WHAT DOES THE REPORT SAY:- Over India, the annual mean land surface air temperature in 2022 was +0.51 degrees Celsius higher than the long-term average (1981-2010 period). Since national records began in 1901, the year 2022 ranked as the sixth warmest on record. Although greater than the previous ...

Prez Droupadi Murmu Laid foundation Stone of SJVN’s 1000 MW Bikaner Solar Power Project: President Droupadi Murmu laid the foundation stone of state-owned energy firm SJVN’s 1,000 MV Bikaner Solar Power Project. The event was done virtually by the President of India in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The ...

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas or NRI Day 2023: On January 9, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, also known as NRI Day, is publicly marked to commemorate the day Mahatma Gandhi arrived in Mumbai, India from South Africa. The day is celebrated to acknowledge the contribution of the non-resident Indian community in ...

Power Grid Ranked 1st in Services Sector in PE Survey 2021-22: In the areas of Gross Block, Value Addition, Net Profit, Net Worth, Dividend Declaration, and Contribution to the Central Exchequer, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) was placed first in the services sector. It was ...

India deploys a platoon of women peacekeepers to the UN Mission in Sudan: India deployed a platoon of women peacekeepers in the Abyei region of Sudan on 6 January as part of the Indian battalion in the United Nations Interim Security Force (UNISFA). An overview of the news Since sending its ...

National Saving Certificate Interest Rate Hiked for Jan-Mar 2023 Quarter: The National Savings Certificate interest rate has been raised by the government from 6.8% to 7% for the quarter of January-March 2023.The National Savings Certificate is a trusted saving product offered by the Indian Post ...

Silent Valley bird species increases to 175: A bird survey conducted at the Silent Valley National Park in the last week of December identified 141 species, of which 17 were new. So far, 175 species of birds have been spotted in Silent Valley. So far, 175 species of birds have been spotted in ...

Cabinet Nod for Rs 2500 Cr Scheme to Raise Infra of DD, AIRs: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a project worth more than Rs 2,500 crore for Doordarshan and All India Radio in an effort to modernise Prasar Bharati's broadcast network and infrastructure. Under the scheme, ...

First G-20 Meeting to Take Place in Puducherry on Jan 31: The inaugural G-20 conference will take place in Puducherry on January 31, according to Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan. The G20 logo for the meeting was released by Lieutenant Governor Dr. Tamilisai ...

Ghaziabad-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay section: The Ghaziabad-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay segment (762 KM) now holds the record for the Indian Railways' longest fully automatic block signalling section. In order to increase line capacity to run more trains on existing High Density Routes of Indian ...