New Doppler Radars In Maharashtra: IMD: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that it will install seven new doppler radars in Maharashtra, including Mumbai in 2021. In January 2021, the Union Minister for Earth Sciences commissioned two of the ten indigenously built X-Band Doppler Weather Radars (DWR) to closely monitor the weather changes over the […]
Category: Current Affairs
Increase In Direct Tax Collections
Increase In Direct Tax Collections: India’s direct tax collections in the first two and a half months (April – June) of 2021-22 stand at nearly Rs. 1.86 lakh crore, which is double the collections over the same period of last year that was affected by the national lockdown. The collections last year over the same […]
Ebola Virus
Ebola Virus: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the Ebola outbreak, that started in February 2021 in Guinea, is over now. In its first deadly wave in 2013-2016, the Ebola outbreak killed 11,300 people, mostly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. The WHO in its list of “Ten threats to global health in […]
India-US: PASSEX
India-US: PASSEX: Indian naval ships will join maritime patrol and other aircraft to participate in a Passage Exercise or PASSEX with the US Navy’s Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group during its transit through Indian Ocean Region (IOR). A passage exercise is normally undertaken whenever an opportunity arises, in contrast to pre-planned maritime drills. Earlier, the […]
Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary : Rajasthan Tiger Reserve
4th Tiger Reserve Of Rajasthan: Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary: The Ramgarh Vishdhari wildlife sanctuary received a nod from the National Tiger Conservation Authority’s (NTCA) technical committee to become the 4th Tiger reserve of Rajasthan. This will be the 52nd Tiger Reserve of India. The Global Tiger Day, celebrated on 29th July, is an annual event […]
World’s 1st GM Rubber Sapling
World’s 1st GM rubber sapling: World’s first genetically modified (GM) rubber sapling was recently planted at the Rubber Board’s Sarutari research farm on the outskirts of Guwahati in Assam. It was developed at the Kerala-based Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII). With additional copies of the gene MnSOD (manganese-containing superoxide dismutase) inserted in it, the […]
Pygmy Hog : Manas National Park of Assam
Pygmy Hog: Eight captive-bred pygmy hogs, the world’s rarest and smallest wild pigs, were released in the Manas National Park of Assam. This is the second batch to have been reintroduced into the wild under the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme (PHCP) in a year. Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme (PHCP): The PHCP is a collaboration among […]
Great Barrier Reef – “in danger” World Heritage Sites
Great Barrier Reef: The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has recommended that the Australia’s Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of “in danger” World Heritage Sites. Placement on the ‘‘in-danger list’’ is not considered a sanction. Some nations have their sites added to gain international attention and help to save them.t It was […]
Divyangta Khel Kendras
’Divyangta Khel Kendras’: Union minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot announced establishment of five ’Divyangta Khel Kendras’ in different parts of country. They have been established while looking at the interest towards the sports among the Divyangjan of the country and their good performance in Paralympics. He also distributed aids and assistive devices […]
NISHTHA: Teachers Training Programme
NISHTHA: Teachers’ Training Programme: Ministry of Tribal Affairs and NCERT come together on a joint mission for NISHTHA Capacity Building Programme for Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) Teachers and Principals. National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) is a national mission to improve learning outcomes at the elementary level. This is done […]
