Which United Nations body is responsible for standards setting in the field of statistics?
India has been elected as a member of the UN Statistical Commission, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the Programme Coordinating Board of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) by the Economic and Social Council ECOSOC of the United Nations. The Statistical Commission is the highest body dealing with international statistical activities and is responsible for standards setting in the field of statistics. India was a member of the Statistical Commission last in 2004 and it is returning to the Commission after a gap of two decades. The Commission on Narcotic Drugs supervises the application of international drug control treaties, while the Programme Coordinating Board of UNAIDS supports and provides strategic direction for an international response to HIV/AIDS. About United Nations The United Nations (or the UN), particularly informally also referred to as the United Nations Organisation (or the UNO), is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations amongst nations, achieve international co-operation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.
The most accepted theory to explain ascent of sap in plants “transpiration–cohesion–tension mechanism”, was proposed by:
The length of Gunter’s chain is-
According to the 2023-24 Third Advance Estimate, what is the production of rice in India?
In 1986 which first transgenic virus resistant plant was produced using virus resistance gene, which generates resistance against virus attack.
Government of India had announced the “Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana” (PM-GKAY) for all beneficiaries covered under NFSA as part of the pr...
Under e NAM financial assistance will be provided to State/UT for selected APMCs/RMCs up to a maximum of Rs. ____ lakh per mandi, for purchase of hard...
Light-stable synthetic pyrethroids, which is registered to control mites
Sigatoka is associated with
Which country has the highest production of fruits and vegetables?
The main mode of extension in the ‘farmers first’ model is _____