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Social Stock Exchange

Recently NSE received the final approval from SEBI to set up a social stock Exchange. It is a platform that allows investors to invest in certain social enterprises or social initiatives....

UPSC   |   1 year(s) ago

Porter Prize

Recently, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, received the award. The award is named after the economist Michael E. Porter. The award is conferred to the Ministry with re...

UPSC   |   1 year(s) ago

CESCR

United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. It was established in 1985 under ECOSOC Resolution 1985/17. It is a body of 18 independent experts. The Commi...

UPSC   |   1 year(s) ago

SWAYATT

It is an initiative to promote Start-ups, Women, and Youth advantage. It is done through the e-Transactions on the Government eMarketplace (GeM). It is under the ministry of Commerce...

UPSC   |   1 year(s) ago

Aztec Hummingbirds

Recently Aztec hummingbirds were found in India. They are native to the American continent. Their name means a ray of the sun. They can fly backward and there exist around 350...

UPSC   |   1 year(s) ago

Lithium Exploration

Recently there has been commercial exploration of  Lithium in Jammu and Kashmir. Now, Karnataka is looking up for similar possibilities  regarding the lithium reserves in Mandya district....

UPSC   |   1 year(s) ago

Rhododendron

They are large genus of flowering plants that are found mainly on the Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas and Nilgiris. They are recently in news since they have formed a carpet of themselv...

UPSC   |   1 year(s) ago

Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority.

It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs It was established under the Companies Act 2013. It administers the Investor Education and Protection Fund. Its o...

UPSC   |   1 year(s) ago

Employees State Insurance Corporation

It is a state-run organization set up under the Employee State Insurance Act of 1948. It comes under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. It provides for the socio-economic protecti...

UPSC   |   1 year(s) ago

BBNJ

Also known as the Treaty of the High Seas. Recently there has been a round of negation on the United Nations High Seas Treaty for conservation and sustainable use of marine Biological divers...

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