Chandrayaan 3 Chandrayaan 3 is an ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) mission with the primary objective of putting a lander and rover in the highlands near the south pole of the Moon on 23 August 2023 and demonstrating end-to-end landing and roving capabilities. Chandrayaan 3 mission is a follow-on mission Read more…
CCPI 2023 CCPI 2023: The Climate Change Performance Index was released on November 14th, 2022. The index was published by: Germanwatch, CAN International, and the NewClimate Institute based in Germany. The rank of India in CCPI 2023: India secured 8th position in CCPI 2023, it jumps 2 spots higher. India Read more…
World Press Freedom Index 2023 Published by: Reporter Without Borders (RSF) – A non-profit organization (NGO) based in Paris. RSF has a consultative status of the United Nations (UN) and UNESCO The Council of Europe and the Organization Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) OIF is an organization of 54 French-speaking countries. Read more…
World Happiness Report 2023 The World Happiness Report is released annually around March 20th as part of the International Day of Happiness celebration. Top Ranked Country: The European Nation Finland is the world’s happiest country for the sixth year in a row, according to World Happiness Report ranking based largely Read more…
World Wildlife Day World Wildlife Day is celebrated on 3rd March. It is a United Nations international day to celebrate all the world’s wild animals and plants and the contributions that they make to our lives and the health of the planet. The theme of World Wildlife Day 2023 The Read more…
Nobel Prize 2022 The Nobel Prize and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel were awarded 615 times to 989 people and organizations, between 1901 and 2022. As some received the Nobel prize more than once, this makes a total of 954 individuals and 27 Read more…
Human Development Index (HDI) 2021-22 Human Development Index (HDI) 2021-22 Release date: 8 September 2022 Released by the Human Development Report Office (HDRO)of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Switzerland ranked first in HDI 2021 with an HDI value of 0.962 India ranked 132 in HDI with a value of Read more…
PM SHRI Schools (Prime Minister Schools for Rising India) Release date of PM SHRI scheme: On the occasion of Teachers’ Day Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi announced PM SHRI Schools. Teachers’ Day is celebrated in India on the 5th of September every year. Introduction and Aim of PM SHRI: PM Read more…
Ten New RAMSAR Sites of India India added 10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites. These sites include six sites in Tamil Nadu, one each in Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha. As there were 54 Ramsar sites earlier in India, by adding these sites, the total number of Ramsar Read more…
Five New Ramsar Sites in India India has designated five new Ramsar wetlands for International importance. Now including these five sites, the total number of Ramsar Wetland Sites in India is increased from 49 to 54. Out of these 5 Ramsar Sites, three wetlands are in Tamil Nadu, one in Read more…