Earth Hour 2022: Earth Hour was observed on March 26, 2022 (Saturday) from 8:30 to 9:30 PM. It is the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment where people around the globe unite to take a stand against climate change by turning off non-essential lights for one hour. Starting out as a symbolic lights-out event […]
Category: Current Affairs
Bucharest Nine (B-9): Important Points
What Is Bucharest Nine? The Bucharest Nine (B 9) rejected the Russian claim about the eastward “expansion” of North-Atlantic Treaty Alliance organisation (NATO). They underlined that NATO is not an organisation that “expanded” to the east”, rather, these countries as the independent European states that decided on our own to go west. The B 9 […]
What Is Institutional Delivery?
What Is Institutional Delivery? It has been a decade-and-a-half since India started incentivising institutional deliveries to ensure safe childbirths. But health indicators for mothers and infants have not improved as much as the number of such deliveries. Institutional Delivery means giving birth to a child in a medical institution under the overall supervision of trained […]
Air Traffic Management System
Air Traffic Management System: The Airports Authority of India (AAI), under its R&D initiative, has signed an agreement with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to jointly develop indigenous Air Traffic Management System. Under this Agreement, BEL and AAI will jointly develop Civil Air Traffic Management System (ATMS) with Advanced-Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (ASMGCS), a […]
Indian Antarctic Bill 2022
Indian Antarctic Bill 2022: A Draft legislation has been approved by India’s Union Cabinet to provide a regulatory framework for research activities of India in Antarctica and also to protect the continent’s environment. The Ministry of Earth Sciences has piloted the Indian Antarctica Bill. This bill is expected to help fulfill the nation’s obligations under […]
INS Valsura Has Been Awarded The Prestigious President’s Colour
INS Valsura Has Been Awarded The Prestigious President’s Colour: The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Valsura has been awarded the prestigious President’s Colour by President Ram Nath Kovind. To mark this occasion, a guard of honour of 150-men was presented to the President and a ceremonial parade was held. About President’s Colour Award: It is the […]
Polar Science And Cryosphere Research Scheme
Polar Science And Cryosphere Research Scheme: The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), an autonomous institute that falls under the ambit of the Ministry of Earth Sciences has successfully implemented the Polar Science and Cryosphere Research (PACER) scheme which comprises of Indian Arctic program, the Antarctic program, Cryosphere, and Climate program, and Southern […]
Wildlife Conservation Bond
Wildlife Conservation Bond: The world’s first wildlife bond has been issued by the World Bank, raising USD 150 million that will partly be used for the conservation of South Africa’s black rhinos. The Wildlife Conservation Bond is the world’s first-of-its-kind financial instrument that is outcome-based to conserve black rhino populations. International Bank for Reconstruction and […]
187th Raising Day Of The Assam Rifles
187th Raising Day Of The Assam Rifles: The 187th Raising Day of the Assam Rifles has been celebrated in Shillong. Assam Rifles is the watchdog of the North East and the oldest paramilitary force in the country. Assam Rifles is a Central Paramilitary Force under the Central Armed Police Forces. It came into being in […]
Tax On Lotteries
Tax On Lotteries: The Supreme Court has held that a lottery conducted by Government of India, states or authorised by a state or conducted by private entities is an activity falling within the nomenclature of ‘betting and gambling’. And hence, the State Legislature has the competence to tax lottery scheme which is gambling being conducted […]
