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• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 30, Aug 2021

Extremely dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Ida makes landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana.About HurricaneA hurricane is a type of storm called a tropical cyclone, which forms over tropical or subtropical waters.A tropical cyclone is a rotating low-pressure weather system that

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 30, Aug 2021

Chinese authorities said they will require a range of vessels “to report their information” when passing through what China sees as its “territorial waters”, starting from September 1.This could have ramifications for the free passage of both military and c

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 30, Aug 2021

Given the widespread destruction of rainforests and native biodiversity caused by oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia, environmental experts and politicians are warning that the Union government’s move to promote their cultivation in the northeastern States and in the Andam

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 28, Aug 2021

Mumbai saw participation of many brave women in India’s freedom struggleMadam Cama, a Parsi from Mumbai, inspired the nation to have a flag of its own by hoisting the first flag for India.Perin Captain and her two sisters, who were grand-daughters of Dadabhai Naoroji, sold

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 28, Aug 2021

The 7th BRICS Environment Ministerial Meet 2021 was held virtually at the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi, under India’s chairmanship The New Delhi statement on the environment aims to further the spirit of Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation, & Consensus in E

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 28, Aug 2021

Launched by Minister of State for Electronics & Information TechnologyAim: To enable Researchers and Students to carry out research in Quantum Computing in a cost effective mannerQSim is an outcome of the project “Design and Development of Quantum Computer Toolkit (Sim

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 28, Aug 2021

India has added 557 new species to its fauna, which includes 407 new species and 150 new records, reveals Animal Discoveries 2020Some interesting species discovered in 2020 are:Trimeresurus salazar, a green pit viper discovered in Arunachal PradeshLycodon deccanensis, the Decc

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 27, Aug 2021

Indian Navy is participating in the sea phase of Exercise Malabar 2021 along with the US Navy (USN), Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).Malabar series of maritime exercise commenced in 1992 as an IN-USN Exercise.In 2015, JMSDF joined

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 27, Aug 2021

ContextIn March 2021, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) published the UAS Rules, 2021.They were perceived by academia, Startups, end-users and other stakeholders as being restrictive in nature as they involved considerable paperwork, required permissions for every drone flig

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 27, Aug 2021

Why in news: Sambhar Lake is constantly shrinking with the degradation of soil and water quality and a decline in the population of migratory birds.Location: Sambhar Town, Jaipur30% of the Sambhar Lake’s area had been lost to mining and other activities, including the ille