Daily Current Affairs
19 Jun 2025
UN ocean summit in Nice closes with wave of commitments
1. Historic Consensus & Political Declaration170+ countries adopted the "Nice Ocean Action Plan", pledging urgent action to protect oceans.Two-part ...
Read More →UNEP & Brazil Launch "Beat the Heat" Initiative for Sustainable Cooling
"Beat the Heat in Cities" InitiativeLaunched by Brazil & UNEP to combat extreme heat through sustainable cooling solutions.Aims to transform citie...
Read More →Biofouling
Biofouling is the buildup of unwanted plants, algae, or small animals (like barnacles, mussels, or bacteria) on wet surfaces, especially on ships,...
Read More →Trade and Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in India
Trade liberalisation and shifting global trade patterns are unintentionally accelerating the introduction of invasive alien species (IAS). ...
Read More →Chandigarh tops school education index, Meghalaya comes last: report
Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 – 2023–24: The Union Ministry of Education released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 for school educ...
Read More →NPS and UPS Pensioners to Get Equal Gratuity Benefits
New Rule:The Personnel Ministry has announced parity between National Pension Scheme (NPS) and Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) pensioners in grat...
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