Emissions Gap Report 2022: UNEP Ahead of COP27, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released a report titled ‘Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window — Climate Crisis Calls for Rapid Transformation of Societies’. This is the 13th edition of the UNEP Emissions Gap Report. It assesses the gap between anticipated emissions in 2030 and […]
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8th Dakar International Forum On Peace And Security
8th Dakar International Forum On Peace And Security: Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan has recently attended the 8th Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa. This is the first time that India participated at the Ministerial level in the event. It was formerly known as the Dakar Peace and Security […]
UNSC’s Counter-Terrorism Meeting
UNSC’s Counter-Terrorism Meeting: The UNSC’s counter-terrorism meeting will be hosted in Mumbai and Delhi on 28 and 29 October, respectively. This will be the first such meeting of the UNSC-CTC in India since its establishment in 2001. The Permanent Representative of India to the UN serves as the Chair of the CTC for 2022. The […]
Infantry Day 2022
Infantry Day 2022: Infantry Day is commemorated on 27 October every year. It aims to acknowledge the contributions of Infantry, the largest fighting arm of the Indian Army. This day is commemorated to honour the brave soldiers of the infantry who fought and laid down their lives during the India-Pakistan war in 1947. The operation […]
100 Years Of Saka Panja Sahib
100 Years Of Saka Panja Sahib: October 30, marks 100 years of the Saka Panja Sahib incident. The gurdwara management bodies from both sides of the borderAmritsar-based Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) will jointly observe the centenary of Shaheedi Saka Panja Sahib (martyrdom massacre), at Hasan Abdal city […]
DISHA Meeting To Review Progress On Centrally Sponsored Schemes
DISHA Meeting To Review Progress On Centrally Sponsored Schemes: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh presides over a DISHA meeting to review progress on various Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) being implemented in the Kishtwar district. Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir has emerged as North India’s power hub with a series of active power projects, in total […]
Global TB Report 2022 : WHO
Global TB Report 2022 : WHO The World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2022 Global TB report, stated that the COVID-19 pandemic has set back years of progress on nearly every TB indicator. Global TB Report 2022: It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of […]
India’s First Indigenous Overhauser (OVH) Magnetometer
India’s First Indigenous Overhauser (OVH) Magnetometer: Indian scientists have recently developed an Overhauser Magnetometer. The Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), an autonomous research institution under Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, has developed the magnetometer as part of its technology development program. It will pave way for reducing the cost of sampling and […]
GM Mustard
GM Mustard: Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) recently approved commercial cultivation of genetically modified mustard variety DMH (Dhara Mustard Hybrid)-11. The approval will make GM mustard only the second approved transgenic crop in India after Bt cotton, and the first such food crop that can be commercially cultivated by farmers. The GEAC approval is valid […]
Satellite Phones
Satellite Phones: A senior executive of Saudi Arabian oil company Saudi Aramco with an unauthorised satellite phone was arrested in Uttarakhand under sections of the Indian Telegraph Act and the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act. It’s not legal to carry a satellite phone in India unless you have permission. Restrictions on the possession and use of […]
