SCO Meet : To Be Held In August 2023 The Shanghai Cooperation Meet is to be held in August 2023 under India’s chairmanship. 2023 is India’s year as the country is hosting two major international meets the SCO and the G-20. The Global South looks up to these meetings. SCO members rotate the chairmanship amongst […]
Tag: 26th Jan 2023
Nagaland Orange Festival
Nagaland Orange Festival: Nagaland is celebrating the Orange Festival for two days. Nagaland Fruit Festival is being organized in the state to praise the hard work of orange growers. Revenue from oranges in the state almost doubled recently. The festival is to be celebrated in Rusoma village near Kohima. The 2023 Nagaland Fruit festival is […]
Skyglow : New Study
Skyglow : New Study A new study has found that non-natural light had increased the brightness of Skyglow, by 9.2-10% every year between 2011 and 2022 with significant ecological, health and cultural implications. Researchers have analyzed a global database of what the dimmest star visible from a particular location is; the database had more than […]
WEF’s Gender Gap Reports : Changes
WEF’s Gender Gap Reports : Changes The World Economic Forum (WEF) will take into account the participation of women at the panchayat level to rank countries in its future Global Gender Gap reports. This will improve India’s position at the global level Currently India ranks 135 Out Of 146 in the 2022 Gender Gap report […]
National Tourism Day 2023
National Tourism Day 2023: National Tourism Day is celebrated every year on January 25 to recognize India’s natural beauty and raise awareness about the importance of tourism for the Indian economy. India is one of the top tourist attractions for visitors from all around the globe. Hence tourism holds so much importance in India, both […]
Inner Core Of The Earth : Recent Study
Inner Core Of The Earth : Recent Study A recent study says that the inner core of Earth seems to have stopped spinning in the same direction as the rest of the planet. Inner core of the Earth is the innermost layer of the Earth. It is a solid metallic ball made mainly of iron. […]
What Is Doomsday Clock?
What Is Doomsday Clock? Atomic scientists reset the “Doomsday Clock” recently, moving its hands to 90 seconds to midnight – closer than ever before to the threat of annihilation. Doomsday clock is a symbolic timepiece showing how close the world is to ending. The hands of the clock are moved closer to or further away […]
Many Olive Ridley Turtle Found Dead In The Godavari Region
Many Olive Ridley Turtle Found Dead In The Godavari Region: Hundreds of Olive Ridley turtles were found dead in their breeding grounds between Kakinada and Antarvedi in the Godavari region of India’s east coast. The Olive Ridley turtles are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world. They are best […]
Norovirus : Cases Detected In Kerala
Norovirus : Cases Detected In Kerala The Kerala Health Department recently confirmed two cases of the gastrointestinal infection Norovirus in class 1 students in the Ernakulam district. The Norovirus, also known as the “winter vomiting bug,” causes vomiting and diarrhoea. The most common infective agent is contaminated water or food. The virus spreads via faeces […]
What Are Green Comets?
What Are Green Comets? Astronomers recently spotted a comet using the wide-field survey camera at the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) in the US, which is appearing near earth after nearly 50,000 years. Comets are frozen rocky or gas-filled objects that are remnants of the formation of the solar system. The solid portions of a comet […]
