Published on: October 26, 2023
Snippets : 25 OCTOBER 2023
Snippets : 25 OCTOBER 2023
- The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has invited volunteers to supervise its lakes and parks as a ‘Kere Mitra’ and a ‘Hasiru Mitra.’
- Gawate Akshay Laxman was deployed at the Siachen glacier, the world’s highest battlefield has become the first Agniveer to be killed in the line of duty since the Agnipath scheme for the recruitment of soldiers was introduced.
- South Korea, U.S., Japan hold joint air drills involving B-52 bomber. Exercise aimed at against growing missile and nuclear threats from North Korea
- Beijing and Manila traded blame for two collisions between Chinese vessels and Philippine boats on a resupply mission to Filipino troops on a remote outpost in the disputed South China Sea.
- Shubman Gill became the fastest batter to reach 2000 ODI runs, achieving the feat in 38 innings during match against New Zealand at Dharamshala. He broke Hashim Amla’s record (40 innings).
- Mohammed Shami’s five-wicket haul against New Zealand made him the first Indian to have two five-fors in the World Cup 2023. Kapil Dev, Venkatesh Prasad, Robin Singh, Ashish Nehra and Yuvraj Singh are the other Indians who have taken five-fors in the World Cup.
- A butterfly that is rare in the western Himalayas, the paintbrush swift has been photographed and documented for the first time in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district.
- United Nations Day is celebrated every year on October 24. Theme for 2023 is Equality, Freedom, and Justice for All.”
- Defence minister launched ‘Project Udbhav’ to promote indigenous discourse through integration of ancient strategic acumen into military domain
- The Army will start phasing out Cheetah and Chetak helicopters from 2027 on completion of their total technical life and to induct the indigenous light utility helicopters (LUHs) to replace them
- A research was carried out in the Western Ghats region to analyze the fluctuations in rainfall patterns that occurred during the Little Ice Age. Study of the Little Ice Age (LIA), a global climatic event between CE 1671-1942, has revealed that the age was wet and not uniformly cold and dry.
- A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, declined to legalise same-sex marriage, leaving it to Parliament to legislate on the subject
- Second Thomas Shoal is located in the Spratly Islands
