Ocean Research Vessel- Sagar Nidhi
Ocean Research Vessel- Sagar Nidhi Recently, the Union Minister of Earth Sciences visited the Indian Subcontinent’s Pioneer Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) Ship SagarNidhi. Earlier, the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has launched India’s first manned...
[ read more ]Indian Navy Frigate Tushil: P1135.6 Class
Indian Navy Frigate Tushil: P1135.6 Class Recently, the 7th Indian Navy Frigate of P1135.6 class, named Tushil, was launched at Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad, Russia. The Indian and Russian governments had in October 2016...
[ read more ]Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar
Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Recently, the Prime Minister has paid homage to Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar on 114th Thevar Jayanthi (Guru Pooja). It is celebrated on 30th October every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar....
[ read more ]Gurupurab Proposed to be Declared “World Pedestrian Day”
Gurupurab Proposed to be Declared “World Pedestrian Day” Recently, Punjab Police has proposed to the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways that the birth anniversary (Gurpurab) of Guru Nanak...
[ read more ]Glasgow Glacier: Antarctica
Glasgow Glacier: Antarctica Recently, the 100-km long body of ice in Antarctica, which has been experiencing rapid melting, was formally named Glasgow after the Glasgow climate summit. The 26th session of...
[ read more ]Learning Farming Practices from World
Learning Farming Practices from World According to the recently appeared paper titled: “Integrated farming with intercropping increases food production while reducing environmental footprint”, small farm holders in India can grow more...
[ read more ]World Heritage Sites & Climate Change
The first ever scientific assessment of the amounts of greenhouse gases emitted from and absorbed by forests (2001-2020) in UNESCO World Heritage sites has found that forests in World Heritage sites play a vital...
[ read more ]Making Peace with Nature: UNEP Report
Making Peace with Nature: UNEP Report The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released the ‘Making Peace with Nature’ report, ahead of the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5). The Report explains...
[ read more ]Exemption from Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law
Exemption from Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has asked for exemption from the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law (Data Protection Bill 2019). Key Points Privacy...
[ read more ]Protocol to Prevent Human Trafficking: SCO
Protocol to Prevent Human Trafficking: SCO The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), in its 19th meet (of Prosecutors General) held in New Delhi, adopted a protocol to strengthen cooperation in preventing and combating...
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