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Recently, the United Nations organised the Intergovernmental Conference to draft the first-ever treaty on the Ocean’s Biological Diversity to conserve marine diversity in the High Seas. The conference was held in New York, USA. A series of conferences was set in motion in 2018 to draft international legislation under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law …

Recently the Indian army has started procurement of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology which has been indigenously developed by an Indian cybersecurity firm. With this step, India is all set to join the league of global leaders with indigenous and more advanced quantum communication technology in order to equip its …

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a heavy rainfall causing the flood situation in the Mahanadi River, Odisha. The low-pressure area is expected to form over the north Bay of Bengal and trigger heavy rainfall at a few places in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. India Meteorological Department (IMD) IMD was established in 1875. It is an agency …

Recently, the outer part of the “Karam Dam”, which is being built on the Karamriver, a tributary of the Narmada, collapsed. The Dam Safety Act 2021 covers those dams having a height of over 15m and between 10m and 15m with certain stipulations. Narmada River Narmada is the largest west flowing river of the peninsular …

Additional budgetary provisions of Rs 34,856 crore for the period of 2022-23 to 2024-25 under the scheme Decision will ensure adequate credit flow in agriculture sector to the farmer The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved to restore Interest Subvention on short term agriculture …

Recently, the Government of India has announced the notification of one more Elephant Reserve (ER) Agasthiyamalai in Tamil Nadu during a programme in the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuaryin Kerala. This will be the 32nd Elephant Reserve in the country after Singphan ER in Nagaland was notified in 2018. Agasthiyamalai is Tamil Nadu’s 5th Elephant Reserve and also a Bioshphere …

Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology has organised a workshop to discuss joint research projects under NM-ICPS (National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems). A total of 35 joint projects have been identified which will be implemented by TIHs (Technology Innovation Hubs) and research institutions from the USA. This endeavour will help achieve collaborative …

More than one crore passengers flown since the inception of the scheme 425 New routes started under the scheme 58 airports, 8 heliports and 2 water aerodromes have been connected 1000 Routes and 220 airports are planned to be facilitated under the scheme by 2026 Ministry of Civil Aviation’s flagship …

Recently, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India tabled a report in Parliament on whether steps taken by the Union Environment Ministry to conserve India’s coastal ecosystems have been successful. This latest report contains the observations from an audit of Conservation of Coastal Ecosystems from 2015-20. The CAG has a constitutional mandate to investigate …

On Independence Day, ATAG, an indigenously developed howitzer, became part of a 21-gun salute at the Red Fort. ATAGS The ATAGS is an indigenous 155 mm x 52 calibre howitzer gun. Howitzers is an umbrella term for a category of long-range artillery guns. It is developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation …