India to restore 50 lakh hectare of degraded land by 2030: Environment Minister

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that India has set target to restore 50 lakh hectare of its degraded land by 2030. He made this announcement at curtain raiser event for 14th meeting of Conference of Parties to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP14) to be held in India for first time from ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Centre of excellence to combat desertification • Desertification • Environment • India • Land Degradation • UNCCD COP14 • United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

IAF’s Shalija Dhami becomes India’s 1st female flight commander

Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Wing Commander Shalija Dhami scripted history by becoming country’s 1st female officer to be appointed as flight commander of a flying unit.  She took over as flight commander of a Chetak helicopter unit at Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. A Flight Commander post is 2nd in command of flight commander ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: 1st female flight commander • Commanding Unit of Women Officers • Flight Commander • Hindon airbase • Indian Air Force • Shalija Dhami • Wing Commander Shalija Dhami

Maitri mobile app: to connect old-age homes and orphanages, win tech prize in US

Five Girls from Amity International School in Noida, Uttar Pradesh developed a mobile application called ‘Maitri’ that connects children at orphanages with senior citizens in old-age homes. The innovation by this all-girls team called “Tech Witches” fetched them a bronze medal at global tech competition called ‘Technovation Challenge’ held in San Francisco, United States. The ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Amity International School • Maitri • Mobile app • Noida • old-age homes • orphanages • San Francisco • Technovation Challenge • United States

Indian Institute of Petroleum sets up plant to turn plastic waste into diesel

Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) has set up a waste plastic to diesel plant in Dehradun (capital of Uttarakhand) as a step towards ensuring freedom from plastic. It was inaugurated by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science and Technology and Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Key Highlights Process: In the waste plastic ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research • Fuel • Indian Institute of Petroleum • Plastic pollution • waste plastic to diesel plant

Shaheen VIII: Pakistan-China aerial exercise held in China’s Hotan City

Pakistan and China are conducting joint bilateral aerial exercise Shaheen VIII (Eagle VIII) in Chinese city of Holton, close to the Indian border near Ladakh. It was eight edition of this aerial exercise, which is conducted annually by India’s two neighbours since 2011. About Shaheen VIII The air to air war games as part of ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: aerial exercise • air to air war games • Defence • International • Military Exercises • Pakistan-China • Shaheen VIII