Earth Overshoot Day
Humanity has again used up all biological resources that our planet regenerates during the entire year by July 29, 2021, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Earth…
UNESCO’s ‘Historic Urban Landscape’ project
Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior and Orchha cities have been selected by UNESCO under ‘Historic Urban Landscape Project’, which was started in the year 2011, for the inclusive and well-planned development of…
Himalayan Yaks
The National Research Centre on Yak (NRCY) at Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district has tied up with the National Insurance Company Ltd. for insuring their livestock. The high-altitude…
Olympic great Keshav Datt, passed away
One of India’s finest hockey players, a double Olympic gold medallist, Keshav Datt passed away in the early hours on July 7, 2021. He was the last surviving member of…
Matsya Setu App
Ø Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Mr. Giriraj Singh has launched the Online Course Mobile App “Matsya Setu”. The app was developed by the ICAR-Central Institute of…
Discrete auroras on Mars
Ø The UAE’s Hope spacecraft, which is orbiting Mars since February this year, has captured images of glowing atmospheric lights in the Red Planet’s night sky, known as discrete auroras.…
Mango Diplomacy
Ø A consignment of 2,600 kg mangoes for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, and other leaders has reached India as a mark of goodwill from Bangladesh…
Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh named flag bearers of Indian contingent in opening ceremony of Tokyo Games
Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh named flag bearers of Indian contingent in opening ceremony of Tokyo Games World champion boxer and London Olympics bronze medallist MC Mary Kom and men’s hockey…
India to divert excess waters under Indus treaty to irrigate own land
India is working on exercising its rights to stop excess water flowing to Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 to irrigate its own lands, Jal Shakti minister Gajendra…
Supreme Court on use of Section 66A despite being struck down
The Supreme Court recently, termed the continued use of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, by law enforcement agencies of various states — despite the provision being struck…