The Green Strategic Partnership between the Governments of India and Denmark has fostered significant collaboration leading to the establishment of the Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers (SLCR) in Varanasi.
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Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers (SLCR)
Karowe Mine: Botswana unearths world’s second-largest diamond
A Canada based mining company unearthed a massive 2,492-carat stone at Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana.
India and US enter into Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA)
India and the United States have entered into a bilateral, non-binding Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA). Key points
PM Modi’s visit to Poland
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Warsaw, Poland, on 21 August, marking the first visit (after Morarji Desai) by an Indian Prime Minister to the country in 45 years.
Prime Minister Modi paid tribute at Monument to the Battle of Monte Cassino
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid a wreath and paid tribute at the Monument to the Battle of Monte Cassino in Warsaw on 21 August, 2024.
Rome Statute
Ukraine’s parliament voted on August 21, 2024 to ratify the Rome Statute, allowing the country to join the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Zoopharmacognosy
The term. ‘zoopharmacognosy’ describes the process by which wild animals select and use specific plants with medicinal properties for the self-medication. The term was coined by the ecologist D H Janzen from the University of Pennsylvania. Examples of zoopharmacognosy
Prime Minister pays tributes to Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw, Poland. Shri Modi said that this Memorial is a tribute to the great Royal Family of Kolhapur.
Second Thomas Shoal dispute
Recently, China warned the United States that it has “no right to intervene” in its maritime disputes with the Philippines after another clash near Second Thomas Shoal-a disputed reef in the South China Sea.
Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET)
According to media reports, the US government has cautioned Indian manufacturers to ensure that items, including defence equipment, are not exported to Russia. Such exports could support Russia’s missile systems and increase the risk of these companies facing Western sanctions, Read More …
India signs first-ever green ammonia export agreement with Japan
India and Japan on 20 August signed their first project offtake agreement for the export of green ammonia to the latter (Japan). What is Green Ammonia?
India hosted third Voice of Global South Summit
India hosted the third Voice of Global South Summit on 19 August 2024 on the virtual format that was joined by 123 nations across the globe.
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat will not be awarded a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, after the ad hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed her appeal for a joint silver medal. Court of Arbitration Read More …
Indonesia holds its 79th Independence Day ceremony in future capital Nusantara
Indonesia held its 79th independence ceremony on August 17 in the unfinished future capital of Nusantara.
Clade 1b: WHO declares mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)
WHO Director-General has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) Read More …