Global Report On Internal Displacement 2023: The Global Report on Internal Displacement 2023 (GRID-2023) stated that in 2022, over 32 million people were displaced by disasters, 98% of which were triggered by weather-related events such as floods and storms. Highlights of the Report: Over 71million IDPs across 110 countries and territories at the end of […]
Tag: 16th May 2023
World Migratory Bird Day 2023
World Migratory Bird Day 2023: World Migratory Bird Day 2023 celebrated on May 13. World Migratory Bird Day 2023 the focus is on water and its importance for these birds. World Migratory Bird Day is a global event held twice a year on the second Saturday of May and October. It brings together bird enthusiasts […]
Y20 Consultation
Y20 Consultation: As a part of India’s G20 Presidency, the Youth 20 (Y20) group’s Y20 Consultation was held at University of Kashmir, to consult the youth of the nation on ideas for a better tomorrow and draft an agenda for action on ‘Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction: Making Sustainability a Way of Life’. India […]
Samudra Shakti – 23
Samudra Shakti – 23: INS Kavaratti, indigenously designed & built ASW Corvette, arrived at Batam, Indonesia to participate in the 4th edition of India-Indonesia Bilateral exercise Samudra Shakti-23 from 14-19 May 23 Exercise Samudra Shakti is aimed at enhancing interoperability, jointness and mutual cooperation between both the navies. The Harbour phase will comprise Cross deck […]
Patriot Air Defense System
Patriot Air Defense System: Ukrainian forces recently utilized a Patriot air defense system to neutralize Russia’s ‘unstoppable’ ‘Kinzhal hypersonic missile. Patriot System was first used in combat during the 1991 Gulf War, with batteries protecting Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Israel, and later used during the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. It is a mobile […]
4th Positive Indigenisation List For Defence Public Sector Undertakings
4th Positive Indigenisation List For Defence Public Sector Undertakings: Defence Ministry approves 4th Positive Indigenisation List for Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSU). Continuing the efforts to minimise imports by DPSU, Defence Ministry has approved the 4th Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) of 928 strategically-important Line Replacement Units (LRUs), sub-systems, spares and components etc with import substitution […]
Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy
Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), the U.K. fertility regulator, recently confirmed that less than five children have been born using mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT). In 2015, the United Kingdom became the first country to regulate mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT). Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy (MRT) is a new form of reproductive in-vitro […]
Eretmoptera Murphyi : Invasive Species
Eretmoptera Murphyi : Invasive Species A tiny flightless Midge (small insect) called Eretmoptera murphyi is changing the soil composition of Antarctica’s Signy Island. It is an invasive species on Antarctic Signy Island. Eretmoptera Murphyi is a native of South Georgia, a sub-Antarctic Island, and was accidentally introduced to Signy in the 1960s during a botany […]
Adopt a Heritage Scheme : Update
Adopt a Heritage Scheme : Update Union Minister of Culture recently said that the ministry is likely to launch a revamped ‘Adopt a Heritage’ or ‘Monument Mitra’ scheme. Heritage Scheme is an initiative of the Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the Archaeological Survey of India. It was launched in […]
Eighteenth Session Of The United Nations Forum On Forests
Eighteenth Session Of The United Nations Forum On Forests: The eighteenth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF18), held in New York from May 8-12, 2023, brought together delegates from around the world to discuss the relationship between sustainable forest management (SFM), energy, and the achievement of the United Nations-mandated Sustainable Development Goals […]
