The International Day of the Tropics

International Day of the Tropics

The International Day of the Tropics celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the tropics while highlighting unique challenges and opportunities nations of the Tropics face.

It provides an opportunity to take stock of progress across the tropics, to share tropical stories and expertise and to acknowledge the diversity and potential of the region.

The inaugural State of the Tropics Report was launched on 29 June 2014, as the culmination of a collaboration between twelve leading tropical research institutions.

The report offers a unique perspective on this increasingly important region.

Marking the anniversary of the report’s launch the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/70/267 in 2016, which declared that 29 June of each year is to be observed as the International Day of the Tropics.

The international Day of the Tropics was designated to raise awareness to the specific challenges faced by tropical areas, the far-reaching implications of the issues affecting the world’s tropical zone and the need, at all levels, to raise awareness and to underline the important role that countries in the tropics will play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Russia plans to take first tourist on space walk in 2023

Russia plans to take first tourist on space walk in 2023

Russia's Energia space corporation said on Thursday it will take the first tourist on a space walk in 2023, under the terms of a new contract with a US partner.

Energia has signed a contract with Space Adventures, which promises to take two space tourists to the International Space Station that year.

The announcement comes days after NASA signed a deal with Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space tourism company to promote private missions to the station after a special training programme in the US.

It also follows the first successful mission by Elon Musk's SpaceX last month to bring astronauts to the station on a reusable Crew Dragon spacecraft, ending nearly a decade of Russia holding a monopoly on shuttling humans to orbit.

Australia and New Zealand will host Women’s FIFA World Cup 2023

Australia and New Zealand will host Women’s FIFA World Cup 2023

Australia and New Zealand will host the 2023 Women's World Cup, Fifa has announced.

The joint bid got the nod ahead of Colombia, which was the only other rival in the running after Brazil and Japan dropped out of the race earlier in June.

The 2023 version will be the first in the women’s game to feature 32 sides - up from the current 24.

The competition is scheduled to take place from July to August 2023.

2019–20 Premier League

The 2019–20 Premier League is the 28th season of the Premier League, the top English professional football league, since its establishment in 1992.

Manchester City were the defending champions for the second successive year, after picking up the domestic treble the previous season.

Liverpool won their nineteenth league title, their first in the Premier League era, having last won in 1990.

Day of the Seafarer

Day of the Seafarer campaign calls on Member States to recognize seafarers as key workers – and to provide them with the support, assistance and travel options open to all key workers during the pandemic.

The 2020 Day of the Seafarer campaign pays tribute to seafarers, acknowledging their sacrifice and the issues they face.

This year, the annual Day of the Seafarer (DotS) will be celebrating its 10th anniversary on 25 June.

IIT Bombay Develops Chip Dhruva to Navigate Locations

IIT Bombay Develops Chip Dhruva to Navigate Locations

Researchers of IIT Bombay from the Department of Electrical Engineering have created a chip named Dhruva.

To locate the exact position of the device, Dhruva sends and receives radio signals to India’s NAVIC group of navigation satellites as well as the US Global Positioning System-based Satellites.

There are nine GPS satellites under NAVIC built to make the navigation system available for commercial use.

Although India has many navigational satellites, it does not have a commercial receiver until now.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has funded the Dhruva Project, whereas the Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER) is the nodal agency.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has also helped to make this project successful.

 IIT Bombay, Department of Electrical Engineering, designed Dhruva in just 18 months.

Dhruva sends and receives the signal from NAVIC satellites that is 36,000 km above the earth’s surface.

China launched final satellite in GPS-like Beidou system

China launched final satellite in GPS-like Beidou system

China yesterday launched the final satellite in its Beidou constellation that emulates and may seek to compete with the U.S. Global Positioning System, marking a further step in the country’s advance as a major space power.

The launch of the satellite onboard a Long March-3 rocket was broadcast live from the satellite launch base of Xichang, deep in the mountains of southwestern China, shortly before 10 a.m. About half an hour later, the satellite was deployed in orbit and extended its solar panels to provide its energy.

The third iteration of the Beidou Navigation Satellite System promises to provide global coverage for timing and navigation, offering an alternative to Russia’s GLONASS and the European Galileo systems, as well as America’s GPS.

World Music Day

World Music Day

The Fête de la musique, also known in English as Music Day, Make Music Day or World Music Day, is an annual music celebration that takes place on 21 June.

On Music Day the citizens of a city or country are allowed and urged to play music outside in their neighborhoods or in public spaces and parks

Kubatbek Boronov appointed as Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan

Kubatbek Boronov appointed as Prime Minister of  Kyrgyzstan

Kubatbek Ayılčiyevič Boronov is a Kyrgyz politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan since 17 June 2020

Prior to being named prime minister Boronov had served as First Deputy Prime Minister from April 2018.

