UN World Habitat Day 2021 was celebrated on October 11, 2021 with the theme of “Accelerating Urban Action for a Carbon-free World”. The increasing global urban footprint makes more energy demands in cities which are already responsible for 78 percent of Read More …
Tag: Current Affairs for IAS
What is Linear No-Threshold (LNT) Model ?
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has upheld the Linear No-Threshold model to prescribe radiation safety standards, ending the protracted controversy on the topic. The LNT model states that biological effects such as cancer and hereditary effects due to exposure Read More …
Olivine and bridgmanite
The international team of scientists have published a report on meteorite fragments collected from Katol in Nagpur. The paper published in PNAS reports the first natural occurrence of a mineral called bridgmanite. The mineral was named in 2014 after Prof. Read More …
Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment
On 8 October 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Council recognised, for the first time, that having a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a human right — a concept rooted in the 1972 Stockholm Declaration. If recognised by all, the right would Read More …
Union Health Minister launches ‘Green Ribbons Initiative’
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare launched the Green Ribbon Initiative on October 8, 2021. The event was organised by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in partnership with Hansraj College, Delhi to raise Read More …
IFSCA launches I-Sprint’21 Hackathon
International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) and GIFT City launched I-Sprint’21, the global FinTech Hackathon Series of IFSCA on 7th October 2021. The first Sprint of the series “Sprint01: BankTech” is focussed on FinTechs for the Banking sector. This hackathon is Read More …
भारत “हाई एम्बिशन कोएलिशन” (HCA) में शामिल हुआ
नई दिल्ली में 7 अक्टूबर को फ्रांसीसी और भारतीय सरकारों के बीच आयोजित एक समारोह में, भारत आधिकारिक तौर पर प्रकृति और लोगों के लिए उच्च आकांक्षा गठबंधन यानि हाई एम्बिशन कोएलिशन (India Joins High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature Read More …
India Joins High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People
India officially joined the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, a group of more than 70 countries encouraging the adoption of the global goal to protect 30×30. India announced to join the coalition at a ceremony held between the Read More …
HAL delivers SC120- LOX to ISRO
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has delivered SC120- LOX, the heaviest semi-cryogenic propellant tank ever fabricated, to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The semi cryo-liquid oxygen (LOX) tank — the first developmental welded hardware — is a part of the Read More …
Study pinpoints sources for aerosol over central Himalayan region
India Science Wire With a unique role in the Asian climate, the Himalayan region is considered a vulnerable environment. Several chemical speciation studies have been performed for carbonaceous aerosols and inorganic species over the western and central Himalayan regions during Read More …
Mosquirix-World’s first malaria vaccine recommended by WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the widespread use of the first malaria vaccine among children in Africa and other areas of high malaria transmission — a breakthrough in the long fight against the deadly disease. The vaccine WHO Read More …
Centre approves setting up of seven PM MITRA Parks
The Government of India has approved the setting up of 7 PM MITRA (पीएम मित्र) parks as announced in Union Budget for 2021-22. PM MITRA (पीएम मित्र) is inspired by the 5F vision of Prime Minister. The ‘5F’ Formula encompasses – Farm Read More …
पश्चिम बंगाल की जीआई टैग वाली मिठाई मिहिदाना की पहली खेप बहरीन निर्यात की गई
स्वदेशी तथा भौगोलिक पहचान (जीआई) टैग वाले उत्पादों को बढ़ावा देने के एक प्रयत्न के रूप में, पश्चिम बंगाल के बर्धमान से सोर्स की गई मिठाई मिहिदाना (Mihidana) की पहली खेप बहरीन निर्यात कर दी गई है। अनूठी मिठाई मिहिदाना Read More …
GI tagged sweet dish Mihidana from West Bengal exported to Bahrain
The first consignment of GI tagged sweet dish Mihidana sourced from Bardhaman, West Bengal has been exported to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The consignment of unique sweet dish Mihidana was exported to Bahrain by APEDA registered M/S DM Enterprises, Kolkata and imported by Aljazira Read More …
Himachal Pradesh becomes first state to begin organised cultivation of true dalchini
The CSIR’s institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT) has introduced cinnamon (Dalchini) cultivation in Himachal Pradesh on pilot basis. Cinnamon, popularly known as dalchini, is an evergreen bushy tree whose bark is primarily used as a spice. Cinnamon has critical Read More …