International Day for Biological Diversity

International Day for Biological Diversity (Vice President’s Secretariat) WHAT On the occasion on International Day for Biological Diversity, the Vice President of India has called for achieving sustainable development, which is equitable and people-centred. He stressed the need for efficient and frugal use of natural resources. He also said Biodiversity is fundamental to the survival of the human race and said that man must re-establish the link with nature. It is disappointing that the symbiotic…

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8th Indo – Myanmar Coordinated Patrol

8th Indo – Myanmar Coordinated Patrol (Ministry of Defence) WHAT Myanmar Navy Ship UMS King TabinShweHtee (773) and UMS Inlay (OPV-54) have arrived Port Blair on 20 May for the ‘Opening Ceremony’ of the 8th Indo-Myanmar coordinated patrol (IMCOR), at Andaman and Nicobar Command. CORPAT initiative The Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) initiative between the two navies is meant to address issues of terrorism, illegal fishing, drug trafficking, human trafficking, poaching and other illegal activities inimical…

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Redefined Units of Kilogram, Kelvin, Mole and Ampere

Redefined units of Kilogram, Kelvin, Mole and Ampere (Ministry of Science & Technology) WHAT After decades of ground-breaking laboratory works, the world’s scientific and technical community, in a landmark and historic decision taken in the recent open session of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) at BIPM on 16 November 2018, has unanimously adopted the resolution to redefine four of the seven base units, the kilogram (SI unit of weight), Kelvin (SI unit…

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Ongole Cattle Breed

Ongole Cattle Breed (Vice President’s Secretariat) WHAT The Vice President of India, has lamented the neglect of the indigenous Ongole cattle breed and called for protecting and promoting the animal, which has become popular all over the world. The time has come for promoting Ongole cattle breed in a big way and also take up research on the animal, which is known for its toughness, high milk yield, tolerance to tropical heat and disease resistance.…

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SIMBEX-19

SIMBEX-19 (Ministry of Defence) WHAT On successful completion of IMDEX 19, IN ships Kolkata and Shakti are continuing their stay at Singapore to participate in the annual Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise SIMBEX-2019 scheduled from 16 May to 22 May 19. SIMBEX Since its inception in 1993, SIMBEX has grown in tactical and operational complexity. The annual bilateral exercise saw its progression from traditional anti-submarine exercises to more complex maritime exercises such as advanced…

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Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM)

Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) (Ministry of Defence) WHAT The Indian Navy achieved a significant milestone in enhancing its Anti Air Warfare Capability with the maiden cooperative engagement firing of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM). These Surface to Air Missiles are fitted onboard the Kolkata Class Destroyers and would also be fitted on all future major warships of the Indian Navy. With the successful proving of this cooperative mode of…

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Mountain Tenchenkhang

Mountain Tenchenkhang (Ministry of Defence) WHAT The National Cadet Corps (NCC) Girls’ Mountaineering Expedition to Mt. Tenchenkhang in Sikkim was ‘Flagged Off’. This is the first NCC cadets’ expedition in Sikkim ever since 1970. The team will be attempting to scale Mt. Tenchenkhang (6010m) by the end of June 2019. Mt. TENCHENKHANG Mt. Tenchenkhang (6010 Mts) is situated in western Sikkim and falls under Khangchendzonga National Park which is window to natural beauties, bio-…

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Buddha Purnima

Buddha Purnima (President’s Secretariat) WHAT On the Occassion of Buddha Purnima, the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind offer warm greetings and good wishes to all fellow citizens as well as followers of Lord Buddha across the world. 17TH MAY – INTERNATIONAL BUDDHA VESAK DAY The General Assembly recognized internationally the Day of Vesak to acknowledge the contribution that Buddhism, one of the oldest religions in the world, has made for over two…

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Sasakawa Award 2019

Sasakawa Award 2019 (Ministry of Home Affairs) WHAT United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) today (May, 16) conferred Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction to Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra, Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of India. The award was announced at the Award Ceremony during the ongoing 6th Session of Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) 2019 at Geneva. THEME The theme of the 2019 Sasakawa award was “Building…

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MoU: Rudraksh Tree Plantation in Ganga Basin

MoU: Rudraksh Plantation in Ganga Basin (Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation) WHAT A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between National Mission for Clean Ganga, HCL Foundation and INTACH for taking up a project of ‘Plantation of Rudraksh Trees in Uttarakhand’ as a part of CSR initiative under the ‘Namami Gange’ Programme. AIM The project aims at planting 10,000 Rudraksh trees in the catchment area of river Ganga in Uttarakhand…

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