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Rajinder K Pachauri passes away
Rajinder K Pachauri, who recently passed away, was the founder and chief executive of the New-Delhi based research institute, the Energy Resources Institute (TERI). He was elected Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2002, which was established by the World Meteorological Organisation and the United Nations Environment Programme. He had received ..
Topics: IPCCC • Nobel Peace Prize • United Nations Environment Programme • World Meteorological Organisation
2019- 7th Warmest Year in India in last 119 Years
According to a report published by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) named ‘Climate Summary’ on Wednesday, 8th January 9, 2020, since record-keeping commenced in the year 1901, 2019 was the 7th warmest year in India as per the records of previous 119 years available. From 1980-2010 the average of mean temperature is defined, as in ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Arabian Sea • Climate Summary • Global warming • India Meteorological Department (IMD) • World Meteorological Organisation
India, China, Pakistan to work together to study impact of climate change on Hindu-Kush-Himalayan region
India Meteorological Department (IMD) is collaborating with meteorological agencies in China and Pakistan, among others, to provide climate forecast services to countries in Hindu-Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region. These countries have agreed to establish regional climate centre that will provide forecasting services and climate analyses. This centre will be under World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). It will help ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: China • Climate change • Cryospheric Zones • Environment • Hindu-Kush-Himalayan region • India • India Meteorological Department • Pakistan • Third Pole • World Meteorological Organisation
Ex ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar conferred France's Highest Civilian Honour
On 2 May 2019 former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman A S Kiran Kumar was awarded France’s highest civilian honour ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Legion d’Honneur’ (or National Order of the Legion of Honour) by France’s Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler on behalf of French President. Importance He was awarded for his ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: AS Kiran Kumar • Cartosat • Chandrayaan-1 • Chevalier de l'Ordre national de la Legion d'Honneur • Earth observation satellites • France • India • India-France • INSAT–3D • ISRO • Napoleon Bonaparte • Resourcesat • Vikram Sarabhai Space Center • WMO • World Meteorological Organisation
Ex ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar conferred France’s Highest Civilian Honour
On 2 May 2019 former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman A S Kiran Kumar was awarded France’s highest civilian honour ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Legion d’Honneur’ (or National Order of the Legion of Honour) by France’s Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler on behalf of French President. Importance He was awarded for his ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: AS Kiran Kumar • Cartosat • Chandrayaan-1 • Chevalier de l'Ordre national de la Legion d'Honneur • Earth observation satellites • France • India • India-France • INSAT–3D • ISRO • Napoleon Bonaparte • Resourcesat • Vikram Sarabhai Space Center • WMO • World Meteorological Organisation