Top 10 Current Affairs – 10 February 2021
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Glacial Lake Outburst Floods
A glacier break is suspected to have caused the flash floods in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli. When glaciers melt, the water in glacial lakes accumulates behind loose, natural “glacial/moraine dams” made of ice, sand, pebbles and ice residue. Read More
DRDO and IISc signed MoU for Joint Advanced Technology Program
DRDO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru for creation of JATP–Center of Excellence (JATP – CoE) in the premises of IISc to expand the scope and objective of existing Joint Advanced Technology Program. Read More
Preserving and promoting the traditional cultural heritage of India
Institutions of Ministry of Culture such as the Academies namely Sangeet NatakAkademi (SNA), Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), Kalakshetra Foundation (KF), Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), National School of Drama (NSD), Sahitya Akademi (SA) and Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA) are engaged in the work of preserving and promoting the traditional cultural heritage of India. Read More
US moves to rejoin UN Human rights council
The Biden administration is set to announce this week that it will reengage with the much-maligned U.N. Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years ago. Read More
World Sustainable Development Summit 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the World Sustainable Development Summit 2021 on 10th February. The theme of the Summit is ‘Redefining our common future: Safe and secure environment for all’. Read More
PM recognises India’s youngest martyr after 8 decades
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Dhekiajuli town, about 150 kms northwest of Guwahati, to unveil a slew of development projects in Assam. Dhekiajuli is associated with the Quit India. Read More
Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Germany and Russia
In a development that could ratchet up tensions between the United States and Germany, the consortium building the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has said that it has resumed work on the controversial project. Read More
Government initiatives to Promote Farm Mechanization
Government of India informed Parliament about the initiatives to Promote Farm Mechanization. A special dedicated scheme ‘Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)’ has been introduced by Government of India in 2014-15. Read More
Smallest reptile on earth discovered in Madagascar
Scientists believe they may have discovered the smallest reptile on earth – a chameleon subspecies that is the size of a seed. The team found one male and one female of the species, named Brookesia nana, during an expedition in 2012. The male has a length (snout to vent) of 13.5 mm and a total length of 21.6 mm when the tail is included. Read More
Properties of element Einsteinium in the periodic table
A team of scientists at the Berkeley Lab has reported some of the properties of element 99 in the periodic table called “Einsteinium”, named after Albert Einstein. It was discovered in 1952 in the debris of the first hydrogen bomb (the detonation of a thermonuclear device called “Ivy Mike” in the Pacific Ocean). Read More