Losar Festival: The Tibetan New Year is called the Losar. Tibetan Buddhists follow the Lunisolar calendar. The first day of the Luni Solar calendar is celebrated as Losar. The Buddhists in Nepal celebrate the same festival in the name of Lhochhar and celebrated eight weeks before Tibetan Losar. Different Indian states celebrate Losar in different […]
Tag: 24th Feb 2023
Asia Economic Dialogue 2023
Asia Economic Dialogue 2023: The Ministry of External Affairs recently hosted the Asia Economic Dialogue in Pune. The main focus of the dialogue was on Geo-economics. It was conducted under the theme “Asia and the Emerging World Order”. The dialogue also focused on the metaverse, the role of the global south in shaping the G20 […]
Earthquake In Tajikistan
Earthquake In Tajikistan: An earthquake of 7.2 Ritcher recently hit Tajikistan. The epicentre of the earthquake was just 82 km away from China border. The quake was felt in the western part of the Xinjiang region. The earthquake was first reported by the Chinese. A severe earthquake of 7.8 Richter struck Turkey and Syria. There […]
Keeladi Findings : Archaeological Survey Of India
Keeladi Findings : Archaeological Survey Of India The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has submitted a detailed report on the findings during the first two phases of the digging at the Sangam-era site and their significance. Also, the Keeladi Site Museum is coming up in Sivaganga that would house significant ones of the over 18,000 […]
Jute Packaging Act, 1987
Jute Packaging Act, 1987: The Government of India approved Reservation norms for the mandatory use of jute in the packaging of rice, wheat and sugar for the Year 2022-23. The reservation norms under JPM Act provide for direct employment to 3.70 lakh workers and protect the interest of approximately 40 lakh farm families in the […]
Long-Range Artillery Weapon System
Long-Range Artillery Weapon System: Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) has recently signed an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the domestic manufacture and supply of its LORA Weapon System for the Indian Tri-services. LORA Weapon System is a sea-to-ground and ground-to-ground system which comprises a long-range ballistic missile, a unique launcher, a command […]
Open Pit Mine Collapsed In China
Open Pit Mine Collapsed In China: An open pit mine recently collapsed in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region, killing at least two people and leaving more than 50 missing. Open-pit mining, also known as opencast mining, is a surface mining technique that extracts minerals from an open pit in the ground. It is the most […]
22nd Law Commission : Extended
22nd Law Commission : Extended The Union Cabinet recently extended the term of the 22nd Law Commission by one-and-a-half years. The 22nd law panel was constituted for a period of three years on February 21, 2020 and its chairperson, Justice Rituraj Awasthi (retd), assumed office on November 9, 2022. The Law Commission of India is […]
