Project ‘Decarbonising Transport in India’ will be launched on 24th June

Published: June 22, 2020

For reducing the carbon dioxide emission caused due to transportation in the country, NITI Aayog will launch the project ‘Decarbonising Transport in India’ on 24th June 2020. The project is in collaboration with the International Transport Forum (ITF). Objective of the Project To meet the goals related to climate/ climate change in the country, it ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Argentina • Azerbaijan • Decarbonising Transport in Emerging Economies (DTEE) • Decarbonising Transport in India • France • International Transport Forum (ITF) • Morocco • NITI Aayog • Paris

14,100 tonnes of the rare metal, Lithium Reserves found in India

Published: February 18, 2020

The researchers at the India’s Atomic Energy Commission have found Lithium Reserves of 14,100 tonnes in Mandya. Mandya is 100 km away from Bengaluru, Karnataka. Being a very rare metal Lithium is mainly used in manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles. Highlights The reserves found is very little as compared to the world’s leading producers of ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Argentina • Australia • Chile • Clean Energy • Electric vehicles • Lithium

Manav Thakkar becomes first Indian to be ranked World No.1 in U-21 Men’s Singles Category

Published: January 4, 2020

19-year-old Indian table tennis player Manav Thakkar has jumped nine places to become the world number 1 in the Under-21 Men’s single category rankings released by the International Tennis Tennis Federation (ITTF) on Friday, 3rd January 2020. The updated ranking was released by ITTF on Friday, in which Manav achieved the feat after winning the ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Topics: Argentina • International Tennis Tennis Federation (ITTF) • Jakarta • Manav Thakkar • North America • Table tennis

First North East Food Innovation Exhibition

Published: December 6, 2019

The Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad K Sangma inaugurated the first edition of the North East Food Exhibition in Shillong on Wednesday, 4th December 2019. The food exhibition is been organized at the Polo ground of Shillong, aiming to make it the biggest food festival in the South East Asian region. The exhibition will focus ..

Category: States Current Affairs

Topics: Argentina • Bangladesh • Chief Minister of Meghalaya • Chile • Conrad K Sangma • Costa Rica • Georgia • Japan • Mexico • North East Food Innovation Exhibition

Climate and Environmental Emergency declared by European Union Parliament

Published: November 29, 2019

Urging all countries under the European Union to commit to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions on Thursday, November 28, 2019, The European Parliament declared a global ” Climate and Environmental Emergency”. The resolution was passed with a comfortable majority of 429 votes in favour to 225 votes against the declaration. The Parliament also called on all ..

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Argentina • Bangladesh • Canada • Climate change • COP25 • European Union • european union parliament • Greenhouse gas • Madrid • Spain

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