- BNEF’s Climate Scope Emerging Market Rankings: India ranked second in this survey (score 2.61). Whereas, Chile topped in this survey with a score of 2.85. The third position is marked by Brazil with a score of 2.44.
- Lakshadweep: It has become India’s first Union Territory to become 100% organic. This is declared by the Ministry of Agriculture. All the agricultural activities in this UT are conducted without the use of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides and by making use of environment-friendly farming activities.
- Static Part:
- Capital of Lakshadweep: Kavaratti.
- Administrator of Lakshadweep: Praful Khoda Patel
- National Skill Development Corporation signed an agreement with Byju’s learning platform to offer the skills to teachers and trainers under the Skill India Mission. Both the entities will offer skills and digital tools to teachers and trainers so that they can offer effective learning sessions to the students.
- 10th Global Sports Summit, TRUF 2020: It was organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). The summit was addressed by Union Sports Minister, Kiren Rijiju where he made an announcement on the establishment of 1000 Khelo India Small Centres in India.
- 3-in-1 Account (Tripartite account): It is launched by Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd (ESFBL). The account offers savings, trading and Demat account facilities to the customers.
- Static Part:
- HQ of ESFBL: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Tagline of ESFBL: It’s Fun Banking
- Obituaries: Paolo Rossi: He was Italy’s Football player.
- Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX)—By ADB
- IESA and UNIDO Partnered For Energy Storage Innovations
- Narrow Band Internet of Things Network (NB-IoT)—BSNL and Skylo
- ‘Jagananna Jeeva Kranthi' Scheme—Andhra Pradesh
Question:
Q.1 Which is India’s first Union Territory to become 100% organic?
a. Puducherry
b. Lakshadweep
c. Chandigarh
d. Jammu and Kashmir
a. Puducherry
b. Lakshadweep
c. Chandigarh
d. Jammu and Kashmir
