Published on: May 21, 2022
SNIPPETS – 21 MAY 2022
SNIPPETS – 21 MAY 2022
- Black magic and the use of body parts in traditional medicine pose a major threat to Slender Loris. They are Genus of loris native to India and Sri Lanka
- The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has issued guidelines easing norms for research into genetically modified (GM) crops and circumventing challenges of using foreign genes to change crops profile.
- Birth Anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy celebrated
- Death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi observed
- 13th Annual Day commemoration of the Competition Commission of India celebrated.It is Statutory body established under Competition Act, 2002
- The Army Training Command on May 13 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Gandhinagar-based Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) to develop a ‘Wargame Research and Development Centre’ in New Delhi. The project, which has been given a prototype name ‘WARDEC’, will be a first-of-its-kind simulation-based training centre in India that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to design virtual reality wargames.
- World Bee Day is celebrated on 20th May every year . Bee Day celebrations raise awareness about the threats to pollinators like bees by human activities. On this date, 20 May, the pioneer of beekeeping Anton Janša was born in 1734 in Slovenia. The theme of 2022 is “Bee engaged: Celebrating the diversity of bees and beekeeping systems”
- World Metrology Day 2022 is celebrated annually on 20 May globally. The day is observed on the anniversary of signing the famous Metre Convention in the year 1875 in Paris, France. The theme of 2022 – metrology in the digital era.
