In a run-up to India Energy Week 2023 (IEW 2023) to be held in Bengaluru from 6-8 Feb 2023, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep S. Puri ceremonially inaugurated the demo-run of Inland Water Vessel powered by Read More …
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ECI celebrated 13th National Voters’ Day on 25th January
Election Commission of India (ECI) celebrated 13th National Voters’ Day on 25th January 2023. About National Voters’ Day
ECI concludes International Conference as the lead for the Cohort on ‘Election Integrity’
A two day international conference on the theme ‘Use of Technology & Elections Integrity’ was hosted by the Election Commission of India in New Delhi. Key points Key concerns raised India’s initiatives
Comet C/2022 E3: A green comet which orbits the sun every 50,000 years
A rare green comet passing through our solar system for the first time in 50,000 years, is estimated to come closest to Earth around February 2. Key points What are Comets?
WHO calls for action to totally eliminate trans fat, ‘a toxic chemical that kills’
The report, called Countdown to 2023 WHO Report on global trans fat elimination 2022, is an annual status report published by WHO in collaboration with Resolve to Save Lives, to track progress towards the goal of trans fat elimination in 2023. Read More …
Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar-2023
For the year 2023, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) and Lunglei Fire Station (LFS), Mizoram, both in the Institutional category, have been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar-2023 for their excellent work in Disaster Management.
INS Vagir commissioned into the Indian Navy
Indian Navy’s 5th stealth Scorpene class Submarine INS Vagir was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 23 Jan 2023 at the Naval Dockyard Mumbai. Key points
SEBI launches information database on municipal bonds
SEBI has launched an information database on municipal bonds. As part of its efforts to develop the bond markets, an outreach programme on municipal bonds and municipal finance was organised by SEBI in the national capital on January 20 and Read More …
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu conferred the “Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar” instituted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India on 11 exceptional children ON 23rd January 2023.
Mary Kom-led panel to probe wrestlers’ charges
Union Sports Ministry on 23rd January announced that six-time World champion and Olympic medallist boxer M.C. Mary Kom will head a government-appointed five-member Oversight Committee to investigate the charges levelled by some prominent wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Read More …
Switzerland became first WTO member to formally accept new Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
On 20 January, Switzerland became the first WTO member to formally submit its acceptance of the WTO’s new Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, paving the way for the agreement for ocean sustainability to enter into force. About WTO’s Agreement on Fisheries Read More …
Immune imprinting
Immune imprinting is the tendency for someone’s initial exposure to a virus to bias their immune response when they meet the same virus again. New studies About Immune Imprinting (Source: Nature)
International Day of Education 2023
UNESCO has decided to dedicate the International Day of Education on the 24th of January, 2023 to Afghan girls and women.
Spot Bellied Eagle Owl
Forest dwellers living in the Seshachalam forest or Madhumalai or Nagarjunasagar Srisailam or Tiger Reserve(NSTR) in South India sometimes hear clairvoyance sounds like a human scream. This is not a ghostly act.
India International Science Festival 2022
The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and Union Minister for Science & Technology jointly inaugurated India International Science Festival, IISF-2022 in Bhopal on January 21.