Kolar Gold Fields : Reviving Gold Mining The Karnataka government recently cleared a proposal of the Centre for reviving gold mining and auctioning of 13 tailing dumps at Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) by the Bharat Gold Mines Ltd. (BGML). Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) is a mining area in the Kolar District of Karnataka, 100 km […]
Month: June 2024
Stryker Armoured Infantry Combat Vehicles
Stryker Armoured Infantry Combat Vehicles: India and the United States are in advanced talks for the joint manufacture of the latest generation of Stryker armoured infantry combat vehicles (ICVs). The Stryker is a family of eight-wheel-drive combat armoured infantry combat vehicles (ICVs). It is jointly developed by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Canada and the […]
New Plant Species : Discovered
New Plant Species: Discovered Indian botanists and researchers have discovered two new species of plants from two bio-geographic hotspots of the country the Andaman and Nicobar islands and Arunachal Pradesh. Researchers discovered two new plant species namely Dendrophthoe longensis(from Andaman and Nicobar islands) and Petrocosmea arunachalense (from Arunachal Pradesh). Dendrophthoe longensis is an aerial stem-parasitic […]
Intergovernmental Platform On Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services
Intergovernmental Platform On Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services: The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has been selected for the 2024 Blue Planet Prize. Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is an intergovernmental organisation established in 2012. It aims to strengthen the science-policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services for the conservation and […]
UNESCO Creative Cities Network
UNESCO Creative Cities Network: Kozhikode, a city in north Kerala celebrated for its rich cultural heritage, has been officially declared as India’s first UNESCO City of Literature under the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) was created in 2004 to promote cooperation with and among cities that have identified creativity as a […]
Banking Current Affairs : 25th Jun 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 25th June 2024 for SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc Govt to Partially Implement New Telecommunications Act from 26th June 2024: The Government of India(GoI), in exercise of powers given under sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Telecommunications Act, 2023 (44 of 2023) has notified that […]
Banking Current Affairs : 24th Jun 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 24th June 2024 for SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc Ministry of Women and Child Development Launches 100-Day Special Awareness Campaign on Women’s Empowerment: The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) organized the “National Workshop on SANKALP: Hub for Empowerment of Women – Launch of the […]
Methane : New Study
Methane : New Study According to a new study by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, a significant portion of the methane gas released from the ruptured Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea last September never made it into the atmosphere. Methane is the primary component of natural gas and is responsible for approximately […]
Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report 2023
Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report 2023: As per the World Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report, in 2023, the amount of gas flared worldwide rose by nine billion cubic meters (bcm) to 148 bcm, its highest level since 2019 . Gas flaring is the burning of the natural gas associated with oil extraction. The practice […]
Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveller Programme
Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveller Programme: The Union Home Minister recently inaugurated the Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) is an initiative by the Central Government, designed for faster, smoother, and safer immigration clearance. It is likely to help reduce […]
