FIDE World Junior Rapid Chess Championship 2023: The Prime Minister recently congratulated Raunak Sadhwani on his victory at the FIDE World Junior Rapid Chess Championship 2023 The FIDE World Cup, established in 2000 by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), encompasses various iterations. The format includes 7 rounds of “mini-matches” with 2 games each, followed by […]
Tag: 24th Oct 2023
Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-II
Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-II: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, has approved the Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-II – Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) for a 13 GW Renewable Energy Project in Ladakh. Green Energy Corridor (GEC) is an initiative aimed at integrating and evacuating renewable energy into India’s power grid, promoting sustainable growth, and […]
Coral Reef Fossils In Ladakh
Coral Reef Fossils In Ladakh: Geologists have made a remarkable discovery of coral reef fossils at an elevation of 18,000 feet above sea level in the Burtse region, Eastern Ladakh Himalayas. These fossils reveal the existence of ancient coral colonies and provide insights into a previously unknown geological past of the Burtse region, suggesting the […]
Cyclone Tej
Cyclone Tej: Cyclone Tej, initially forming over the Arabian Sea, has intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm, with projections indicating a northwestward trajectory and an expected landfall near Al Ghaidah (Yemen). The name ‘Tej,’ which means ‘speed’ in Hindi, was chosen by India. A yellow alert has been issued by India Meteorological Department (IMD) […]
Gujarat’s Dhordo : Best Tourism Village
Gujarat’s Dhordo : Best Tourism Village Dhordo has been conferred the prestigious title of Best Tourism Village by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). Dhordo received this title at the Best Tourism Village – 2023 award ceremony organized by the UNWTO at Samarkand in Uzbekistan. The village has become a popular tourist destination due […]
Cancer Cases : Lancet Study
Cervical Cancer Cases : Lancet Study A recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia has revealed that there is a significant regional disparity in the survival rates of cervical cancer patients across India. Key Findings Of the Study: About 52% of cervical cancer cases diagnosed between 2012 and 2015 survived. Among those […]
SDG Summit 2023
SDG Summit 2023: The Global leaders expressed apprehension regarding the slow progress in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during the SDG Summit in New York, the US. Key Highlights of the SDG Summit 2023: The annual SDG funding gap, which was USD 2.5 trillion before the pandemic, has now increased to an estimated USD 4.2 […]
Montreux Convention
Montreux Convention: The Turkish Ministry of National Defence recently announced that it will impose restrictions on the passage of warships belonging to countries not bordering the Black Sea within the framework of the Montreux Convention. Montreux Convention is an agreement concerning the Dardanelles Strait and the Bosporus Strait, also known as the Turkish straits or […]
Leniency Plus Norms : CCI
Leniency Plus Norms : CCI The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has released a draft of revised lesser penalty regulations that provides for introduction of a “leniency plus” programme Leniency plus’ norms is a new cartel detecting tool and sheds light on how the competition watchdog intends to operationalize it. The “Leniency Plus” regime was […]
Infantile Hypophosphatasia
Infantile Hypophosphatasia: A family of children diagnosed with the rarest of diseases — Infantile Hypophosphatasia struggling to get these genetic disorders included under the Centre’s National Policy for Rare Diseases (NPRD). Infantile Hypophosphatasia is a rare genetic disease in which the patient’s bones and teeth demineralise, making her fragile and prone to fractures. It may […]
