Dunlin : Spotted During Kerala Bird Race Dunlin was among the 192 avian species spotted during the recently held Kochi edition of the Kerala Bird Race. Dunlin is a small shorebird with a droopy bill and is a fully migratory circumpolar breeder. Dunlins are medium-sized sandpipers with a slightly down-curved black bill. During the summer […]
Month: November 2024
Black thrips
Black thrips: After a year’s gap, the dreaded black thrips infestation has surfaced in the chilli crop once again around Ballari in Karnataka. Black thrips is an invasive pest species. It was first reported in India in 2015 on Papaya. These insects lacerate the tender leaves and flowers before consuming the tissues. Lacerations, especially of […]
Global Matchmaking Platform
Global Matchmaking Platform: The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Climate Club launched the Global Matchmaking Platform (GMP) Global Matchmaking Platform is designed to fast-track the decarbonisation of heavy-emitting industries in emerging and developing economies. The idea of the Global Matchmaking Platform was born in December 2023 at the 28th United Nations Climate […]
Design Law Treaty (DLT)
Design Law Treaty (DLT): The member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) including India adopted the Design Law Treaty (DLT) at the Diplomatic Conference to Conclude and Adopt the Design Law Treaty held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. DLT is proposed as a comprehensive framework to streamline and facilitate the protection of industrial designs […]
Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides report
Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides report The Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides report was on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25th November). It was released by UN Women and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) highlighting the […]
Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024
Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024: The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying released the Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024 (BAHS) on the occasion of National Milk Day (26th November). It is based on the outcomes of the Integrated Sample Survey (ISS) (March 2023–February 2024) and shows trends in major livestock products like milk, eggs, […]
Bioplastics
Bioplastics: Balrampur Chini Mills, Uttar Pradesh one of India’s leading sugar producers, announced a Rs 2,000 crore investment in India’s first bioplastics factory to produce Bioplastics.This project is expected to play a pivotal role in diversifying the sugar industry and contributing to environmental sustainability by introducing biodegradable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics. Bioplastics are derived from renewable […]
Ban on ULFA Under UAPA
Ban on ULFA Under UAPA: TGhe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended the ban on the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) for five more years under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 (UAPA).ULFA is an armed militant organisation operating in Assam that aims to secede Assam from India.ULFA was formed in 1979 to seek […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 27th November 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 27th November 2024 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Places Of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991
Places Of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991: The recent riots in Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh once again question whether the Places of Worship Act, 1991, passed to prevent exactly such communal conflagrations, is as good as dead. It is described as “An Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for […]
