SC Judgement On Eco Sensitive Zone: The Supreme Court directed that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary across the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of a minimum one km starting from their demarcated boundaries. Environment Ministry guidelines show that the purpose of declaring ESZs around national parks, forests and sanctuaries […]
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Current State Of Water Scarcity
Current State of Water Scarcity: According to a newly published book, unconventional water sources can help beat global water scarcity. The book was compiled by experts at the United Nations University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources and the UN Food and Agriculture […]
SHRESHTA Scheme
SHRESHTA Scheme: Union Minister of social Justice and empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar launched the Scheme “SHRESHTA”-Scheme for residential education for students in High school in Targeted Areas. The Scheme will be beneficial for SC students those who could not reach for higher quality education. It provides for high quality education for meritorious but poor SC […]
Puneet Sagar Abhiyan
Puneet Sagar Abhiyan: National Cadet Corps (NCC) has launched the latest phase of its nationwide flagship campaign ‘Puneet Sagar Abhiyan’ on 30 May 2022 and it will continue till 5th June 2022, the World Environment Day. Puneet Sagar Abhiyan was launched by NCC to clean Sea Shores/Beaches and other water bodies including rivers & lakes, […]
Posidonia australis (The ribbon weed) : World’s Largest Plant
Posidonia australis (The ribbon weed) : World’s Largest Plant The world’s largest plant has recently been discovered off the West Coast of Australia: a seagrass 180 km in length. The ribbon weed, or Posidonia australis, has been discovered in Shark Bay by a group of researchers from Flinders University and The University of Western Australia. […]
Turkey Will Now Be Known As Türkiye
Turkey Will Now Be Known As Türkiye: Turkey will now be known as Türkiye at the United Nations, after the intergovernmental body agreed to a formal request for the name change from Ankara. Domestically, citizens refer to the land as Turkiye, but its anglicised version ‘Turkey’ was adopted internationally following the country’s independence in 1923. […]
Gait Analysis
Gait Analysis: Among the evidence relied upon by a special court in Mumbai while giving the death sentence to a 44-year-old man for the rape and murder of a woman in the Saki Naka area of the city, is a “gait analysis” report. Gait is defined as a manner of walking or moving on foot. […]
World Environment Day 2022 : Theme
World Environment Day 2022 : Theme World Environment Day is being celebrated across the globe on June 5, 2022. The day is observed to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. It is observed on 5th of June every year since 1973 as part of the United […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 4th June 2022
Today Current Affairs:4th June 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Buffalopox
Buffalopox: The recent spread of monkeypox to non-endemic countries has trained the spotlight on reemerging viruses such as buffalopox, which was first isolated in India. Since the first case in 1934 globally recorded in India, the country has seen several sporadic outbreaks. Buffalopox: It is a zoonotic disease endemic to India. It has its root […]
