Bhumiputra Bill In Goa: Goa CM has clarified that the Bhumiputra Bill won’t be sent to Governor. The Goa Bhumiputra Adhikarini Bill, 2021 that was passed in the Goa Assembly on July 30 had since been at the centre of a political storm. The Bill was aimed at giving the status of ‘Bhumiputra’ to a […]
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James Webb Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope: Engineers have unboxed the James Webb Space Telescope in French Guiana and will now prepare it for launch. JWST is one of the grand scientific projects of the 21st Century and will ride to orbit on 18 December. JWST is a joint venture between the US (Nasa), European (Esa) and Canadian […]
UNEP Production Gap Report
UNEP Production Gap Report: The 2021 Production Gap Report was released by the leading research institutes and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The Production Gap Report, first launched in 2019, tracks the discrepancy between governments’ planned fossil fuel production and global production levels consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C or 2°C. UNEP’s Major Reports: […]
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 […]
The Sakharov Prize
The Sakharov Prize: Imprisoned Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize in a clear slap to President Vladimir Putin. The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, commonly known as the Sakharov Prize, is an honorary award for individuals or groups who have dedicated their lives to the defense […]
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 […]
INSACOG : India SARS-CoV-2 Genome Consortium
INSACOG : India SARS-CoV-2 Genome Consortium: The decline in daily new infections across India has prompted INSACOG (India SARS-CoV-2 Genome Consortium), the consortium of labs focused on sequencing coronavirus variants, to “prioritise” new surveillance approaches. In view of currently declining cases and importance of early detection of increased transmission in the future, INSACOG will prioritise […]
Bhaskarabda: A Luni-Solar Calendar
Bhaskarabda: A Luni-Solar Calendar: The Assam Government has announced that Bhaskarabda, a Luni-Solar Calendar will be used as an official calendar. Presently, the official calendar of Assam government makes use of the Saka calendar and the Gregorian calendar. However, the Bhaskarabda calendar will also be used from now onwards. Bhaskarabda, an era counted from the […]
New Quadrilateral Economic Forum
New Quadrilateral Economic Forum: India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States have decided to launch a new quadrilateral economic forum, as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar joined his counterparts at a videoconference from Jerusalem, where he is on a five-day visit. The quadrilateral builds on ongoing cooperation between the U.S., Israel and […]
Bio-Economic Hub
Bio-Economic Hub: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that Northeast will be developed as India’s Bio-Economic Hub. The Eastern Himalayan Region is one of the mega-biodiversity rich zones and is among the 34 biodiversity Hotspots of the world. There is a need to put these invaluable genetic resources to use for the economic growth of […]
