What’s in the news? The Ministry of Women and Child Development is set to celebrate the fifth Poshan Pakhwada from 20th March 2022 to 3rd April 2023 with various activities nationwide. The Pakhwada aims to raise awareness about the importance …
What is it? It is an initiative spearheaded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) in collaboration with ISRO, DRDO, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Indian Navy. …
About GCC The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a political and economic union of Arab states bordering the Gulf. It was established in 1981 and its 6 members are the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. …
About WMO’s report The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), an agency of the United Nations in its recent report said sea levels rose by 4.5 millimetres (mm) a year on average between 2013 and 2022. This rise in sea levels is …