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
