Australia Current Affairs, GK & News
Garrarnawun Bush Tomato
A new species of bush tomato, christened Garrarnawun bush tomato (Solanum scalarium), was discovered in Australia recently. About the genus Solanum Genus Solanum has around 1,400 accepted species that are distributed across the world. The species belonging to this genus are found in all continents except Antarctica. It is the most species-rich genus in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Australia • National Parks • New Species • Tomato
Austra Hind 22
The Austra Hind 22 exercise commenced recently in Rajasthan. It is being held after the 26th edition of the quadrilateral maritime drill Exercise Malabar was concluded off the coast of Japan in early November 2022. What is Austra Hind 22? The Austra Hind 22 is a bilateral training exercise between the Indian Army and the ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Austra Hind Exercise • Australia • DOGRA Regiment • India-Australia • Indian Army • malabar exercise
State of the Climate Report for Australia
The State of the Climate Report for Australia was released on November 23, 2022. It is a biennial report released by Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Bureau of Meteorology. It provides insights into the continent’s current and future climates. The report was released weeks after a ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Australia • Climate change • Coral bleaching • Coral reef • Coral reefs • Effects of global warming • Global warming • Heatwaves • Tropical Cyclone
Australia’s Plan to Stop Extinction Crisis
Australia announced a plan to halt extinction of species. Key facts The Australian Government is planning on stopping species from going extinct and ending the country’s status as “the mammal extinction capital of the world”. The strategy comes after the State of the Environment report found that Australia has the highest instances of extinction in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: animal conservation • Australia • Environmental conservation
Exercise Kakadu 2022
Exercise Kakadu 2022 commenced in Australia’s Darwin on September 12, 2022. Key facts The Exercise Kakadu 2022 (KA22) is a multinational exercise hosted by the Australian Navy in Darwin – the capital of Australia’s Northern Territory. It will be held from September 12 to 24 this year by the Royal Australian Navy with the support ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Australia • Exercise Kakadu • Indian Navy • INS Satpura • Naval Exercises • Operation Pitch Black • P8I • P8I surveillance planes
Exercise Pitch Black 2022
Exercise Pitch Black is scheduled to be organised between 19 Aug 22 to 08 Sep 22. This is a biennial, multi-national exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Highlights Almost 2,500 personnel from over 17 countries and 100 aircraft will engage in both Offensive Counter Air (OCA) and Defensive Counter Air (DCA) combat ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs • Events Current Affairs
Topics: Australia • Exercise Pitch Black • Indian Air Force • Indian Airforce • Joint military exercise • Military Exercises • Pitch Black • Pitch Black-2022 • RAAF