Recently, as part of the Indian Navy’s long-range deployment, INS Trishul visited Port Anjouan, Comoros.   About INS Trishul – It is the second frigate of the Talwar class of the Indian Navy. It is the guided missile frigate, that joined the arsenal of the Indian Navy in 2003.   About the Talwar class of… Continue reading INS Trishul

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently announced that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is “on the verge of financial collapse”.   About The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) – It is a UN agency that supports… Continue reading UNRWA

The Law Commission, in its 22nd report, has urged that the sedition law needs to be retained but certain amendments should be made for greater clarity regarding its usage.   Details – The Law Commission, in its 22nd report, has urged that the sedition law needs to be retained but certain amendments should be made… Continue reading Sedition Law

As Cauvery water is scheduled to be released from the Mettur dam soon, farmers in the district are undertaking preparatory measures to commence kuruvai cultivation as soon as the river water reaches their fields.   About Mettur Dam – It is one of the largest dams in India, built in 1934. Location — Mettur, Salem… Continue reading Mettur Dam

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) recently issued a declaration of solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) communities around the globe.   About Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) – UNAIDS is an innovative joint venture of the United Nations family established in 1996, which brings together the… Continue reading Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS

Authorities in Delhi recently demolished several shanties near central Delhi’s Pragati Maidan as part of an anti-encroachment drive.   About Pragati Maidan – It is one of the biggest exhibition centres in India. Location — New Delhi History — It was inaugurated on 3 November 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The first show… Continue reading Pragati Maidan

The External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar is in Cape Town (South Africa) to attend a meeting of the foreign ministers (FM) of BRICS – a grouping comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.   About BRICS – The BRIC [Brazil, Russia, India and China] idea was first conceived in 2001 by Goldman… Continue reading BRICS

Recently, NHPC Limited and Vidhyut Utpadan Company Limited (VUCL), Nepal signed an MoU for development of Phukot Karnali Hydro Electric Project (480MW) in Nepal.   About Phukot Karnali Hydro Electric Project – It is located in Kalikot district, Karnali Province of Nepal. The project will use the flow from the Karnali River for power generation… Continue reading Phukot Karnali Hydro Power Project

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), which hosts the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), recently announced that scientists at the organisation found the first evidence of the rare process by which the Higgs boson decays into a Z boson and a photon.   About Higgs Boson – It is the fundamental force-carrying particle associated with the Higgs… Continue reading Higgs Boson

Celebrations marking the 350th anniversary of the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj recently began at the Raigad fort in Maharashtra.   About Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj – He was the founder of the Maratha Empire in western India. He was born on February 19, 1630 to Shahaji Bhosle and Jijabai in the fort of Shivneri, near… Continue reading Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj