Herero And Nama people: Germany for the first time has recognized that it committed genocide against the Herero and Nama people in present-day Namibia during its colonial rule over a century ago, and promised financial support of over a billion euros to the Southern African nation. Between 1904 and 1908, German colonial settlers killed tens […]
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Second Floating Jetty: Shipping
Second Floating Jetty: Union Minister For Ports, Shipping & Waterway: Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways inaugurated the second floating jetty at Old Goa. The jetty will offer safe, hassle-free transportation to tourists. The Minister lauded the work done by the Government of Goa in making the tourism sector a growth engine of the […]
Rights Of Van Gujjars
Rights Of Van Gujjars: The Uttarakhand High Court has reprimanded the State government for stopping some Van Gujjar families on the way to Govind Pashu Vihar National Park and said their right to life is being violated by the authorities. The Van Gujjars pursue seasonal migration from the Terai-Bhabar and Siwalik region of Uttarakhand to […]
Mekedatu Project
Mekedatu project: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a joint committee to look into allegations of unauthorized construction activity taking place in Mekedatu, where the Karnataka government had proposed to construct a dam across the Cauvery River. Acting suo motu based on a media report, the NGT has directed the panel to submit a […]
Mercury Found In Water Bodies Fed By Greenland Ice Sheet
Mercury Was Found In The Water Bodies Fed By The Greenland Ice Sheet.: According to recent research, high concentrations of mercury were found in the water bodies fed by the Greenland Ice Sheet. Typical dissolved mercury content in rivers is about 1 – 10 ng L-1 . In the water bodies fed by the Greenland […]
What is a Supermoon?
Supermoon: The Moon will have the nearest approach to Earth on May 26, and therefore will appear to be the closest and largest Full Moon or “supermoon” of 2021. This celestial event coincides with this year’s only total lunar eclipse, the first since January 2019. Significantly, a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse have not […]
Lakshadweep Development Authority (LDA)
Lakshadweep Development Authority (LDA): Discontent is simmering in the Lakshadweep group of islands over the creation of a Lakshadweep Development Authority (LDA) by the new administrator Praful Khoda Patel Mr. Patel, a BJP leader and former Home Minister of Gujarat, is the first political appointee as Administrator, a post mostly held by retired civil servants. […]
Cyclone Yaas
Cyclone Yaas: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has informed that a low-pressure area is formed over the north Andaman Sea and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal around May 22. It is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by May 24. It has been named Cyclone Yaas. The name ‘Yaas’ was suggested by Oman and […]
Mount Nyaragongo in Congo Erupted Again
Mount Nyaragongo: Erupted Again: As the active volcano in Congo, Mount Nyaragongo, erupted again, the Indian Army contingent under the United Nations peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) assisted in protecting civilians and U.N. officials as well as assets during the evacuation. Mount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of 3,470 m in the Virunga Mountains […]
A-76 : World’s Largest Iceberg
A-76 : World’s Largest Iceberg A giant slab of ice bigger than the Spanish island of Majorca has sheared off from the frozen edge of Antarctica into the Weddell Sea, becoming the largest iceberg currently afloat in the world, the European Space Agency said. The newly calved berg, designated A-76 by scientists, was spotted in […]
