Thailand Current Affairs, GK & News
Lebanon: First Arab Country to legalize Marijuana cultivation
On April 23, 2020, Lebanon became the first Arab country to legalize marijuana cultivation. This has been done by the Lebanese Parliament in order to boost the export of marijuana. Highlights The cannabis plant has been farmed illegally in Lebanon in the fertile Bekaa Valley. Today the country has legalized marijuana cultivation for industrial and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Afghanistan. Pakistan • Cannabis • golden crescent • Golden Triangle • Heroin • Illegal cultivation • Iran • Mekong river • Myanmar • Thailand
Leather back Sea Turtles build largest nests in 20 years in deserted beaches
The largest number of nests of the rare Leather back sea turtles were found in Thailand. This was mainly because, the beaches in Thailand were deserted due to COVID-19 lock down. Highlights Earlier news reported that wild boars were patrolling the Israeli city of Haifa. With more than 2,765 infections in Thailand, the country has ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Biodiversity • COVID-19 • Endangered • IUCN • leather back turtle' • lock down • Thailand • Turtle sanctuary • Vulnerable
Thailand’s Anti-Flood Park
An architectural model from Thailand is being suggested as a possible solution for Mumbai’s flood problem in light of rising sea levels. Kotchakorn Voraakhom: Kotchakorn Voraakhom is a Thai architect who is credited for coming up with the anti-flooding architectural model. She and her firm Landprocess is known for promoting ‘mindful development over mindless construction’. ..
Topics: Anti-Flood Park • Flooding • Sea level rise • Thailand
Indian Teacher became the first Foreigner to contract Coronavirus
Since last couple of weeks a mysterious SARS-like Coronavirus have been reportedly spread in the cities of Shenzhen and Wuhan in China, a 45-year-old Indian citizen, Preeti Maheshwari, who is working as a teacher at an International School in Shenzhen became the first foreigner to be contracted with the virus since the outbreak. In 2002-2003, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: China • Coronavirus • Japan • SARS • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome • Shenzhen • Thailand • Wuhan
International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming Systems for BIMSTEC countries
The Director-General of ICAR inaugurated the 3 day International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming Systems for the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) countries in New Delhi on Wednesday, 11th December 2019. The Seminar is organized by the Department of Agricultural Research and Education under the Ministry of Agriculture and ..
Topics: Bangladesh • Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation • Bhutan • BIMSTEC • Government of India • Indian Council of Agricultural Research • International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming Systems • Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare • Myanmar • Narendra Modi • Nepal • New Delhi • Prime minister • srilanka • Thailand