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Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Power Project
The 720 Megawatts Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Power Project, which was implemented with the assistance from India, was recently handed over to the Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) in Bhutan. With this handing over, the two countries have successfully completed four mega hydroelectric power projects. What is Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Power Project? The 720 MW project Mangdechhu Hydroelectric ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Hydropower • hydropower plant • Hydropower project • India-Bhutan
Kameng Hydropower Station
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Kameng hydropower project to the nation. About Kameng hydropower station The 600 MW Kameng hydropower project was developed by the state-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO). It is situated in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district. Stretching across more than 80 km, this project was developed at the cost ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: 2015 Paris Agreement • Arunachal Pradesh • Hydropower • hydropower plant • Hydropower project • Rivers In India
What is Potamophylax coronavirus?
Kosovar Biologist Halil Ibrahimi has named a newly discovered insect after COVID-19 virus. About the insect Ibrahimi spent years working on a different type of Caddisfly species. The species was found in Accursed Mountains (Kosovo’s Western Bjeshket e Nemuna National Park). It has now been named as “Potamophylax coronavirus”. The species is endemic to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Adriatic Sea • hydropower plant • mediterranean sea • national park • New Species • UNESCOS World Heritage List. • United Nations