The 23rd anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas is being observed on the 26th of July 2022. The day is dedicated to the martyred soldiers of the Kargil war. After the Indo-Pak war of 1971, there had been many military conflicts. Both the countries conducted nuclear tests in 1998 which further escalated tensions and finally the Kargil War …
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MONARCH BUTTERFLIES
Recently, migratory monarch butterflies have been declared endangered in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of threatened species. It’s a sub-species of the Danaus plexippus butterfly that travels around 4,000 kilometres across America. It’s the most recognizable butterfly species that are essential pollinators and further provides various ecosystem services such as maintaining the global food …
Read More »SAKURAJIMA VOLCANO
Recently, the Sakurajima Volcano erupted on Japan’s major western island of Kyushu. In 2021, the Fukutoku-Okanoba Submarine Volcano exploded in the Pacific Ocean, off Japan. Sakurajima is one of Japan’s most active volcanoes and eruptions of varying levels take place on a regular basis. It is an active stratovolcano. The largest historical eruptions of Sakurajima took …
Read More »CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC)
Recently, Pakistan and China decided to welcome any third country joining the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). In context to Afghanistan, it had broken new ground in strengthening international and regional connectivity. Earlier, Pakistan signed a new agreement with China to begin the second phase of the USD 60 billion …
Read More »UNFCCC COP26
Recently, the UNFCCC COP26 President, Alok Sharma, visited India to discuss India’s implementation of its COP 26 commitments. He also stated that a mechanism is being put in place to achieve the target of climate financing USD 100 billion by 2023. Climate Finance It refers to local, national, or transnational financing—drawn from public, private and alternative …
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