Published on: January 8, 2024

Snippets : 8 JANUARY 2024

Snippets : 8 JANUARY 2024

  • Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secured a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party won two-thirds of the seats in the general elections
  • The United States Department of State recently released data that indicates significant progress in the processing of EB-5 applications that are currently pending, especially those from Indian citizens
  • ISRO recently said it has successfully tested a futuristic fuel cell-based power system A fuel cell – device that generates electricity by a chemical reaction+ applications -providing power for applications across multiple sectors
  • After 10 years, the Pallas fish eagle, was sighted in the Chilika during the bird census carried out by the Chilika wildlife division
  • The recent reappearance of toxic foam on the Indrayani river, tributary of Bhima once again raised concerns about pollution
  • India signs Bilateral Haj Agreement 2024 with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
  • Montane birds hit by forest logging, climate change, finds IISc study. FOREST LOGGING – Practice of cutting down, removing, or harvesting trees from forests for various purposes, primarily to obtain wood and other forest products
  • Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has utilised road construction technology i.e. Rejupave technology to build high-altitude bituminous road sections at the Sela tunnel and LGG-Damteng-Yangste (LDY) road near the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh
  • The Indian Space Research Organization’s inaugural solar mission, Aditya-L1, has been positioned at Lagrange Point 1
  • In a first, a C-130 Super Hercules tactical transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force made a night landing at the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) in Kargil close to the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan along with a team of Garud special forces