Heat Dome Observed In several Countries: Several countries in Europe recorded their hottest January weather ever in 2023 with temperatures 10 to 20 degrees Celsius above average. These included Poland, Denmark, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Belarus, Lithuania and Latvia. Experts said that the continent is experiencing an extremely warm spell because of the formation […]
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National Green Hydrogen Mission Approved
National Green Hydrogen Mission Approved: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister of India, has approved National Green Hydrogen Mission. National Green Hydrogen Mission: The initial outlay for the Mission will be Rs.19,744 crore, including an outlay of Rs.17,490 crore for the SIGHT programme, Rs.1,466 crore for pilot projects, Rs.400 crore for R&D, and […]
High-Power Ladakh Committee
High-Power Ladakh Committee: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) constituted a high-powered committee chaired by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai for the Union Territory of Ladakh. Committee was formed After the unique status of the formerly-existing State of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution was read down by Parliament on […]
Silent Valley National Park : Bird Survey Report
Silent Valley National Park : Bird Survey Report A bird survey conducted at the Silent Valley National Park in the last week of December identified 141 species, of which 17 were new. This year’s survey marked the 30th anniversary of the first bird survey in Silent Valley. Brown wood owl, Banded Bay cuckoo, Malabar woodshrike, […]
Asian Pacific Postal Union : India To Take Over Leadership
Asian Pacific Postal Union : India To Take Over Leadership India is set to take over leadership of the Asian Pacific Postal Union after successful elections held during the 13th Congress held in Bangkok. Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh, erstwhile Member (Personnel) of, the Postal Services Board will take over the charge of Secretary General of […]
e-SCR Project
e-SCR Project: Electronic Supreme Court Reports (e-SCR) project has been launched to provide the digital version of the SC’s judgements in the manner as they are reported in the official law report ‘Supreme Court Reports’ The report aims to provide the entire judgement of SC from inception in 1950 to date. The eCourts Mission Mode […]
Protests Of The Jain Community
Protests Of The Jain Community: Members of the Jain community have been staging protests across the country for the past two weeks over demands related to two holy sites — Sammed Shikhar on Parasnath hill in Jharkhand and Shetrunjay hill in Palitana of Gujarat. In Jharkhand, the issue is about Parasnath hill being declared a […]
50 Years Of The Stockholm Conference
50 Years Of The Stockholm Conference: “Stockholm+50: A healthy planet for the prosperity of all — our responsibility, our opportunity” was held in the year 2022 to mark the 50 years of the Stockholm Conference “Stockholm+50: A healthy planet for the prosperity of all — our responsibility, our opportunity” was held in the year 2022 […]
Rani Velu Nachiyar : Birth Anniversary
Rani Velu Nachiyar : Birth Anniversary The Prime Minister of India paid tributes to Rani Velu Nachiyar on her birth anniversary. Rani Velu Nachiyar was born on January 3, 1730, in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, India. She was the first queen to have ever actively opposed British rule and fought against colonial rulers many years […]
Centrally Protected Monuments : Report
Centrally Protected Monuments : Report The Ministry of Culture reported to Parliament that 50 of India’s 3,693 centrally protected monuments were missing. The Ministry of Culture mentioned in its report titled ‘Issues relating to Untraceable Monuments and Protection of Monuments in India’ which was submitted to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture. […]
