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World Nature Conservation Day, Date, Theme and Significance

World Nature Conservation Day World Nature Conservation Day, which is celebrated on 28th July, is an opportunity to raise awareness of the critical need to protect the environment, including all of its natural resources, plant and animal species, soil, water,...

Amar Jawan Jyoti, Significance, Merged with National War Memorial

Amar Jawan Jyoti An Indo-Pakistani war memorial called Amar Jawan Jyoti was created under India Gate in December 1971. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the memorial was conceptualized and unveiled on January 26, 1972. The Amar Jawan Jyoti, which...

Line of Control (LoC), Background, How LoC was formed?

Line of Control India and its neighbors, including China and Pakistan, have occasionally engaged in border-related disputes. The advent of wars has been significantly influenced by these border disputes. The LOC and LAC are the two most well-known borders in...

International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem 2023

International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem Every year on July 26th, the world celebrates the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem. Its goal is to raise awareness of the value of mangrove ecosystems as...

Kyoto Protocol, Objectives, History, Principle and Features

Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol was formally adopted on December 11th, 1997, but it wasn't until after a protracted ratification procedure that it went into force on February 16th, 2005. As of right present, there are 192 Parties to the...

UPSC EPFO Result 2023 Out, Download EO AO Result PDF

UPSC EPFO Result 2023 Out UPSC EPFO Result 2023 has been released by Union Public Service Commission on 21st July 2023 at upsc.gov.in which is official website of UPSC. UPSC EPFO Result is announced for EO, AO and APFC Posts...

Stockholm Convention, Objectives, Members and Challenges

Stockholm Convention A global agreement known as the Stockholm Convention was created in 2001 to safeguard both human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants, or POPs. 2020 will see the ratification of seven substances listed under the Stockholm...

World Meteorological Organisation, Headquarter, Members & Function

World Meteorological Organisation The International Meteorological Organisation (IMO), from which the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) emerged, was a multilateral organisation that was founded in 1950. WMO is in charge of fostering global collaboration in fields including oceanography, atmospheric chemistry, hydrology,...

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), AR6 Findings

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a scientific government agency of the United Nations that was set up at the request of member governments to give the world an unbiased, scientific assessment of climate...

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development An intergovernmental economic organisation called the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) was founded in 1961 and currently has 38 member nations. It was started to encourage economic growth and international trade. The...