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2019 Nobel prize in physics awarded

The Nobel Prize 2019 for Physics has jointly been awarded to three scientists – James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz – groundbreaking discoveries about the evolution of the universe and the Earth’s place in the cosmos. One half of the award was given to James Peebles for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology and the ..

Topics: Astronomy • Contents • Cosmology • Cosmos: A Personal Voyage • Didier Queloz • Exoplanet • Michel Mayor • Nobel Prize • Peebles • Planet • Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences • Space Science

2019 edition of World Tourism Day (WTD)

The World Tourism Day (WTD) is observed every year on 27th of September to create awareness on the role of tourism among the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide. The 2019 theme is “Tourism and Jobs: A Better Future for All”.

Topics: Contents • Public health • Tourism • World Toilet Day • World Tourism Day • World Tourism Organization

India’s first garbage cafe is set to open in Ambikapur

In a unique initiative, the Ambikapur municipal corporation of Chhattisgarh will soon open India’s first ‘Garbage Cafe’ in the city of Ambikapur. This initiative is a step towards making the city plastic-free. In this unique Cafe’ poor people and rag pickers will get free food in exchange for 1Kg of plastic, while breakfast will be ..

Topics: Contents • Economy • Municipal solid waste • Plastic pollution • Recycling • Street furniture • SWaCH • Waste • Waste container • Waste management

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launches campaign Angikaar for change management

The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has recently launched a campaign for change management “Angikaar” for social behaviour change. The campaign focusesing on issues such as water & energy conservation, waste management, health, tree plantation, sanitation and hygiene for beneficiaries of completed houses under PMAY (U), through community mobilisation and IEC activities. For ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Ayushman Bharat Yojana • Contents • Health • hygiene • Public health • Publicly funded health care • sanitation

International Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure being set up in New Delhi

The Union Cabinet has recently given ex-post facto approval for the Establishment of an International Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) along with its supporting Secretariat Office in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch CDRI during the UN Climate Summit in New York on September 23, 2019.The CDRI will serve as a platform ..

Topics: Climate resilience • Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure • Contents • Narendra Modi • Psychological resilience • Resilience

WHO declares Ebola outbreak as global health emergency in DR Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The outbreak in DR Congo has killed more than 1,600 people. The outbreak, the second largest in history, started in August 2018 and is affecting two provinces in DR Congo ..

Topics: Congo Fever • Contents • Democratic Republic of the Congo • Ebola • Ebola virus disease • Flu pandemic • Global health • Health • Health law • Public Health Emergency of International Concern • Western African Ebola virus epidemic • World Health Organization