Published on: January 6, 2022
SNIPPETS – 5-6 NOVEMBER 2021
SNIPPETS – 5-6 NOVEMBER 2021
- Border Roads Organisation breaks record at Zoji La battling extreme weather conditions. ZOJI LA PASS is located in the Kargil district of Ladakh and it connects Leh and Kashmir
- Chilika Lake, the largest brackish water lake and wintering ground of birds in the Indian subcontinent, saw a million birds, including the uncommon Mongolian gull, visiting the waterbody this year.It is Brackish water lagoon Spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha state
- 19th Meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) held. The Wildlife Protection Amendment Act, 2006 provides for the constitution of the National Tiger Conservation Authority . It Administers Project Tiger.
- Telecommunication Engineering Centre(TEC) releases ‘Code of Practice for securing consumer Internet of Things(IoT)’ Internet of Things is the inter-linking of digital devices, machines, people and other objects with each other through wireless networks.
- Delhi Assembly passed an amendment Bill to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1971, recognising Takht Damdama Sahib as the fifth Takht of Sikhs.It is in Bhatinda. A Takht, which means a throne and isSeat of temporal authority for Sikh
- PM inaugurated Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Tripura. MAHARAJA BIR BAKAM MANIKYA KISHORE was King of Tripura from 1923 to 1947 & Belonged to Manikaya dynasty . He was a enlightened and benevolent ruler and is considered the father of modern architecture in Tripura
- Mud Crab Reovirus (MCRV) has been found to be the reason for the mass mortality of crabs (Scylla serrate) in Andhra Pradesh.
- Capt Amy Bauernschmidt becomes the first woman to lead a nuclear carrier in US Navy history.
- P-8I aircraft began operations from the INS Hansa Naval Air Base in Goa
- Sindhutai Sapkal, Social worker and Padma Shri awardee, passes away at 74. Overcoming circumstances, Sindhutai Sapkal soon started working for the welfare of the orphan children which led them to fondly call her ‘Mai’.
- The Prime Minister has expressed sorrow on the demise of Mr Neil Nongkynrih, mentor and conductor of Shillong Chamber Choir.
- As part of the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav (AKAM) celebrations across the country, the Smart Cities Mission, MoHUA has launched “Smart cities and Academia Towards Action & Research (SAAR)” program, a joint initiative of MoHUA, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and leading Indian academic institutions of the country. Under the program, 15 premier architecture & planning institutes of the country will be working with Smart Cities to document landmark projects undertaken by the Smart Cities Mission
- Indira Gandhi RashtriyaUranAkademi(IGRUA)was established by the Government of Indiain the year 1986 at Fursatganj Airfield, presently in the district of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. IGRUA is an Autonomous Body established under the Societies Registration Act 1860 and is administered by a Governing Council under the Ex-officio Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA)sets a new record of 19000 flying hours in 2021
- Sri Lanka Cabinet clears oil tank deal with India to jointly develop Trincomalee oil tank farms
