New discoveries and new records of fauna and flora

In year 2021, India added on 540 species to its faunal database. Thus, total number of animal species now stands at 1,03,258. 315 taxa were also added on the Indian flora in 2021, taking the number of floral taxa to ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Sikkim- West Bengal Reciprocal Transport Agreement

Sikkim and West Bengal recently agreed for a new Reciprocal Transport Agreement (2022), highlighting the problems with previous 2007 agreement. Background 2007 agreement had provided permits for only Gangtok, Pelling & Namchi districts in Sikkim and Kalimpong, Siliguri & Darjeeling districts in ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs

10th World Peace Forum 2022

Tenth edition of the World Peace Forum 2022 is being organised by Tsinghua University, in Beijing. BRICS Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges As a part of the World Peace Forum, panel discussion on BRICS Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges” was held. India’s ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022

Category: Summits and Conferences

Cloudburst at Amarnath shrine

On July 8, 2022, a cloudburst near Amarnath shrine in Jammu and Kashmir took life of 15 people and over 40 are missing. Following the cloudburst, Amarnath yatra has been suspended till further advisory. Highlights Cloudburst has destroyed the community ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs

Shinzo Abe: Former Japan PM Assassinated

Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was snuffed on July 8, 2022, while he was campaigning for the upcoming elections in Japan. Key Points He was assassination in Nara city, in western Japan. An ex-military man shot him twice ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: July 9, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for July 9, 2022 INDIA – Enforcement Directorate slaps Rs 51 cr penalty on Amnesty India International, Rs 10 cr on ex-CEO Aakar Patel for having “violated” provisions of Foreign Exchange Management ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022

Category: Today's News Headlines

Chhattisgarh Electric vehicle policy

On July 7, 2022, Government of Chhattisgarh approved its “Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2022”. Highlights EV policy 2022 was approved with the objective of making Chhattisgarh an EV-manufacturing hub, reducing environment degradation and creating employment. Policy was approved during by Chief Minister ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs

Akasa Air gets DGCA’s Air License

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) gave the “Air Operator Certificate” to Akasa Air on July 7, 2022. Key Points Akasa is a start-up carrier, that has been promoted by ace stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. It will start ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs