Sangam: Digital Twin’ Initiative Context: Department of Telecommunications (DoT) unveiled the ‘Sangam: Digital Twin’ initiative. Relevance: GS02 GS03 (Government policies and intervention, Science and technology) What is ‘Sangam: Digital Twin’ ? Sangam: Digital Twin is a Proof of Concept distributed in two […]
Decline in India’s Net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Inflows Context: Recently, the Finance Ministry reported a significant decline of 31% in India’s net FDI inflows, owing to Global Economic Uncertainty and Higher Interest Rates Relevance: GS03 (Economy) Key Highlights: With a slight […]
Sustainable building materials Context: With over 3,00,000 housing units being constructed annually, India is experiencing a remarkable surge in construction activity which is also bringing substantial environmental concerns. The construction sector accounts for more than 33% of India’s electricity usage which also contributes to environmental […]
WTO’s Investment Facilitation Negotiations Context: Recently, the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization took place in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It marked a significant milestone with the non-adoption of the agreement on investment facilitation for development (IFD). The aim of this agreement […]