Social stock exchange

Social stock exchange is a route for raising capital by organisations working for social welfare. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will be responsible for its regulation. In 2019, the SEBI had set up a working group on ..

O-STORMS Project

O-STORMS or Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources, Modelling and Science project is one of the two ongoing government projects with regards to exploration of the Indian Ocean for resources and biodiversity. This project did not get any budget estimates for ..

Centre for wetland conservation and management

Centre for wetland conservation and management is a dedicated centre to address the issues of research and knowledge gap and application of integrated approaches for conservation of wetlands in India. It is the first of its kind in India and ..

Chauri Chaura Incident

The Chauri Chaura incident is a landmark event in the history of India’s fight for independence. The incident occurred in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh on February 4th, 1922. On this day, the police opened fire on a group of protestors participating ..

Hawk Eye Live

Hawk Eye Live is a live calling system to be used for giving instantaneous decisions on balls (long or wide) in tennis tournaments. It is to feature at the upcoming Australian Open- the 2nd Grand Slam to use this feature ..

Oath Keepers

Oath Keepers is a far right paramilitary organisation in the USA. It was formed in 2009 and is noted for its involvement in unrest following the shooting of an African American person in 2014. It is considered to be an ..

Aatmanirbharta

Aatmanirbharta is a hindi word meaning self-reliance. The word was chosen as the Hindi Word of the Year 2020 by Oxford Language. The term was chosen in consultation with a panel of Hindi language experts- Kritika Agrawal, Dr Poonam Nigam ..

Oxford Word of the Year

The Oxford Word of the Year is an expression or a word that attracted a lot of interest in the preceding year. It is chosen by Oxford Languages. For 2020, it had chosen a series of words in a report, ..

Colombo terminal project

Colombo terminal project is a collaboration among India, Japan and Sri Lanka to develop the ECT or East Container Terminal, located on the southern part of Colombo Port. The tripartite agreement was signed in 2019 but was stalled in 2020 ..

Securities and Exchange Board of India

The Securities and Exchange Board of India or SEBI is a statutory body regulating the securities and commodity market in India. It was established in 1988 and legally backed by the SEBI Act, 1992. The Central Government recently announced that ..