World leaders met for the opening day of the 2023 SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Summit on September 18 at the United Nations. France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, commented in her speech to delegates on factors that have undermined progress towards the sustainable development goals. “The fragile progress made has been undermined […]
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said on September 18 her government has declared a state of emergency in three districts hit by a spike in crime, a measure that allows the military to help enforce security. The emergency status was declared in the districts of San Juan de Lurigancho and San Martin de Porras, both in […]
The fourth and final meeting of the G20 Framework Working Group (FWG),under the Indian G20 Presidency,successfully concludedtoday in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The FWG is co-chaired by India and the UK. The two-day meeting during 18-19 September 2023, wasco-chaired by Ms Chandni Raina, Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, andMs. Sam Beckett, Chief Economic Adviser,HM Treasury, […]
A Digital India Talk Show cum Interactive Session was successfully organised on September 18, 2023 at Delhi University. The second in series of workshops planned over the next 6 months, it was organized as part of the Digital India Awareness campaign by the National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The […]
Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban received a fresh impetus with 4000+ cities participating in the 2nd edition of Indian Swachhata League (ISL). ISL is an unique youth-led, inter-city initiative to promote engagement of young people in the Swachhata related activities. As part of ISL, city teams are enthusiastically cleaning beaches, tourist spots & hills as champions of […]
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standards Body of India, has announced that it has established 6467 Standard Clubs in schools and colleges across the country. As per BIS the standard clubs are being established with an objective to sensitize young members of society about the importance of standards in improving quality of […]
The women reservation bill was moved today in the Lok Sabha under which 33% of the seats in the lower house of parliament and state legislative assemblies will be reserved for the women. Earlier the union cabinet cleared the bill on September 18. The proposed reservation could become a reality by 2029, coinciding with the […]
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) agreed with Japan on its continuous safety review of the discharge of treated water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the IAEA said on September 18 in New York. IAEA and Japan signed an agreement today setting out the full scope of the Agency’s comprehensive and continuous […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar are set to launch the ‘Kisan Rin Portal’ today, aimed at facilitating farmers in accessing subsidized loans through the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) program. This event will also mark the launch of a door-to-door KCC campaign and an instructional guide for the Weather Information Network […]
The 2nd Edition of the Indian Navy’s Naval Innovation and Indigenisation (NIIO) Seminar – ‘Swavlamban 2023’ is scheduled to be conducted on 04 – 05 Oct 2023 in New Delhi. The Navy on September 18 said that after a detailed examination, 113 winners under the Defence India Start-up Challenge (DISC) 7 SPRINT and 5 winners […]
