Current Affairs September 2021

World Social Protection Report 2020-22- Highlights

World Social Protection Report 2020-22- Highlights

Recently, a International Labour Organization report titled ‘World Social Protection Report 2020–22’ has revealed that, globally 4.1 billion people are living without any social safety net of any kind. The report highlighted that the pandemic response was uneven and insufficient. Thereby, Covid-19 has further underscored the critical importance of achieving universal social protection. ILO is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It

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Amazon India has announced the launch of Kisan Store - an online platform that will enable farmers across India to get access to more than 8,000 agriculture inputs such as seeds, farm tools and accessories,plant protection, nutrition, and more. Listed by small and medium businesses (SMBs) these products will be available at competitive prices on Amazon India, with the added convenience of delivery at the doorstep of the farmers.

Amazon India launches Kisan Store

Amazon India has announced the launch of Kisan Store – an online platform that will enable farmers across India to get access to more than 8,000 agriculture inputs such as seeds, farm tools and accessories,plant protection, nutrition, and more. Listed by small and medium businesses (SMBs) these products will be available at competitive prices on Amazon India, with the added

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University of Oxford tops Times World University Rankings 2022

University of Oxford tops Times World University Rankings 2022

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 has been announced. The University of Oxford is at the top of the list, followed by California Institute of Technology and Harvard University at the second and third positions, respectively. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, is placed between the 301-350 position. Incidentally, it is also

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Krishan Pal Gurjar Chaired the 6th BRICS Energy Ministers Meeting 2021 held virtually

Krishan Pal Gurjar Chaired the 6th BRICS Energy Ministers Meeting 2021 held virtually

On September 2, 2021, Minister of State (MoS) Krishan Pal Gurjar, Ministry of Power virtually chaired the 6th meeting of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Energy Ministers 2021 under the Chairship of India. The meeting saw an adoption of a joint communiqué consisting of the BRICS mutual Cooperation in Energy Access and

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Modi Virtually Addresses 6th Eastern Economic Forum 2021

Modi Virtually Addresses 6th Eastern Economic Forum 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addressed the plenary session of the 6th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), organized in Vladivostok, Russia. An Indian delegation led by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri and comprising leading Indian oil and gas companies are participating in the EEF Summit 2021 in Russia. It may be recalled that PM was the Chief Guest for the

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