Recently Ukraine’s Ministry of Education and Science, shared a Facebook post of country’s Vernadsky Research station on an island just off the coast of Antarctica’s northernmost peninsula covered in “blood snow”, also called ‘watermelon snow’. It was red-pigmented, microscopic algae Read More …
Category: International
Scotland to become first country to end ‘period poverty’
Scotland has become the first country in the world to end ‘period poverty’. The Scottish Parliament on February 25, 2020 passed the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill that aims to make sanitary products free for women of all age Read More …
What is “2020 CD3”?
2020 CD3 is a mini-moon which is also an asteroid that has been orbiting Earth for three years. It was spotted on February 15, 2020 using the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) in Arizona, USA. Catalina Sky Survey is a NASA Read More …
Human populations at Dhaba survived the Toba volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago
According to a new archaeological evidence found at Dhaba, on the banks of the Middle Son River in Madhya Pradesh, a significant population in South Asia survived the destructive explosion of Indonesia’s Toba volcano 74,000 years ago. Facts The study Read More …
ICoSDiTAUS-2020 concludes in New Delhi
ICoSDiTAUS-2020, the two-day International Conference on Standardisation of Diagnosis and Terminologies in Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha Systems of Medicine concluded in New Delhi on February 26, 2020 with adopting the “New Delhi Declaration on Collection and Classification of Traditional Medicine Read More …
India-UK Joint Exercise Indradhanush-V commenced at Hindan
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and UK”s Royal Air Force (RAF) jointly commenced the fifth edition of Ex Indradhanush at Air Force Station Hindan on 24 Feb 2020. Focus: The focus of this edition of the exercise is ‘Base Defence Read More …
C gretathunbergae-A new snail species named after Greta Thunberg
A group of “citizen scientists” on an expedition in the rainforests of Borneo have discovered a new species of land snail and named it after climate activist Greta Thunberg. They decided to name the new snail species Craspedotropis gretathunbergae after the Swedish Read More …
PM addresses International Judicial Conference 2020
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on February 22, 2020 addressed the International Judicial Conference in New Delhi. Distinguished Judges of the Supreme Court as well as various High Courts, Eminent lawyers and delegates from overseas also took part in the Read More …
Pakistan to remain on ‘grey list’ of Financial Action Task Force
Pakistan has been retained on the ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for another four months. Pakistan was given a stern warning to complete the 27-point action plan it has been given by June 2020 or face Read More …
Sperm Whale and the nut-cracking Chimpanzee behaviours conservation proposals presented at CoP-13
Animal culture, the learning of non-human species through socially transmitted behaviours, is being linked to conservation action for the first time . There is evidence that whales, dolphins, elephants and primates acquire some of their knowledge and skills through social Read More …
World language database-Hindi 3rd most spoken language
According to the 22nd edition of the world language database released by Ethnologue, Hindi is the 3rd most spoken language of the world in 2019 with 615 million speakers. English is at the top of the list with 1,132 million Read More …
PM Modi inaugurates 13th COP on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on February 17, 2020 inaugurated the 13th Conference of Parties on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) at Gandhinagar through video conferencing. What the Prime Minister says? India is one of the most Read More …
‘Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking’ for BIMSTEC Partner Nations concludes in New Delhi
The BIMSTEC ‘Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking’ concluded in New Delhi on February 14, 2020. Over two days of extensive deliberations, it provided an important platform for the Partner Nations to share ideas and exchange best practices required to combat the drug menace Read More …
UK PM Boris Johnson appoints Rishi Sunak as his new Finance Minister
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed Indian Origin Rishi Sunak as his new Finance Minister. Mr. Sunak, 39, who previously served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the second in command to the Finance Minister, succeeds Pakistan-born Sajid Javid, Read More …
India and Portugal sign 14 agreements to boost cooperation
India and Portugal signed 14 agreements on February 14, 2020 to boost cooperation in a range of areas including defence, investment, transport, ports, culture and industrial and intellectual property rights and yoga. The agreements were signed after talks between Prime Read More …