#environment Climate Change and Health Hub with Asian Development Bank in the National Capital.
Asian Development Bank: It is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966. HQ: Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The bank admits the members of the UNESCAP, formerly the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East or ECAFE), and non-regional developed countries. ADB now has 68 members. The ADB was modeled closely on the World Bank and has a similar weighted voting system, where votes are distributed in proportion with members' capital subscriptions. As of 31 December 2020, Japan and the USA each holds the largest proportion of shares at 15.571%. China holds 6.429%, India holds 6.317%, and Australia holds 5.773%.
Asian Development Bank: It is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966. HQ: Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The bank admits the members of the UNESCAP, formerly the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East or ECAFE), and non-regional developed countries. ADB now has 68 members. The ADB was modeled closely on the World Bank and has a similar weighted voting system, where votes are distributed in proportion with members' capital subscriptions. As of 31 December 2020, Japan and the USA each holds the largest proportion of shares at 15.571%. China holds 6.429%, India holds 6.317%, and Australia holds 5.773%.
#culture Seethakali Folk Art; It is a unique centuries-old folk art form that is believed to have originated in Kerala.
This art form was first performed some 150 years back by the people of Vedar and Pulayar communities. Theme: It is based on certain episodes taken from the Indian epic Ramayana. The props and instruments used during performances are all made of natural materials like bamboo and palm leaves.
This art form was first performed some 150 years back by the people of Vedar and Pulayar communities. Theme: It is based on certain episodes taken from the Indian epic Ramayana. The props and instruments used during performances are all made of natural materials like bamboo and palm leaves.
#international India and Iran drop foreign arbitration clause in Chabahar Port Issue. UNICTRAL: It is a subsidiary body of the UN General Assembly, established in 1966. Mandate: To further the progressive harmonisation and unification of the law of international trade. The Commission is composed of 60 member States elected by the General Assembly. The General Assembly elects members for terms of six years. India is a founding member of this organisation.
Chabahar Port: It is a seaport in the Sistan-Balochistan province of Iran, on the Gulf of Oman, at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. It is a deep-water port with direct access to the Indian Ocean that is outside the Hormuz Strait.
Chabahar Port: It is a seaport in the Sistan-Balochistan province of Iran, on the Gulf of Oman, at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. It is a deep-water port with direct access to the Indian Ocean that is outside the Hormuz Strait.
#environment NTCA gives in-principle nod to declare Kumbhalgarh; Tiger Reserve; Rajasthan.
#culture Modiacult Declaration; UNESCO + Culture is a public good. In the Declaration, governments also commit to intensify the fight against illicit trafficking in cultural goods with increased international cooperation.
#science naming of landing sites on the Moon; Working groups of IAU’s handle this process. Names then reviewed by task group are submitted to Working Group on Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN); approved names are then entered into Gazetteer of planetary nomenclature and updated on its website. Any objection to it can be raised within three months.
#technology XRISM Mission; It will use state-of-the-art spectroscopy to measure changes in the brightness of celestial objects at different wavelengths. The mission has two instruments, Resolve and Xtend.
SLIM, or Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, is a compact robotic moon lander with no astronauts aboard.
SLIM, or Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, is a compact robotic moon lander with no astronauts aboard.
#economy National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA): The NFRA was constituted in 2018 under the Companies Act, 2013 + It is an independent regulator to oversee the auditing profession and accounting standards in India + + It consists of a chairperson, who shall be a person of eminence and having expertise in accountancy, auditing, finance, or law to be appointed by the Central Government and such other members not exceeding fifteen consisting of part-time and full-time members + It has the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, while trying a suit + HQ: New Delhi.