European Commission
- European commission will publish a paper setting out the prospects of giving membership to six countries by 2025
- The countries are Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia.
- The European Commission (EC) is an institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU
- The Commission was to act as an independent supranational authority separate from governments.
- The commission is based in Brussels.
- The commission consists of a President and commissioners from the 28-member nations.
National Adaptation fund for climate change
- The National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) is a Central Sector Scheme.
- The overall aim of NAFCC is to support concrete adaptation activities which mitigate the adverse effects of climate change.
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is the National Implementing Entity (NIE).
- The Scheme has been designed to fulfill objectives of National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and operationalize State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC).
Digital Gender Atlas
- Digital Gender Atlas has been developed to identify the low performing geographic pockets for girls, on specific gender related education indicators.
- The Pockets are particularly from marginalized groups such as scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and Muslim minorities.
- The Atlas is placed on the MHRD website and available and ready to use by States/Districts/Blocks education administrators.
- The Atlas is designed around the two broad areas of performance of girls' education and vulnerabilities visualized in the following five sections,
- Composite gender ranking
- Special Focus Districts
- Trend Analysis of Gender Indicators
- Children with Disabilities
- Vulnerabilities based on educational indicators
World Government Summit
- PM Modi will address World Government Summit in his coming UAE Tour.
- The World Government Summit is an annual event held in Dubai,UAE.
- It brings together leaders in government for a global dialogue about governmental process and policies with a focus on the issues of futurism, technology and innovation.
- The first World Government Summit was held in Dubai in 2013, and has been held annually since then.
- In 2017, the World Government Summit held the first Global Dialogue for Happiness, a one-day event prior to the summit
Source: The Hindu, Indian Express, PIB.
