Page-75 of General Studies

Climate Equity Monitor

The Climate Equity Monitor is a website on global climate policy. Its web address is climateequiytmonitor.in. It provides information on climate actions of the signatories of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It was created by India. About ..

World Pedestrian Day

The World Pedestrian Day is still on papers. It has not been celebrated in the world yet. The idea of World Pedestrian Day was proposed by the Punjab Police. About World Pedestrian Day The Punjab Police want the world to ..

Infrastructure for Resilient Island State

The Infrastructure for Resilient Island State (IRIS) is an initiative to boost the infrastructure in small island countries. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the COP26 meeting held in Glasgow in November 2021. About IRIS The IRIS ..

Green Grids Initiative

The Green Grids Initiative aims to interconnect solar energy infrastructure. That is, under the initiative trans national electricity grids will be developed to deliver solar power. The grid built under the initiative is called One Sun One World Grid or ..

Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change

The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the supreme decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Convention is an agreement or a way by which things are done. The UNFCCC is held annually. About COP ..

Kerala Piravi Day

The Kerala Piravi Day is also called the Kerala Day. Every year the Kerala Piravi Day is celebrated on November 1. It is celebrated to mark the birth of the state of Kerala. The state was formed on November 1, ..

Ramari’s beaked whale

The Ramari’s beaked whale is a medium sized whale. It belongs to the genus Mesopolodon. Its scientific name is Mesopolodon eueu. The name comes from the Khwedam word. Khwedam is a popular language in Botswana, Angola, Namibia and South Africa. ..

Standard Operating Procedure for Care and Protection of Children in street situations

The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Care and Protection of Children in street situations was created by NCPCR in 2020. NCPCR is the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights. It was created based on the learning experiences shared by ..

P15B stealth guided-missile destroyer

The P-15 B destroyers are also called Bravo class destroyers or Visakhapatnam class destroyers. The Indian Navy received the ship in October 2021. It was built by the Mazgaon Dock Limited, Mumbai. Contract to build the ship In 2011, a ..

Spitzer Space Telescope

The Spitzer Space Telescope is an infrared space telescope. It was launched in 2003. It retired in 2020. About Spitzer Space Telescope The Spitzer was the first spacecraft to use earth-trailing orbit. It was the third spacecraft dedicated to infrared ..