World Meteorological Congress 2021: The World Meteorological Congress 2021 has endorsed a Water Declaration, including the Water and Climate Coalition. It has also approved a new vision and strategy for hydrology and an associated plan of action. World Meteorological Congress: The World Meteorological Congress is the supreme body of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). WMO […]
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Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP Report)
Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP Report): According to a new report, Global agricultural productivity is not growing as fast as the demand for food, amid the impact of climate change. The report was released in conjunction with the World Food Prize Foundation’s annual conference. Findings of the Report: Total Factor Productivity (TFP) is growing at […]
Uighurs
Uighurs: Forty-three countries have called on China to “ensure full respect for the rule of law” for the Muslim Uighur community in Xinjiang. The declaration accused China of a litany of human rights violations against the Uighurs, including torture, forced sterilisation and forced disappearances. China should allow immediate, meaningful and unfettered access to Xinjiang for […]
Black Sea: Important Points
Black Sea: U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin urged more defence cooperation among Black Sea allies ahead of a NATO Ministers summit. Action was needed by littoral states of the Black Sea amid Russia “militarisation” of the region. The region is vulnerable to Russian aggression and we’ve seen evidence of that by ongoing actions in eastern […]
Mount Manipur
Mount Manipur: The Union government rechristened Mount Harriet, a historical tourist spot in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, as ‘Mount Manipur’. The announcement was made during Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Port Blair, where he referred to the “significant contribution” the North-eastern state had made in resisting the British, especially during the historic […]
Kushinagar International Airport
Kushinagar International Airport: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kushinagar international airport in the presence of representatives from 12 countries. The airport in eastern UP, the third international airport in the state, will mainly service the Buddhist tourism circuit. The Sri Lankan Airlines flight carrying monks and dignitaries was the first to land at the […]
India’s Thermal Power Plants
India’s Thermal Power Plants: The Prime Minister’s Office reviewed the coal stock situation in India’s thermal power plants. India’s thermal power plants currently have an average of four days worth of coal stock against a recommended level of 15-30 days, with a number of states highlighting concerns about blackouts as a result of the coal […]
Kalapani Dispute
Kalapani Dispute: Nepalese political parties have a general consensus over the fact that Kalapani in Uttarakhand is part of Nepal’s sovereign territory, said former Nepalese Foreign Minister. However, India rejected this claim. Kalapani is Located in the easternmost corner of Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district. Shares a border on the north with the Tibet Autonomous Region of […]
Corbett National Park : Now Ramganga National Park
Corbett National Park : Now Ramganga National Park Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey proposed to change the name of Corbett National Park to Ramganga National Park. Jim Corbett’s name has lent itself to India’s oldest and most celebrated national parks and to the cottage industry that has grown around […]
Rohingya Crisis
Rohingya Crisis: Bangladesh is planning to send more than 80,000 Rohingya refugees to a remote island- Bhasan Char- in the Bay of Bengal after sealing an agreement for the United Nations to provide help. Some 19,000 of the Muslim refugees from Myanmar have already relocated from crowded camps on the mainland to Bhashan Char island, […]
