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5 lakh government vehicles to be converted into e-vehicles
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar flagged off the electric vehicles procured by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in New Delhi. Highlights The minister announced that all the 5 lakh government vehicles are to be converted ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
October 31: World Cities Day
The World Cities Day (WCD) is being celebrated by the United Nations to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization. It also intends to address the challenges of urbanization and to contribute to sustainable urban development around the world. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
SEED Awards of United Nations: 4 Indian start-ups among 14 winners
The SEED awards are granted to organizations working towards achieving sustainable development goals (SDG). The 2019 SEED awards included SEED Low carbon, SEED South Africa Climate Adaptation, SEED Africa Awards and SEED Gender Equality Awards. 14 finalists from Asian and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
UNEP’s Colombo Declaration to tackle global nitrogen challenges
On October 24, 2019, the member states of United Nations endorsed a proposed road map for action on nitrogen challenges called Colombo Declaration on Sustainable Nitrogen Management. It was organized by Sri Lanka with the support of UN and its ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
October 24: UN Day
The UN Day marks the entry into force of the UN Charter in 1945. However, the day is being commemorated since 1948. In 1971, UN recommended that the day be observed as public holiday by member nations. Next year, October ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
October 16: World Food Day
The World Food Day (WFD) is held annually on 16th October by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UN (United Nations). It is celebrated to commemorate the creation of FAO. The day is marked by more than 150 countries all ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
October 9: World Post Day
The World Post Day was declared by the UPU (Universal Postal Union) Congress in Tokyo, Japan. The proposal for the commemoration of the day was submitted by a member of Indian Delegation Mohan Narula. It was started in Switzerland in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
October 7: World Habitat Day
The World Habitat Day is organized by the United Nations. The organization has designated the first Monday of every October to commemorate the day. Theme: Frontier Technologies as an innovative tool to transform waste to wealth. The theme is built ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
39th World Congress of Poets organized in Bhubaneswar
The 39th World Congress of Poets was inaugurated at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology. Theme: Compassion through Poetry. The theme aims to promote peace and brotherhood through poetry. The event was inaugurated by the Odisha Chief Minister. Vice President ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
October 1: International Day of Older Persons Observed
The International Day of Older Persons is observed to highlight contributions made by the older population to the society. It aims at raising awareness of opportunities and challenges of ageing in the world. According to the United Nations, between 2017 ..