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The first HADR exercise ‘Samvedna’ of Indian Air Force (IAF) in association with South Asian Region nations started

The first Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise ‘Samvedna’ of the Indian Air Force in association with South Asian Region nations has started off the coast of...

March 12, 2018

Union Cabinet approves agreement with UNESCO on establishment of International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has recently approved the establishment of International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography, as a Category-2 Centre (C2C) of...

December 17, 2017

Underwater Robot gives rare glimpse beneath Antarctic sea ice

Remotely Operated Vehicle sent down by scientists of the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has captured a rare glimpse beneath the Antarctic sea ice through a small hole drilled...

December 22, 2016

19-metre wave has set a new world record

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has announced that a wave which was recorded by an automated buoy in the North Atlantic ocean between Iceland and the UK in February...

December 14, 2016

Biggest Ever Coral Die-Off Recorded On Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

It is estimated that warm seas have killed nearly two-thirds of a 700 km stretch of coral in the reef’s north in the past nine months. This is...

November 29, 2016

Cherry Plants to be planted in Japan to warn future generations about Tsunami

Cherry trees planted in tsunami-ravaged city of Rikuzentakata, Japan Residents of the tsunami-ravaged coastal city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture have launched a project to plant cherry trees...

March 7, 2012

A New Chapter in India China bilateral relations: Maritime Cooperation

India and China moved onto a new bilateral relation as they agreed upon a joint-declaration on: Sea Piracy Technological know-how on seabed research. The first offer aims to...

March 3, 2012

Current Affairs January 3, 2010

Appointments:Tamilnadu State Public Services Commission Chairman: MR R SellamuthuMR R Sellamuthu has been appointed as Chairman of the State Public Service Commission. who appoints chairman of state public...

January 5, 2010    Government Schemes Current Affairs