David Attenborough Current Affairs, GK & News

Indian Project wins Eco Oscars

October 18, 2021

An Indian Project, Takachar’s Innovation, that recycles agricultural waste into fuel has won the “Prince William’s inaugural Earthshot Prize”, which is also called as “Eco Oscars. Highlights Eco Oscars honour people who are trying to save the planet Earth. This award is presented with the aim of providing assistance to and inspire innovative local solutions ..

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Indira Gandhi peace prize awarded to Sir David Attenborough

September 8, 2020

Sir David Attenborough, who is a naturalist and broadcaster, will be awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2019. An international jury chaired by former President Pranab Mukherjee selected him for the 2019 prize. He was selected for the prize because he spent a lifetime of doing research to ..

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Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for 2019: David Attenborough

November 20, 2019

Renowned naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough will be conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2019. He was selected for the 2019 prize by an international jury chaired by former President Pranab Mukherjee. He is being awarded the prize for a lifetime of doing more to reveal wonders ..

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New Spider species named after David Attenborough

August 11, 2012

A new species of spider was named after the British naturalist and famous TV Broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. The species prethopalpus attenboroughi is found only on Horn island in the Torres Strait in Queensland, Australia. The other name of Prethopalpus is goblin spider. Earlier a fossil of a fish Materpiscis attenboroughi that existed 380 million ..

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