White Dwarf: An international team has reported a unique phenomenon in a white dwarf about 1,400 light years from Earth. They saw the white dwarf lose its brightness in 30 minutes. These gaps in brightness have been previously reported but the process usually takes place over a period of several days to months. The team […]
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City With The Most Sustainable Transport System: Kerala
City With The Most Sustainable Transport System: Kerala Kerala has won the award for the ‘city with the most Sustainable Transport System’. It will be presented by the Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs. The award is given in recognition of the transport facilities in various states and Union Territories of India. The award has […]
Mullaperiyar Dam
Mullaperiyar Dam: The Supreme Court has directed the Supervisory Committee to take an immediate and firm decision on the maximum water level that can be maintained at Mullaperiyar dam, amid torrential rain in Kerala. The SC constituted a permanent Supervisory Committee in 2014 to oversee all the issues concerning Mullaperiyar dam. The dam is a […]
7th Meeting Of BRICS Communications Ministers
7th Meeting Of BRICS Communications Ministers: India as the current BRICS Chair convened the 7th Meeting of BRICS Communications Ministers on 22nd October 2021. Ministers adopted the Terms of References of Digital BRICS Task Force and supported the advancement in work of the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR) across several Working Groups meeting […]
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): The chief of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority has accused the U.S. of sabotaging the multi-billion dollar project, the economic lifeline of Pakistan. Pakistan is the seventh largest recipient of Chinese overseas development financing with 71 projects worth $27.3 billion under way as part of the CPEC. CPEC launched in […]
World Meteorological Congress 2021
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 […]
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 […]