He has also served as the Minister of Emergency Situations from 2011 to 2018

india Elected for 8th Term as Non-Permanent UNSC Member

india Elected for 8th Term as Non-Permanent UNSC Member

 India was formally elected as non-permanent member of the powerful UN Security Council for a two-year term

There were five vacant seats in the UNSC, out of which four were filled by the first round of voting on Wednesday. Along with India, Kenya, Ireland, Mexico and Norway obtained the requisite two-thirds majority in the General Assembly.

the fifth African seat remained vacant and will go into second round with Kenya and Djibouti fighting it

Previously, India has been elected as a non-permanent member of the Council for the years 1950-1951, 1967-1968, 1972-1973, 1977-1978, 1984-1985, 1991-1992 and most recently in 2011-2012.

Asian Youth Para Games to be held in Bahrain in December 2021

Asian Youth Para Games to be held in Bahrain in December 2021

he Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) on Wednesday announced that Bahrain will host the fourth edition of the Asian Youth Para Games from December 1 to 10 next year.

An estimated 800 athletes under 20 years of age are expected to compete in nine sports including athletics, badminton, powerlifting, swimming and table tennis.

The competition will take place across numerous venues in Khalifa Sports City, a multi-use stadium in Isa Town, and Isa Sports City, the national indoor facility.

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is a United Nations observance each June 17.

Its purpose is to raise awareness of the presence of desertification and drought, highlighting methods of preventing desertification and recovering from drought.

Global Wind Day

Global Wind Day is a worldwide event that occurs annually on 15 June. It is organised by WindEurope and GWEC.

 It is a day when wind energy is celebrated, information is exchanged and adults and children find out about wind energy, its power and the possibilities it holds to change the world

The European Wind Energy Association(EWEA) established the Wind Day in 2007

New fish species discovered in Arunachal

New fish species discovered in Arunachal

A new species of fish has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh recently.

This new species of fish has named as Schizothorax sikusirumensis, after the rivers – Siku and Sirum in East Siang district at the junction, from where it was found.

Former New Zealand cricketer Matt Poore

Former New Zealand cricketer Matt Poore

Matt Beresford Poore  was an international cricketer who played 14 Tests for New Zealand in the 1950s.

He was born in Christchurch

A right-handed middle order batsman and handy off-spin bowler, Poore played for Canterbury from 1950-51 to 1957-58, then returned for three matches in 1961-62.

Poore made his Test debut in March 1953 against South Africa at Auckland.

Imtaiyazur Rahman is appointed as the CEO of UTI Mutual Fund

Imtaiyazur Rahman is appointed as the CEO of UTI Mutual Fund

 Two years after appointing Imtaiyazur Rahman as the acting CEO, the Board of UTI Mutual Fund has confirmed him as Chief Executive Officer of UTI Asset Management Committee.

Rehman was the internal candidate for the position which fell vacant after Leo Puri completed his five-year term in August, 2018. He joined the UTI Group in 1998 and is with the AMC since 2003.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, designated as 15 June, was initiated by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) in 2006, and recognised as a United Nations Day by the General Assembly in its resolution A/RES/66/127 adopted in 2011.

Between 2019 and 2030, the number of persons aged 60 years or over is projected to grow by 38%, from 1 billion to 1.4 billion, globally outnumbering youth, and this increase will be the greatest and the most rapid in the developing world, and recognizing that greater attention needs to be paid to the specific challenges affecting older persons, including in the field of human rights.

Vasant Naisadrai Raiji

Vasant Naisadrai Raiji   was an Indian first-class cricketer and cricket historian

he featured in nine first class matches between 1939 and 1950

On the death of B. K. Garudachar in February 2016 he became India's oldest first-class cricketer.

On 7 March 2020, he became the oldest living first-class cricketer following the death of John Manners

International Albinism Awareness Day

 International Albinism Awareness Day

 International Albinism Awareness Day is celebrated annually on June 13 to celebrate the human rights of persons with albinism worldwide

a resolution came about when the Human Rights Council on June 13, 2013 adopted the first resolution ever on albinism.

Later on, in its resolution 26/10 of June 26, 2014 the Human Rights Council recommended June 13 to be proclaimed as International Albinism Awareness Day by the United Nations' General Assembly.

The UN's General Assembly, then, adopted on December 18, 2014 resolution 69/170 to proclaim, with effect from 2015, June 13 as International Albinism Awareness Day

2020 Theme - "Made to Shine"

29% rise in Asiatic lion numbers

 29% rise in Asiatic lion numbers

The Gujarat forest department has suggested that the Asiatic Lion population in Gir national park has increased by 29% in the past five years — from 523 in 2015 to 674 in 2020.

