Trans Fat And Increasing Heart Disease: WHO Report According to a recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO), five billion people globally are exposed to harmful trans fat, which is increasing their heart disease and death risk. Trans fat, or trans-fatty acids, are unsaturated fatty acids that come from either natural or industrial sources. […]
Tag: 25th Jan 2023
G20-Chief Science Advisers Roundtable
G20-Chief Science Advisers Roundtable: The planning meeting of the G20-Chief Science Advisers Roundtable (G20-CSAR) was held online mode, to discuss the agenda topics and planning for the proposed high-level roundtables. G20-Chief Science Advisers Roundtable is a government-to-government level initiative conceptualised through India’s G20-Presidency. It will be an effective platform to discuss and achieve solutions to […]
Integration Of AIP System In Kalvari Class Submarines
Integration Of AIP System In Kalvari Class Submarines: An agreement was signed recently between DRDO’s Naval Materials Research Laboratory and Naval Group France to extend cooperation to enter into the detailed design phase for the integration of the indigenous Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system in the Kalvari class submarines. DRDO is using the fuel cells-based […]
Eravikulam National Park : Birth Of Two Nilgiri tahr
Eravikulam National Park : Birth Of Two Nilgiri tahr Eravikulam National Park (ENP), a natural habitat for the endangered Nilgiri tahr, reported two tahr births recently. Eravikulam National Park is Located In Kerala It was declared as a National Park in 1978. This is also the land of “Neelakurinji”, the flower that blooms once in […]
Target To Eliminate Measles And Rubella (MR) By 2023
Target To Eliminate Measles And Rubella (MR) By 2023: India had set a target to eliminate Measles and Rubella (MR) by 2023, having missed the earlier deadline of 2020, due to a variety of reasons, exacerbated by disruptions due to the pandemic. In 2019, India adopted the goal of measles and rubella elimination by 2023, […]
Parakram Diwas 2023
Parakram Diwas 2023: On the Occasion of Parakram Diwas (23rd January) 2023, 21 unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar have been named after Param Veer Chakra awardees. Netaji’s Memorial, a National Memorial dedicated to Netaji will be built on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep. Parakram Diwas is celebrated to commemorate the 126th birth anniversary of […]
Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2023
Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2023: Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar (SCBAPP) 2023 was announced on 23 January 2023. For 2023, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) and Lunglei Fire Station (LFS), Mizoram, both in the Institutional category, have been selected for their excellent work in Disaster Management. The Government of India under […]
Assam’s Charaideo Moidams: Nominated To UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites
Assam’s Charaideo Moidams: Nominated To UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites Central government has decided to put forth the name of Assam’s Charaideo moidams burial sites in addition to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites list for 2023-24. If selected it will be the only cultural heritage site in the North East […]
WTO’s New Agreement On Fisheries Subsidies
WTO’s New Agreement On Fisheries Subsidies: Switzerland has become the first WTO member to formally submit its acceptance of the WTO’s new Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, paving the way for the historic agreement for ocean sustainability to enter into force. Acceptance of 2/3rd of WTO members is needed for the agreement to come into effect […]
Information Database On Municipal Bonds : SEBI
Information Database On Municipal Bonds : SEBI Markets regulator SEBI has launched an information database on municipal bonds. Objective is to raise awareness of people; Efforts to develop the bond markets and make the process easy and streamlined. The information database contains a wide range of information in the form of statistics and regulations, circulars, […]
