Page-18 of Current Affairs - December, 2022
UN Panel Recommendation on Great Barrier Reef
A UN panel recommended the listing of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef as a world heritage site that is “in danger”. What is the Great Barrier Reef? The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s biggest coral reef ecosystem, having over 2,900 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Australia-India Centre for Energy (AICE)
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and Australian Universities are collaborating to launch the Australia-India Centre for Energy (AICE) to work on the 2030 SDGs. What is Australia-India Centre for Energy (AICE)? The Australia-India Centre for Energy (AICE) is ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
EQUULEUS Spacecraft
Japanese Space Agency JAXA recently announced that it had successfully used steam to propel its EQUULEUS spacecraft, which was one of the 10 CubeSats that were launched as part of the Artemis I mission on the maiden flight of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Haryana Open Loop Ticketing System
President of India Droupadi Murmu is set to launch the “Open Loop Ticketing System” for the Haryana State Transport Corporation on the occasion of Gita Mahotsav 2022 in Kurukshetra. This will make Haryana the first state to introduce the open-loop ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
SC’s Idea on Project GIB
The Supreme Court, while hearing a plea to protect the Great Indian Bustard (GIB), floated an idea of a “Project GIB”, in line with the Project Tiger. About Great Indian Bustard The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is a large bird ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
State of Global Water Resources Report
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recently released its first State of Global Water Resources Report to assess the impact of environmental, climatic and social changes on the world’s water resources. Its objective is to support the monitoring and effective management ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio in 2018-20
The Registrar General of India released a special bulletin on Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR). It revealed that India achieved a significant milestone by reaching the National health policy (NHP) target for MMR. What is MMR? The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
India: Mother of Democracy
The book titled “India: Mother of Democracy” was released by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan recently. About the book The book “India: the mother of democracy” aims to showcase the democratic ethos of India since the ancient times. It was ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs