Pay Equity Policy : BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a “pay equity policy”, saying that its centrally-contracted men and women players would get the same match fees. The step is a significant move towards bringing gender pay parity as, according to Global Gender Gap Index 2022, at the current […]
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Garuda VII Defense Exercise
Garuda VII Defense Exercise: Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force (FASF) are participating in ‘Garuda VII’ at Air Force Station Jodhpur. It is being hosted by India for the fourth time so far. Garuda VII is the seventh edition of the bilateral air exercise between India and France that is taking […]
World Sight Day 2022
World Sight Day 2022: World Sight Day is observed globally on the second Thursday of every October. Theme for 2022: ‘Love your eyes’ This year, World Sight Day is being observed on 13th October to draw attention to the issue of blindness and vision impairment among people. The day was first observed by the SightFirst […]
2022 Forest Declaration Assessment
2022 Forest Declaration Assessment: The 2022 Forest Declaration Assessment was published, showing that the Deforestation rates worldwide declined only modestly in 2021 by 6.3 % compared to the 2018-20 baseline. Some 145 countries affirmed their commitment to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of […]
IMT TRILAT Exercise 2022
IMT TRILAT Exercise 2022: The first edition of India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral Exercise (IMT TRILAT), a joint maritime exercise among the Indian, Mozambique and Tanzanian navies commenced at Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on 27 October 2022. Indian Navy is represented by the guided missile frigate, INS Tarkash, a Chetak helicopter and MARCOS (Special Forces). The exercise has […]
Fourth Edition Of The Goa Maritime Symposium (GMS) 2022
Fourth Edition Of The Goa Maritime Symposium (GMS) 2022: The fourth edition of the Goa Maritime Symposium (GMS) is being conducted by the Naval War College (NWC) at Goa from 31 October to 01 November 2022. The theme of GMS-2022 is “Maritime Security Challenges in the Indian Ocean Region: Converting Common Maritime Priorities into Collaborative […]
Uniform Civil Code : Gujarat Government Proposal To Constitute a Committee
Uniform Civil Code : Gujarat Government Proposal To Constitute a Committee The Gujarat government recently moved a proposal to constitute a committee to evaluate all aspects of implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). A Uniform Civil Code is one that would provide for one law for the entire country, applicable to all religious communities in […]
What Is Red Mud?
What Is Red Mud? CSIR- Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) has recently converted red mud into X-ray shielding tiles. It has converted red mud into X-ray shielding tiles in a green and economically viable manner through a ceramic route by adding a certain weight percentage of high Z material and binder with it. […]
Jangi Thopan Powari Hydroelectricity Project : Protest
Jangi Thopan Powari Hydroelectricity Project : Protest “No Means No” campaign launched by a group of youngsters against setting up of new hydel projects in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh asking candidates of various political parties contesting in the upcoming Assembly election to give an affidavit, citing their proposed steps to deal with stopping construction of new […]
Impact Of Heatwaves On Children: UNICEF
Impact Of Heatwaves On Children: UNICEF UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) released a report titled “Coldest Year of the Rest of Their Lives – Protecting children from the escalating impacts of heatwaves”, showing that nearly all the children across the world will be exposed to more frequent and severe heat waves by 2050. Findings of […]
