Financial Inclusion and Ethics
29 August 2024 | blogwebContext: 28th August 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the successful implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)....
Context: 28th August 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the successful implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)....
Context: The Economic Survey 2023-24 highlights that India’s Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLFPR) is 37% (2022-23), below the global...
Context: Australia’s new “right to disconnect” law, which took effect recently, grants employees the right to decline contact from employers...
Context: Recently, a Supreme Court ruling said that relaxed bail provisions for first-time offenders under the new criminal law Bhartiya...
Context: Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have been developing a vaccine candidate called mosaic-8. More on...
Context: 28th August 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the successful implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)....
Context: The Great Indian Bustard’s population in Karnataka has decreased from six to just two individuals in Siruguppa sanctuary, Ballari...
Context: NASA has launched the Tanager-1 satellite, designed to track methane and carbon dioxide emissions with unprecedented precision. More...
Context: A Tamil Nadu-based start-up, Space Zone India, successfully launched India’s first reusable hybrid rocket, named RHUMI-1, on August 24,...
Context: ISRO has finalised the design of a humanoid skull that will be sent into space for safety tests ahead...
Context: The Union Home Minister announced that five new districts—Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang—will be established in the union...
Context: Ukraine’s Strategic Industries Minister frequently uses the #IronDiplomacy to describe train journeys taken by world leaders to Ukraine. ...
Context: A recent study on the increased frequency of mass wasting events in the Sedongpu Gully of the Tibetan Plateau...
Context: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced that the Unified Lending Interface (ULI) will be launched nationwide in the near future....
Context: Recent research from Rockefeller University has provided new insights into how MeCP2 (methyl-CpG-binding protein 2) interacts with DNA and...
Context: India’s weather forecasting capabilities are set to receive a significant boost with the launch of a new mission aimed...
Context: The brutal attack and murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata underscore the persistent violence and aggression women face. ...
Context: A 35-foot statue of the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, which had been unveiled by the Prime Minister...
Context: On August 19, 2024, the 56-metre British-flagged luxury sailing yacht Bayesian sank during a severe storm off the coast...
Context: The Nigerian coup on August 27, 1985, was a significant military takeover that resulted in the ousting of Major...
Context: Conservationists announced plans to bomb a remote South African island with pesticide pellets to eradicate mice that are attacking...