TN-SHORE Scheme: Tamil Nadu The Tamil Nadu government has announced a new scheme called TN-SHORE, to revive the coastal resources and protect the endangered species in the 2024-2025 State Budget. TN-SHORE, aims to enhance coastal biodiversity, and coastal protection, improve livelihoods of coastal communities, and control pollution in coastal areas. The Tamil Nadu government also […]
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Gupteshwar Forest : Biodiversity Heritage Site
Gupteshwar Forest : Biodiversity Heritage Site Gupteswar Forest, adjacent to Gupteswar Shiva temple in Odisha’s Koraput district has been declared as the 4th Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) of the state. Gupteshwar Forest covers 350 hectares of demarcated area and holds immense cultural significance with its sacred groves, traditionally revered by the local community. It harbours […]
Quasar : J0529-4351
Quasar : J0529-4351 An international team of astronomers said the recently discovered quasar named J0529-4351 was the brightest and fastest-growing quasar discovered so far and had a supermassive black hole about 17 billion times the mass of the Sun. Quasar is an extremely active and luminous type of active galactic nucleus (AGN). An AGN is […]
Anoxic Marine Basins
Anoxic Marine Basins: According to scientists, anoxic marine basins may be among the most viable places to conduct large-scale carbon sequestration in the deep ocean. Anoxic Marine Basins is a body of water without oxygen. Permanent anoxic basins form when there is a strong layering of the water column created in a cup-like formation on […]
‘INDUS-X’ Summit
‘INDUS-X’ Summit: The defence ministry said the ‘INDUS-X’ summit in Delhi marks a “significant milestone” in the collaborative efforts between the two countries. U.S.-India Defense Accelerator Ecosystem (INDUS-X) was launched in June 2023 during the state visit of the Prime Minister of India to the US. Objective is to expand strategic technology partnerships and defence […]
Mission Aspides
Mission Aspides: The European Union recently launched Mission Aspides to protect commercial vessels in the Red Sea from attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Mission Aspides is a European Union (EU) naval mission to protect cargo ships in the Red Sea from attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels. It will send European warships and airborne early warning […]
National Council For Transgender Persons : Meeting
National Council For Transgender Persons : Meeting The National Council for Transgender Persons (NCTP) convened its pivotal meeting under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. National Council for Transgender Persons is a statutory body constituted under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019 to safeguard the rights of transgender persons […]
Rubber Board
Rubber Board: The government has increased the allocation for Sustainable and Inclusive Development of the Natural Rubber Sector by 23% to Rs 708.7 crore for the next two financial years and the scheme is run by the Rubber Board. Rubber Board is a statutory organisation constituted under the Rubber Act, 1947. It functions under the […]
ASEAN-India Trade In Goods Agreement
ASEAN-India Trade In Goods Agreement: The 3rd meeting of AITIGA Joint Committee for undertaking the review of ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) was hosted by India in Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi from 16-19 February 2024. ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement is a trade deal between the ten member states of ASEAN and India. This […]
Banking Current Affairs : 21st Feb 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 21st Feb 2024 for SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc IEPFA and DBS Bank ink MoU: According to the MoU, DBS Bank aims to support IEPFA’s investor awareness activities by disseminating safety messages IREDA and Punjab National Bank join hands to Co-Finance Renewable Energy Projects: Indian Renewable […]
