Committee To Prevent Elephant Deaths On Railway Tracks: The Union Environment Ministry has constituted a “permanent” coordination committee that includes the Ministry of Railways and the Environment Ministry to prevent elephant deaths on railway tracks. 19 elephants were killed across the country on railway tracks in 2018-19, 14 in 2019-20 and 12 in 2020-21. Railway […]
Category: Current Affairs
UNESCO’s City Of Literature
UNESCO’s City Of Literature: Kozhikode was proposed by the Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) to be branded as a ‘City of Literature’ with the help of UNESCO. It is among the six places that the KILA plans to develop as ‘Creative Cities’. Thiruvananthapuram is vying for the title ‘City of Peace’, Kollam ‘City of […]
Stockholm Water Prize 2022
Stockholm Water Prize 2022: The Stockholm Water Prize 2022 has been awarded by The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) to Professor Wilfried Brutsaert for his innovative work in evaluating environmental evaporation. This prize is widely considered to be the Nobel Prize for Water. Professor Brutsaert was awarded this prize as he has developed methods for […]
Oscar Awards 2022
Oscar Awards 2022: The Oscars 2022 or the 94th Academy Awards ceremony which is presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). This event was held on 27th March 2022 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles The hosts for this ceremony were Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes. For the […]
Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2022
Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2022: The 2022 Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM) was inaugurated under the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav in the Arts College Ground, Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh by Biswabhusan Harichandan, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh. G. K Reddy, Union Minister for Culture, Tourism, and DoNER was also part of this launch event. The two-day Mahotsav was […]
Yamunotsav : NMCG
Yamunotsav : NMCG The Yamunotsav was organized by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. This program was organized in collaboration with a group of NGOs. This event was organized at ASITA East River Front, ITO Bridge, New Delhi. This event was organized to celebrate River […]
PV Sindhu : Winner Of Swiss Open 2022
PV Sindhu : Winner Of Swiss Open 2022 P V Sindhu won the Swiss Open 2022 defeating Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand in the finals of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament held in Basel, Switzerland. This is her second title this season as she had earlier in January won the Syed Modi India International. […]
25 Years Of BIMSTEC
25 Years Of BIMSTEC: BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) completes 25 years of the journey this year that began in Bangkok in June 1997. The fifth summit of BIMSTEC will be held in Colombo on March 30. BIMSTEC: In an effort to integrate the region, the grouping was formed in 1997, […]
New Defence Space Command Agency : Australia
New Defence Space Command Agency : Australia Australia has announced a new Defence Space Command Agency to counter the growing influence of Russia and China in space. It will help Australia in developing and advocating space-specific priorities within the government, industry, allies and even international partners. The agency will provide training to people to become […]
India-UAE CEPA: Finalized
India-UAE CEPA: Finalized The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) got finalised. India-UAE CEPA was signed on 18th February 2022, during the India-UAE Virtual Summit. The Agreement is expected to enter into force on 1st May 2022. CEPA provides for an institutional mechanism to encourage and improve trade […]
