What Is The Wet Bulb Temperature? Part 2 of the sixth assessment report of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), emphasised on the trend in the ‘Wet Bulb’ Temperature in South Asia. The trend will provide an index of the impact of heat and humidity combined — and its effect on health. Wet bulb temperature […]
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Suez Canal: Increased Transit Fees
Suez Canal :Increased Transit Fees Cash-strapped Egypt has increased transit fees for ships passing through the Suez Canal with hikes of up to 10%. The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway running north to south across the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt, to connect the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. The canal separates […]
International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO)
International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO): Union Minister of Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO) on the occasion of National Science Day 2022. The International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO) will be hosted at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, an institution under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, […]
Arogya Vanam
Arogya Vanam: The President of India Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated on March 1, 2022 a newly developed Arogya Vanam at the President’s Estate in the presence of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. Spread in 6.6 acres, the Arogya Vanam has been developed in the shape of a human sitting in the Yoga Mudra. It […]
Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)
Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB): The Union Power Ministry has made an amendment to the rules governing the appointment of Member Power and Member Irrigation on Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) from Punjab and Haryana, respectively, thereby removing the stipulation that these two appointments need to be filled from the two states only. Posts of […]
Annual Meeting of Permanent Indus Commission 2022
Permanent Indus Commission: A 10-member Indian delegation will visit Pakistan for the annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission from March 1-3. Under the Indus Water Treaty, it is mandatory to hold a meeting at least once every year ending March 31 In a first since the signing of the Indus Water Treaty between […]
Rise Of Insurgency In Manipur
Rise Of Insurgency In Manipur: The Centre Government has announced that it is ready to hold dialogue with insurgency groups in Manipur to bring lasting peace to the region. The emergence of insurgency in Manipur dates back to 1964 with the formation of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), which still remains one of […]
Tonga Volcanic Eruption
Tonga Volcanic Eruption: NASA scientists say the Tonga volcano eruption shot out the highest ash plume satellites have ever captured. The eruption on January 15 shot a plume of ash into the mesosphere, where shooting stars form. The 36-mile-high plume makes this the largest volcanic eruption satellites have ever captured. Last month, a volcano erupted […]
Falkland Islands: Important Points
Falkland Islands: Four decades after the Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina ended bitterly for Buenos Aires, a statement from China on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics, that affirmed Beijing’s support for Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands. The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the […]
River Devika Project: Jammu And Kashmir
River Devika Project: Jammu And Kashmir River Devika project, built at the cost of over Rs 190 crore, will be complete by June, 2022. River Devika project work on the project was started in March 2019 under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). Under the project, bathing “ghats” (places) on the banks of the […]
