Anti-Defection Law: In light of the events in Maharashtra, with the Uddhav Thackeray government facing internal dissent from a block of 22 MLAs led by Eknath Shinde, the anti-defection law has again come into the spotlight. The anti-defection law was included in the Constitution as the Tenth Schedule in 1985 to combat the “evil of […]
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Azooxanthellate Corals
Azooxanthellate Corals: Scientists have recorded four species of corals for the first time from Indian waters. These new species of azooxanthellate corals were found from the waters off the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. All the four groups of corals are from the same family, Flabellidae. Truncatoflabellum crassum (Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848), T. incrustatum (Cairns, […]
World Population Day
World Population Day: World Population Day is observed on the 11th of July every year. The objective of the day is to increase the awareness of the people towards the worldwide population issues. World Population Day, which seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, was established by the then-Governing Council […]
Wimbledon 2022
Wimbledon 2022: In Tennis, Serbian star Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon 2022 after beating Australia’s Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 in London. Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan clinched the Women’s Singles title. Novak Djokovic became the fourth player in the open era after Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, and Bjorn Borg to win four Wimbledon titles in […]
INS Vikrant
INS Vikrant: The fourth phase of Sea Trials for Indigenous Aircraft Carrier- Vikrant has been successfully completed during which integrated trials of majority of equipment and systems onboard were undertaken. Defence Ministry said, the ship’s delivery is being targeted by the end of this month, followed by commissioning of the ship in August this year […]
Drug, Medical Devices, And Cosmetics Bill-2022
Drug, Medical Devices, And Cosmetics Bill-2022: The Union Health Ministry has released the new draft ‘Drug, Medical Devices, and Cosmetics Bill-2022’ that separately defines medical devices. The government has sought comments, objections, and suggestions on the draft Bill over the next 45 days. Key Highlights: Separate expert group: It has provision for the constitution of […]
SDG Report 2022
SDG Report 2022: A recent UN SDG index says, all 17 SDGs, are in jeopardy due to the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and an increase in the number of conflicts across the world. The 2022 SDG Index is topped by three Nordic countries – Finland, Denmark and Sweden – and all top 10 countries […]
The Oldest European Human Fossil Found
The Oldest European Human Fossil Found: A jawbone fragment discovered in northern Spain last month could be the oldest known fossil of a human ancestor found to date in Europe, The researchers said the fossil found at an archaeological site in the Atapuerca mountain range was about 1.4m years old. Until now, the oldest hominid […]
Digital Nomad Visas
Digital Nomad Visas: Indonesia has announced “Digital Nomad Visas” for travellers, to attract more foreign tourists. Digital Nomads are people who work remotely while travelling to different places and spending their earned income in the country they are travelling to. Unlike regular remote workers, who tend to stay in one geographic area, digital nomads travel […]
22nd National Fish Farmers Day
22nd National Fish Farmers Day: National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) and the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying celebrated the 22nd National Fish Farmers Day (10th July 2022) to demonstrate solidarity with all fisher folk, fish farmers and concerned stakeholders throughout the country. National Fish Farmers Day is celebrated in the memory of scientists […]
