Category: Geography
Pong dam | Pong Dam Wildlife Sanctuary
A draft policy has been created by Union Environment Ministry to declare region around Pong dam as eco-sensitive zone
Kuki-Zo tribes
Kuki-Zo tribes moved against review of ST (Scheduled Tribes) status of certain communities
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam | MMDR Act
High Court of Karnataka bans all mining activities within 20-km radius of Krishna Raja Sagara Dam.
Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) | Indian National Centre for Ocean Information System (INCOIS)
Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) stated that there is no tsunami threat to India after a powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Japan.
Project Promoting Regular Assisted Migration for Youth and Skilled Professionals (Project PRAYAS)
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) launched Project Promoting Regular Assisted Migration for Youth and Skilled Professionals.
Polar Science and Cryosphere Research (PACER)
Ministry of Earth Sciences under facilitated under Polar Science and Cryosphere Research (PACER) scheme launched India’s 1st Winter Scientific Expedition to Arctic.
Dhangar Community
Dhangar community’s demand for ST status has been dismissed.
Golden Triangle | Golden Crescent | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Release of UNODC Report “Southeast Asia Opium Survey 2023: Cultivation, Production, and Implications”.
Pashupatinath Temple | River Bagmati
Meat, alcohol prohibited around Pashupatinath Temple due to Bala Chaturdashi festival.
Jute crop
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved reservation norms for mandatory use of jute in packaging for the Jute Year 2023 -24 under Jute Packaging Materials (JPM) (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987.
Cotton cultivation
81st plenary session of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) held recently.
Cyclone Michaung
Cyclone Michaung made landfall in Andhra Pradesh.