Page-7 of Current Affairs - December, 2022

Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

December 20, 2022

The 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) held in Montreal in December 2022 adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The GBF includes four goals and 23 targets to address the loss ..

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National Energy Conservation Awards 2022

December 19, 2022

President of India Droupadi Murmu presented the National Energy Conservation Awards, National Energy Efficiency Innovation Awards and National Painting Competition prizes on the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day (December 14). What are Energy Conservation Awards? The National Energy Conservation ..

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EV Yatra Mobile Application

December 19, 2022

On the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day (December 14), President Droupadi Murmu launched the EV-Yatra mobile application in New Delhi. What is EV-Yatra mobile application? The EV-Yatra mobile application was developed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to ..

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SEBI: New Benchmarking Norms for Portfolio Managers

December 19, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has released new guidelines titled “Performance Benchmarking and Reporting of Performance by Portfolio Managers”. The guidelines, which will come to effect from April 1 next year, provide certain performance reporting and benchmarking ..

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Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT): NASA International Mission to Survey Earth’s Water

December 19, 2022

NASA has launched the newest Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft to track nearly all the water on the surface of the Earth. It was launched atop a SpaceX rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at California’s Vandenberg Space ..

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Panini Code – a 2500-year-old Sanskrit Riddle

December 19, 2022

Indian PhD student – Rishi Rajpopa – has solved the Panini code. He released a thesis titled “In Panini, We Trust: Discovering the Algorithm for Rule Conflict Resolution in the Astadhyayi”. This thesis has decoded the problem that was a ..

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World Bank: Curbing Air Pollution in India Needs Efforts Across South Asia

December 19, 2022

The World Bank released a report emphasising the importance of coordinated efforts of all South Asian countries to reduce air pollution. What are the key findings of the report? There are six major airsheds in South Asia. These are: West/Central ..

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AIM-UNDP Youth Co:Lab for Young Entrepreneurs

December 18, 2022

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and UNDP India jointly launched the 5th edition of Youth Co:Lab on December 15, 2022. What is Youth Co:Lab? Youth Co:Lab is the largest youth innovation movement in the Asia Pacific. It was co-created ..

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Surya Kiran XVI

December 18, 2022

The joint military exercise between India and Nepal, Exercise Surya Kiran XVI, is being held from December 16 to 29 this year in Nepal Army Battle School in Nepal’s Saljhandi. What is Exercise Surya Kiran? Exercise Surya Kiran is a ..

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World Restoration Flagships

December 18, 2022

At the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), the United Nations has recognized ten ground-breaking initiatives from across the world for their role in restoring the natural ecosystems. What are World Restoration Flagships? World Restoration Flagships of the UN Decade on Ecosystem ..

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