International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Posted in World Affairs International Groupings

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

India was re-elected to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council for two years.

Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment Report
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India’s Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment Report 2023

Ministry of Jal Shakti released the Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment Report for the entire country for the year 2023.

UPSC Prelims Facts
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UPSC Prelims Facts – 03&04 December 2023

Anthrobots | Jellyfish | Selam contact-binary satellite | DAC + AoN

Kaziranga National Park
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Kaziranga National Park

Recently, one-horned rhinoceros was killed in Kaziranga National Park of Assam.

Global Green Credit Initiative
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Global Green Credit Initiative (GGCI)

India launched Global Green Credit Initiative (GGCI) at COP 28 (UAE) of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Interpol
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Interpol

The 91st General Assembly meeting of the Interpol, which took place in Vienna, was a momentous occasion as it celebrated the centenary year of the organization.

Codex Alimentarious Commission (CAC)
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Codex Alimentarious Commission (CAC)

Codex Alimentarious Commission (CAC) has accepted India’s proposal for the development of global standards for millets during its 46th session held in Rome, Italy.

UPSC Prelims Facts
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UPSC Prelims Facts – 02 December 2023

Exit polls |Sindhudurg Fort | Orbital resonance – Sub-Neptunes

ALMA
Posted in Science & Technology Space Science

Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) Telescope

Astronomers detect a circumstellar disk around a star in the Large Magellanic Cloud (satellite galaxy of the Milky Way).

Green Credit initiative
Posted in Environment Environment Schemes and Initiatives

CoP28 | Green Credit initiative | ALTÉRRA | Green Climate Fund | Adaptation Fund

At COP-28, Indian PM called world’s countries to join India on its “Green Credit initiative” which was a “non-commercial” effort to create a carbon sink.

Call for Safer and Healthier Working Environments: ILO Report
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Call for Safer and Healthier Working Environments: ILO Report

International Labour Organization (ILO) has recently published a report named ‘A Call for Safer and Healthier Working Environments’.

Web3
Posted in Science & Technology ICT

Web3

The report titled “Unlocking the Web3 Potential: India’s Journey from a Talent Exporter to a Product Powerhouse” was recently released by Primus Partners Pvt Ltd (Primus) – a management consulting services provider.