Mars City
- The UAE has unveiled plans to build the first city on Mars by 2117.
- The country looks to transport people to the Red Planet over the next few decades.
- It announced the 100-year national project on which it would collaborate with specialised international organisations and scientific institutes.
- It will also try to find faster transportation methods for travelling to and from Mars.
- The plan will involve scientific research programmes to nurture national cadres specialised in space sciences at universities in the UAE.
- It will also entrench a passion for space in younger generations.
World Government Summit
- The World Government Summit is a UAE-based international organization that serves as a platform for global dialogue attempting to revolutionize how governments operate and how policies are made.
- It acts as a knowledge exchange hub between governments, futurism, technology and innovation.
- It aims to bring government, business and civil society together.
- The 2017 Summit announced Japan as the Annual Guest of Honor this year.
Appointments Committee
- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) is composed of the Prime Minister of India and the Minister of Home Affairs.
- It decides appointments to several top posts under the Government of India.
- Originally the Minister in-charge of the concerned Ministry was also the part of the committee but now has been excluded from the committee.
National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)
- NIDM is an institute for training and capacity development programs for managing natural disasters in India, on a national as well as regional basis.
- It was constituted under an Act of Parliament in 1995 & was re-designated to give the present name of NIDM by the Disaster Management Act 2005.
- NIDM also serves as international SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC) and works as focus for its operation and planning.
