Garuda-VII Air Exercise: The chiefs of Indian and French Air Forces recently joined the Air Exercise Garuda-VII in Jodhpur. It is a bilateral exercise between Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force (FASF). It provides a unique opportunity for both Air Forces to learn and imbibe each other’s best practices during operations […]
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CSIR : National Geophysical Research Institute Early Warning System
CSIR : National Geophysical Research Institute Early Warning System The National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has begun field studies to install early warning system against floods, rockslides, and avalanches in Himalayan States. The scientists in the institute have identified a few locations in the higher reaches of […]
Carbon Billionaires: Oxfam Report
Carbon Billionaires: Oxfam Report An Oxfam report titled, Carbon Billionaires: The investment emissions of the world’s richest people, has said the world’s richest people emit “unsustainable amounts of carbon,” as compared with an ordinary person. This report is based on the fact that every human on Earth has a carbon footprint, which can be divided […]
National Florence Nightingale Awards 2021
National Florence Nightingale Awards 2021: President presented the award to the nursing profession. Florence Nightingale was a British Nurse, Statistician and social reformer, born in Florence, Taly (1820). Her effort during Crimean War (1854-56), by curing patients, calculating mortality data and showing how improvements made in sanitary methods would reduce the number of deaths, won […]
Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti
Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti: The 553rd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev was celebrated. Birth in 1459 at Talwandi Rai Bhoe village near Lahore, which was later renamed as Nankana Sahib. He was the first of the 10 Sikh gurus and the founder of Sikhism. Contributions: Initiated inter-faith dialogue way back in the 16th century […]
What Is Black Sea Grain Initiative?
What Is Black Sea Grain Initiative? Russia re-joined the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The Black Sea Grain initiative endeavours to tackle escalating food prices emanating from supply chain disruptions because of Russian actions in the world’s ‘breadbasket’. The deal brokered by the United Nations (UN) and Turkey, was signed in Istanbul in July, 2022. Initially […]
Amendments In Electoral Bond Scheme
Amendments In Electoral Bond Scheme: Weeks ahead of elections in certain states, the Central Government has amended the Electoral Bond Scheme. Amendments Made to the Scheme: Additional Period of 15 Days: Introduced a new para, stating that an additional period of fifteen days shall be specified by the Central Government in the year of general […]
Provisional State Of Global Climate Report 2022 : WMO
Provisional State Of Global Climate Report 2022 : WMO The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released the provisional State of the Global Climate report, 2022. Highlights of the Report: The concentrations of three main greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and Nitrous oxide (NO2), were all at record highs in 2021. The emissions of methane, […]
Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY)
Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY): Over 1 lakh welfare projects completed in mining areas under PMKKKY The Ministry of Mines launched PMKKKY in 2015 for the welfare of areas and people affected by mining-related operations, using the funds generated by District Mineral Foundations (DMFs). Objectives: to implement various developmental and welfare projects in […]
Air Quality Index : Delhi Under Very Poor Category
Air Quality Index : Delhi Under Very Poor Category The air quality in Delhi remained in the very poor category on Air Quality Index (AQI). Launched by the central government in 2014 as part of the Swachh Bharat campaign, the AQI was to help simplify the common understanding of pollution. The AQI transforms complex air […]
