Bestu Varas : Gujarati New Year Gujarati New Year or Bestu Varsh is being celebrated on October 26, 2022 In Gujarat, the New Year which is popularly known as Bestu Varsh is celebrated as part of the five-day Diwali Celebrations. Ideally, Gujarati New Year falls on Pratipada of Shukla Paksha in the Kartik month; therefore, […]
Category: Current Affairs
HAWK Air Defence Equipment
HAWK Air Defence Equipment: The United States is considering sending older HAWK air defence equipment from storage to Ukraine to help it defend against Russian drone and cruise missile attacks. The HAWK interceptor missiles would be an upgrade to the Stinger missile systems a smaller, shorter-range air defence system – that the United States has […]
Blue Flag Tag
Blue Flag Tag: Two beaches in Lakshadweep received international eco-label “Blue Flag”. Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach in Lakshadweep recently entered into the coveted list of Blue Beaches. These two beaches have a dedicated staff to maintain cleanliness and provide safety and security for swimmers. With these new entrants, India currently has 12 beaches […]
Ethiopia- Tigray Conflict
Ethiopia- Tigray Conflict: An Ethiopian government team and Tigray forces are going to have peace talks in South Africa. Since 1994, Ethiopia has had a federal system in which different ethnic groups control the affairs of 10 regions. Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) (the party in power in the Tigray region of Ethiopia)- was influential […]
Lancet Countdown On Health And Climate Change
Lancet Countdown On Health And Climate Change: A report was released titled Lancet countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels, showing that from 2000-2004 to 2017-2021, heat-related deaths increased by 55% in India. This report comes ahead of this year’s United Nations climate change conference (COP27), to be held […]
First Indian-Origin British Prime Minister : Rishi Sunak
First Indian-Origin British Prime Minister : Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak became the United Kingdom’s first Indian-origin British Prime Minister. He was previously appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer from 13 February 2020 to 5 July 2022. He was Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 24 July 2019 to 13 February 2020, and Parliamentary Under Secretary of […]
Tiger Triumph Exercise 2022
Tiger Triumph Exercise: The Tiger Triumph exercise was jointly conducted by the United States and Indian militaries in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The “Tiger Triumph” tabletop simulation was organized at India’s Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam from October 18 to 20 this year. It is a comprehensive endeavor of the Indian and US military and diplomatic […]
Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC)
Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC): 18 Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC), who usually present a common front at climate negotiations issued a statement. Highlights: The COP 27 is scheduled to be held at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt in November this year. The LMDC statement reiterated about the inequity in fund allocations for global warming mitigation efforts. […]
Dirty Bomb Attack : Russia -Ukraine War
Dirty Bomb Attack : Russia -Ukraine War Russia intends to raise at the United Nations Security Council its accusation that Ukraine is planning a “dirty bomb” attack. Key Highlights: Russia has warned that the use of the “dirty bomb” by Ukraine will be regarded as an act of nuclear terrorism. Earlier, the General Assembly […]
Sukapaika River
Sukapaika River: The Sukapaika River which stopped flowing 70 years ago, is set to be rejuvenated as the Odisha government has started working on its revival plan following a recent direction from the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Sukapaika is one of the several distributaries of the mighty Mahanadi river in Odisha. It branches away from […]
