Dia Mirza Current Affairs, GK & News
‘Not all animals migrate by choice’ campaign launched
Ahead of International Day of Biological Diversity (celebrated on 22 May), an awareness campaign was launched by the name of ‘Not all animals migrate by choice’ to be displayed at major airports across India. Key Highlights about Campaign Objective: To raise awareness on illegal wildlife trade To garner public support for conservation and protection of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: AAI and GMR Group • Airports Authority of India • CITES • Dia Mirza • Forest and Climate Change • Ministry of Environment • Pangolin • Star Tortoise • Tiger • Tokay Gecko • UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador • United Nation Environment India • WCCB • Wildlife Crime Control Bureau • Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) 1972
Actress Dia Mirza, among 17 New SDG Advocates of UN
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres appointed 17 global figures which includes China’s Alibaba chief Jack Ma and Indian actress Dia Mirza as the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) advocates. Jack Ma, the founder and Executive Chairman of Chinese MNC Alibaba Group has been an SDG Advocate since 2016. About the New SDG Advocates ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Persons in News
Topics: António Guterres • CoP21 • Dia Mirza • Jack Ma • Japan • MDG • Millennium Development Goals • Paris Climate Conference • SDG • SDG Advocates of UN • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction • Sustainable Development Goals • UN • UN Secretary-General • UNEP • United Nation Environment Program
Dia Mirza named ambassador for Swachh Saathi programme
Bollywood actress Dia Mirza was named as the ambassador for Swachh Saathi (student internship) programme. She was selected because she is an active campaigner and a youth icon for Swachh Bharat (Clean India) Mission which seeks to make country clean . As the ambassador, she would interact with college and school students from across the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2016
Category: Persons in News
Topics: Dia Mirza • Entertainment • Government Schemes • Persons in News • Swachh Bharat Mission • Swachh Saathi Programme