Fourth Edition Of The Goa Maritime Symposium (GMS) 2022: The fourth edition of the Goa Maritime Symposium (GMS) is being conducted by the Naval War College (NWC) at Goa from 31 October to 01 November 2022. The theme of GMS-2022 is “Maritime Security Challenges in the Indian Ocean Region: Converting Common Maritime Priorities into Collaborative […]
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Uniform Civil Code : Gujarat Government Proposal To Constitute a Committee
Uniform Civil Code : Gujarat Government Proposal To Constitute a Committee The Gujarat government recently moved a proposal to constitute a committee to evaluate all aspects of implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). A Uniform Civil Code is one that would provide for one law for the entire country, applicable to all religious communities in […]
What Is Red Mud?
What Is Red Mud? CSIR- Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) has recently converted red mud into X-ray shielding tiles. It has converted red mud into X-ray shielding tiles in a green and economically viable manner through a ceramic route by adding a certain weight percentage of high Z material and binder with it. […]
Jangi Thopan Powari Hydroelectricity Project : Protest
Jangi Thopan Powari Hydroelectricity Project : Protest “No Means No” campaign launched by a group of youngsters against setting up of new hydel projects in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh asking candidates of various political parties contesting in the upcoming Assembly election to give an affidavit, citing their proposed steps to deal with stopping construction of new […]
Impact Of Heatwaves On Children: UNICEF
Impact Of Heatwaves On Children: UNICEF UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) released a report titled “Coldest Year of the Rest of Their Lives – Protecting children from the escalating impacts of heatwaves”, showing that nearly all the children across the world will be exposed to more frequent and severe heat waves by 2050. Findings of […]
Emissions Gap Report 2022: UNEP
Emissions Gap Report 2022: UNEP Ahead of COP27, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released a report titled ‘Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window — Climate Crisis Calls for Rapid Transformation of Societies’. This is the 13th edition of the UNEP Emissions Gap Report. It assesses the gap between anticipated emissions in 2030 and […]
8th Dakar International Forum On Peace And Security
8th Dakar International Forum On Peace And Security: Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan has recently attended the 8th Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa. This is the first time that India participated at the Ministerial level in the event. It was formerly known as the Dakar Peace and Security […]
UNSC’s Counter-Terrorism Meeting
UNSC’s Counter-Terrorism Meeting: The UNSC’s counter-terrorism meeting will be hosted in Mumbai and Delhi on 28 and 29 October, respectively. This will be the first such meeting of the UNSC-CTC in India since its establishment in 2001. The Permanent Representative of India to the UN serves as the Chair of the CTC for 2022. The […]
Infantry Day 2022
Infantry Day 2022: Infantry Day is commemorated on 27 October every year. It aims to acknowledge the contributions of Infantry, the largest fighting arm of the Indian Army. This day is commemorated to honour the brave soldiers of the infantry who fought and laid down their lives during the India-Pakistan war in 1947. The operation […]
100 Years Of Saka Panja Sahib
100 Years Of Saka Panja Sahib: October 30, marks 100 years of the Saka Panja Sahib incident. The gurdwara management bodies from both sides of the borderAmritsar-based Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) will jointly observe the centenary of Shaheedi Saka Panja Sahib (martyrdom massacre), at Hasan Abdal city […]
