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 ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

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 ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

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 ..

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 ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

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 ..

Analysis of the Global Climate Risk Index 2020

The most affected countries in the year 2018 as per the 15th index of Global Climate Risk were Japan, the Philippines, and Germany. Comparison of the most affected countries Index ranking of 2018 with their ranking in 2017: Japan was ..