North America Current Affairs, GK & News
NASA to create computer models to protect delta system
NASA Scientists and scientists form other universities from Boston to California are aiming to create computer models which can be used with satellite data to learn which parts of their dwindling deltas can be shored up and which deltas are past hope. Why this need was felt? Scientists decided to create computer models in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: computer models to protect Deltas • Mississippi River • Mississippi River delta system • NASA • North America
Poorna Malavath scales Sixth Tallest Peak
Poorna Malavath has conquered the six highest peak in six continents in succession after scaling the highest peak of Antarctica, Mount Vinson Massif on 26th December 2019. Poorna also holds the record for the youngest girl in the world to scale Mount Everest at the age of 13 years and 11 months back in 2014. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Antarctica • Mount Denali • Mount Everest • Mount Vinson Massif • North America • Poorna Malavath • Unites States
Manav Thakkar becomes first Indian to be ranked World No.1 in U-21 Men’s Singles Category
19-year-old Indian table tennis player Manav Thakkar has jumped nine places to become the world number 1 in the Under-21 Men’s single category rankings released by the International Tennis Tennis Federation (ITTF) on Friday, 3rd January 2020. The updated ranking was released by ITTF on Friday, in which Manav achieved the feat after winning the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Argentina • International Tennis Tennis Federation (ITTF) • Jakarta • Manav Thakkar • North America • Table tennis
World Migration Report 2020 launched by IOM
‘The World Migration Report 2020’ was launched by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. IOM headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, was established in 1951, became a related organization to the United Nations in September 2019. The 2020 World Migration Report marks the tenth edition in the series with the first edition ..
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: China • Europe • Geneva • International Organization for Migration • Mexico • North America • Switzerland • United Nations • United States • world migration report
Trends on Babies with Low Birth Weight
The study from the researchers of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) published in The Lancet Global Health makes the following observations: 20.5 million babies (14.6%) were found to have been born with low birth weight (less than 2.5 kg) in 2015. The prevalence in ..
Topics: Australia • Europe • Indian Statistical Institute • Low birth weight • New Zealand • North America • Saharan Africa • South Asia • Sweden • UK • UNICEF • Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • USA • WHO • World Health Organisation