HARYANA
2 Haryana sites added to Ramsar list as wetlands of international importance
Two sites in Haryana have been recognised as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. Beside the two sites in Haryana, 2 sites in Gujarat too were recognised, taking the number of such sites to 46 in the country.
The Union Environment Ministry said Sultanpur National Park in Gurgaon and Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary in Jhajjar — have been included in the Ramsar list.
The aim of the Ramsar list is “to develop and maintain an international network of wetlands which are important for the conservation of global biological diversity and for sustaining human life through the maintenance of their ecosystem components, processes and benefits”.
Haryana’s Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary is a human-made freshwater wetland and the largest in Haryana. Over 250 bird species use the sanctuary throughout the year as a resting and roosting site. The site supports more than 10 globally threatened species including the endangered Egyptian Vulture, Steppe Eagle, Pallas’s Fish Eagle, and Black-bellied Tern.
The Sultanpur National Park in Haryana supports more than 220 species of resident, winter migratory and local migratory waterbirds at critical stages of their life cycles.
INTERNATIONAL
World Airport Award Ranking by Skytrax
The Skytrax World Airport Award ranking for the year 2021 was published. In the report, Indira Gandhi International Airport of Delhi has emerged among world’s top-50 best airports in the 2021.
Highlights:
Delhi Airport emerged as best airport in the country for the 3rd consecutive year.
Mumbai, Hyderabad, & Bengaluru have found a rank among world’s top 100 best airports.
In the world airport’s awards list 2021, Delhi has been ranked at 45th place. It has improved as compared to number 50 in 2020. Delhi airport is 1st Indian airport to achieve this mark.
Hyderabad has been positioned at 64th place. Its raking has been improved against 71st in 2020.
Mumbai is positioned at 65th number, besides getting 52nd place in 2020.
Top-5 airports of the world: Doha Hamad International Airport, Tokyo Haneda airport, Changi Airport Singapore, Seoul Incheon International Airport and Tokyo Narita.
Skytrax is a UK-based consultancy, running an airline & airport review and also ranking site.
NATIONAL
Chandrayaan 2 Discovers Water Molecules on the Moon
Orbiter of the Chandrayaan 2 of the Indian Space Research Organisation has detected water molecules on the surface of the moon.
Highlights:
From the view of researchers that there was widespread lunar hydration and also unambiguous detection of H2O signatures in between 29 degrees north and 62 degrees north latitudes on the moon.
Chandrayaan 2 Mission was launched by ISRO in 2019 which suffered a tragic crash when the lander got damaged.
However, its orbiter has helped in many new discoveries in this mission.
The aim is to study not just one area of the Moon but combining the exosphere as well including the surface and subsurface of the Moon.
Fit India Freedom Run Launched by the Government
Union Minister of Youth affairs launched a nationwide programme called fit India freedom Run 2.0 on 13th august in order to celebrate Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav.
Highlights:
The program has been launched at 75 iconic locations, will be concluded on October 2.
People from each district in which village can participate in this freedom Run movement, In the freedom, Run 1.0 people of 5 crores had joined and in this number has increased to 7.5 crores. India freedom Run 2.0 flagged off from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi.
The freedom Run will be organised across 744 districts and 30,000 educational institutions in India.
Internet Governance Forum of India
India will host the first Internet Governance Forum in the country.
The discussion board is an Internet Governance coverage dialogue platform to convey representatives together from a number of groups, considering all at par to talk about public policy issues related to the Internet.
This Multi-Stakeholder thought is adopted by IGF beneath United Nations and by the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers).
Significance: As India is the second-largest broadband subscription country in the world and additionally has the absolute best facts consumption per person per month, with IIGF, the aspirations of the Indians would be reflected in International coverage formation and stakeholder discussion.
Release of Global Youth Tobacco Survey
The Health Minister launched the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS-4).
Highlights:
More than 29% of college students in India were uncovered to second-hand smoke.
There has been a 42% decline in tobacco use among 13-15-year-old schoolchildren in the past decade.
Use of any structure of tobacco was once greater amongst boys
States with the perfect use among schoolchildren: Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram
States with the lowest use amongst schoolchildren: Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka.
38% of cigarettes, 47% of bidi people who smoke and 52% of smokeless tobacco users initiated the use before their tenth birthday.
Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Rural Districts
The government of India has made a option for opening Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in each of the rural districts across the country.
About Krishi Vigyan Kendra:
Krishi Vigyan Kendras usually regarded as KVKs are the agricultural science centres established as innovative establishments for imparting vocational coaching to the practising farmers, faculty dropouts and area stage extension functionaries.
The eleventh National Krishi Vigyan Kendra Conference used to be held in New Delhi in February 2020.
The 1st Krishi Vigyan Kendra, on a pilot basis, was hooked up in 1974 at Puducherry (Pondicherry) under the administrative management of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore.
All KVKs are under the jurisdiction of one of the 11 Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes (ATARIs) for the duration of India.
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