Published on: January 11, 2024

Snippets : 11 JANUARY 2024

Snippets : 11 JANUARY 2024

  • Conjoined Silverline (Cigaritis conjuncta) – new butterfly species found in Kodagu for the first time + Iruppu Falls area of the Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
  • The Karnataka high court has held that the exclusive reservation, conferred on women while recruiting ‘nursing officers’ under the Indian Military Nursing Services Ordinance, 1943, violates the rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 16 (2), and 21 of the Constitution of India
  • The Bengaluru Rural District Police, in collaboration with Alliance University organised an awareness campaign on ‘Say no to drugs’ on the Alliance University’s central campus
  • With repeated controversies erupting over rejection of tableaux for the Republic Day parade year after year, the Defence Ministry has proposed a plan for the States and Union Territories to showcase their display by rotation
  • India’s first healthy & hygienic food street ‘Prasadam’ inaugurated in Ujjain Mahakaleshwar temple
  • The Karnataka Forest Department recently started collecting green tax, Rs 10 from two-wheelers and Rs 20 from four-wheelers, entering BR Hills through BRT Tiger Reserve
  • 10th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 + theme – ‘Gateway to the Future’ + Organized by Gujarat
  • Drishti 10 ‘Starliner’ – First indigenous UAV + By Adani Defence and Aerospace
  • Defence Research and Development Organisation recently launched an indigenous assault rifle named ‘Ugram’