investments. Create...
Source: The Hindu News: COVID-19 pandemic drastically undermined the food and nutrition security. Other factors such as climate change, spiralling food inflation, conflict, and inequality are also contributing towards severe hunger. Factors Contributing towards food and nutrition insecurity: Recent Climate shocks and extreme weather phenomena raised concerns...
Source: The Hindu; The Indian Express Image Credit: The Hindu News: Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig awarded the Nobel Prize 2022 for Economics ‘for research on banks and financial crises’.Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in its statement said that this year’s Nobel laureates “have significantly...