The department has also said the distribution area of lions in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, where Gir is situated, has increased by 36% from 22,000 sqkm in 2015 to 30,000 sqkm

World Accreditation Day

World Accreditation Day

9 June 2019 marks World Accreditation Day as a global initiative, jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation.

Theme of World Accreditation Day 2020 is “Accreditation: Improving food safety”.

Gairsain in Chamoli district declared as summer capital of Uttarakhand

Gairsain in Chamoli district declared as summer capital of Uttarakhand

Gairsain in Chamoli district was declared as the summer capital of Uttarakhand on Monday.

A notification in this regard was issued by Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh after Governor Baby Rani Maurya gaver her assent to the move.


 

World Oceans Day

World Oceans Day

World Oceans Day is an international day that takes place annually on 8 June.

The concept was originally proposed in 1992 by Canada's International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) and the Ocean Institute of Canada (OIC) at the Earth Summit – UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

World Oceans Day was officially recognised by the United Nations in 2008. The international day supports the implementation of worldwide Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and fosters public interest in the management of the ocean and its resources

World Food Safety Day

World Food Safety Day

World Food Safety Day is June 7.

The United Nations has declared this day to draw global attention to the health consequences of contaminated food and water.

The second World Food Safety Day (WFSD) will be celebrated on 7 June 2020 to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development.

 theme “Food safety, everyone’s business”

International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

In 2015, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean of the FAO proposed that an initiative be launched to declare an International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

The proposed draft resolution was submitted to the 40th Session of the FAO Conference (July 2017) for approval. In December 2017 the UN General Assembly in its annual resolution on sustainable fisheries proclaimed 5 June as the "International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing."

To promote long-term conservation and sustainable use of fisheries resources the 1995 FAO Conference adopted the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.

The Code is voluntary and sets out principles and international standards of behavior for responsible practices with a view to ensuring the effective conservation, management and development of living aquatic resources, with due respect for the ecosystem and biodiversity.

In 2009 the FAO Conference adopted the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. The Agreement is binding and stipulates minimum port State measures to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. It entered into force on 5 June 2016.

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities are responsible for the loss of 11–26 million tonnes of fish each year, which is estimated to have an economic value of US$10–23 billion.

 To curtail this impact, Target 4 of Goal 14 of the Sustainable Development Agenda adopted in 2015 by the UN General Assembly, specifically urges the international community to “effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices” by 2020.

World Environment Day

World Environment Day

World Environment Day is celebrated on 5 June every year, and is the United Nations' principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment

 First held in 1974, it has been a flagship campaign for raising awareness on environmental issues emerging from marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming, to sustainable consumption and wildlife crime.

World Environment Day has grown to become a global platform for public outreach, with participation from over 143 countries annually.

Each year, WED has provided a new theme that major corporations, NGOs, communities, governments and all celebrities worldwide adopt to advocate environmental causes

South Africa has partnered with NASA to host a deep-space ground station

South Africa has partnered with NASA to host a deep-space ground station

South Africa has partnered with NASA to host a deep-space ground station, which will support human spaceflight missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

With this collaboration, South Africa became the fourth country after the US, Spain and Australia to host a deep space ground station.

The partnership between the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to host the space station following an earlier agreement between the two organisations for the establishment of the station at Matjiesfontein town in the Western Cape Province.

"The station will support human spaceflight missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

World Dugong Day

World Dugong Day

Dugongs are an endangered marine species like sea turtles, seahorses, sea cucumbers and others.

They are protected in India under Schedule I of the Wild (Life) Protection Act, 1972.

There were just 250 dugongs in the Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat according to the 2013 survey report of the Zoological Survey of India

World Milk Day

World Milk Day

World Milk Day is an international day established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food.[

 It has been observed on June 1 each year since 2001.

The day is intended to provide an opportunity to bring attention to activities that are connected with the dairy sector.

World Milk Day was first designated by the FAO in 2001.

June 1 was chosen as the date because many countries were already celebrating a milk day during that time of year

International Day of Action for Women's Health

International Day of Action for Women's Health

The International Day of Action for Women's Health is an international observance celebrated on May 28 every year since 1987

May 28th has been commemorated by women ’s health advocates and their communities since 1987, when during the International Women’s Health Meeting in Costa Rica, Latin American and Caribbean Women’s Health Network (LACWHN) proposed to celebrate May 28 annually as the International Day of Action for Women’s Health.

Since its inaugural launch in 1987, May 28th has been recognized as the International Day of Action for Women’s Health by several governments, various international agencies and multiple civil society organizations around the world

UNSC extends South Sudan arms embargo until May 2021

UNSC extends South Sudan arms embargo until May 2021

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted a resolution on Friday extending until May next year an arms embargo on South Sudan and a travel ban and financial sanctions for targeted individuals.

The United States-drafted document received 12 votes in favour on Friday, with Russia, China and South Africa abstaining.