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As part of the Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island, THE Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is working towards development of Mega International Container Transhipment Port (ICTP) at Galathea Bay of Great Nicobar Island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in Bay of Bengal. Strategic location Benefits Great Nicobar: Features
Coal India Ltd (CIL) has envisaged to process the overburden rocks for sand production in mines where Overburden or OB material contain about 60% sandstone by volume which is harnessed through crushing and processing of Overburden. Overburden Sand and laws Benefits of M-Sand
India has issued a notice to Pakistan seeking modification of the more than six-decade-old Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). About Indus Waters Treaty Reasons behind notice (Source: Indian Express and PIB)
Under Operation Kanak, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a massive crackdown on the Food Corporation of India (FCI) conducted searches at around 99 locations across the country and recovered cash amounting to Rs 1.03 crore and fixed deposit receipts of around Rs 3 crore along with property documents.
The Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the Prime Minister has underlined the urgent need of streamlining of monuments of national importance (MNI). Key highlights of the report The problems Suggestions
India and Egypt agreed on January 25, 2023, to elevate their bilateral ties to “Strategic Partnership”. The partnership covers political, security, defence, energy and economic aspects. Key points India-Egypt bilateral relations
England Test captain Ben Stokes and England all-rounder Nat Sciver are among the winners in the International Cricket Council’s annual awards 2022. Full list of ICC winners:
Union Health Minister on 26th January unveiled the iNNCOVACC COVID19 vaccine which is the world’s first intranasal COVID19 vaccine to receive approval for the primary 2-dose schedule, and as a heterologous booster dose. About iNNCOVACC It is developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) in collaboration with Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance (BIRAC). ZyCoV-D
According to data accessed via the Right To Information Act, India is lagging behind in the targets to increase the number and quality of tree- and forest-cover plantations set in the Green India Mission. (Source: The Hindu) About National Mission for a Green India (GIM) Key data highlights India State of Forest Report-2021
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch the Aditya-L1 mission by June or July 2023. ISRO chairman S. Somanath, announced the schedule during the handing over ceremony of the Visible Line Emission Coronagraph (VELC) payload on January 26. Key points About Corona
South African government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for translocation of 12 cheetahs to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP). Key points Benefits of Cheetah restoration About Cheetahs
On 24th January, a five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice K M Joseph simplified the ‘living will’ rules on passive euthanasia in cases of terminal illness by removing red tape and constituting a time-bound process. What is a living will? Living will 2018 guidelines Living Will new guidelines (2023)
The first India Stack Developer Conference was inaugurated by the Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology on 25th January 2023. Key points
Earth’s inner core has stopped spinning faster than the planet’s surface and might now be rotating slower than it, finds a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. The study has been published by authors, Xiaodong Song and Yi Yang of China’s Peking University. About Earth’s inner core Key findings of study Opposite views
The biennial Tri-Services Amphibious Exercise, AMPHEX 2023 was conducted at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh from 17 to 22 January 23.