India Gears Up for UN Summit on Migratory Species – Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP13)
COP13 will run from February 17 to 22, 2020, with a high-level event preceding it on February 16.
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CPI (Maoist) 6th Deadliest Terror Outfit in World: US Report
It has ranked the Communist Party of India (Maoist) as the deadliest terror organisation globally after the Taliban (Afghanistan), IS or the so-called Islamic State, Al-Shabaab (Africa), Boko Haram (Africa) and the Communist Party of the Philippines.
Soon, Govt Portal to Tell if a Foreign University is Genuine
Officials said the external affairs ministry shared about this initiative during the PRAGATI meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday. Sources said the PM flagged the ordeal that several students face after joining foreign institutes due to misinformation about them and sought some solution to the problem.
Temple to be Built on Ayodhya Disputed Land, Alternative Land for Mosque: SC Rules
A five-judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi unanimously ruled that the disputed 2.77 acres of land would go to the deity Ram Lalla and that a Centre-run trust will build a temple on it.
Women in Poultry: How Backyard Poultry Empowers India’s Rural Women
According to the Indian government’s National Action Plan for Egg & Poultry-2022 (NAPEP), backyard poultry accounts for 20 percent of India’s poultry sector, which is worth over ₹800 billion (around £8.5 billion). Across the country, around 30 million farmers are engaged in backyard poultry, estimates the 19th Livestock Census of India.
India has Sharply Cut Disaster-Related Deaths
Thanks to its policy initiatives in disaster management, early warning capabilities and advanced preparations, had been able to reduce loss of lives due to disasters to less than 1% of the numbers recorded just over a decade ago .
Indian Ships to Ban Potato Chips Bags, Bottles, Other Single-Use Plastics on Board from January 1
Not only a large number of single-use plastics will be prohibited to be used on board Indian ships but will also be banned in foreign ships when in Indian waters.
India to Wait for 2 More Winters to Have Precise Scientific Data on Air Pollution, NFAR to be Functional in 2021
The aircraft will act as the country’s national facility for airborne research (NFAR) under the ministry of earth sciences (MoES). The government recently floated a tender for its procurement after finalising exact specifications of instruments which are to be installed on the aircraft for such studies.
28 states, 9 Union Territories: Check Out the New Map of India After Bifurcation of J&K and Ladakh
On Saturday, the Home Ministry issued a notification detailing the boundaries of the new Union
Union Territory of Ladakh gets New Regional Centre of GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development
As the setting up of the Centre is being envisaged concurrently with Ladakh being designated as a separate Union Territory (UT), the Institute is expected to have an institutional linkage with the Ladakh Administration right from its inception.