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The Ramsar sites of India increases to 54, five new sites added

India has designated five new wetlands of international importance, increase the total number of Ramsar sites in the country to 54 from 49. Five new wetland sites are: Tamil Nadu: Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest & Pichavaram Mangrove Mizoram: Pala wetland Madhya Pradesh: Sakhya Sagar The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (international treaty) aims at the conservation and […]

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World Airport Traffic Dataset 2021 released

The Airports Council International has published World Airport Traffic Dataset, in which Delhi Airport placed 13th on the list of the world’s busiest airports for 2021. IGIA has witnessed 3.7 crore passenger footfall in 2021. The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has topped the 2021 ranking with 7.6 crore footfall of passengers. Airports Council International HQ: Montreal, Canada International Civil Aviation Day: 7

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Wasfia becomes first Bangladeshi to scale K2

Mountaineer Wasifa Nazreen (39) has become the first Bangladeshi to scale the second highest mountain peak K2 in Pakistan. She has climbed the 8611 metres high K2 mountain peak. Wasifa Nazreen has also climbed Mount Everest in 2012 and became the second woman from Bangladesh to do so. The team consisted of 21 mountaineers, including some of the most renowned climbers

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NITI Aayog: India’s R&D expenditures one of the lowest worldwide

According to a report by the government think tank NITI Aayog and the Institute for Competitiveness, India has among of the lowest R&D expenditures worldwide. In fact, R&D spending in India has decreased, falling from 0.8 per cent of GDP in 2008-09 to 0.7 per cent in 2017-18. According to data, India has a lower GERD than

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NITI Aayog releases report on Digital Bank

The Niti Aayog has released its report on digital banks, offering a template and roadmap for licencing and regulatory regimes. Report titled: A proposal for Digital Banks in India: Licensing and Regulatory Regime Report recommendations: Issuing a restricted digital bank licence. Inclusion (of the licensee) in a regulatory sandbox framework enacted by RBI Issuance of a “full-scale” digital bank licence NITI

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WHO Report: India was top remittance recipient in 2021 receiving $87 billion

India received 87 billion dollars in remittances in 2021, the top remittance recipient, and way ahead of countries like China and Mexico, according to a World Health Organisation report released on Wednesday. Key points of the report: China ($53 billion), Mexico ($53 billion), the Philippines ($36 billion) and Egypt ($33 billion) were the top five nations

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World Brain Day celebrates globally on July 22

The World Federation of Neurology (WFN) celebrates World Brain Day on every July 22, focusing on a different theme each year. This is one of the most important annual celebrations in the world, as it helps raise awareness on an increasingly significant health issue, especially in our modern age. Brain health can refer to many prevention methods designed to help preserve

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Gautam Adani becomes world’s fourth richest rank on Forbes list

As per the Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List, Chief of Adani Group, Gautam Adani has become the world’s 4th richest person (net worth: $115.5 billion). Adani’s wealth has been surged by $2.9 billion due to sharp run-up in Adani Group stocks. He has surpassed Microsoft cofounder, Bill Gates, who has announced to donate $20 billion of his wealth to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Mukesh

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Henley Passport Index 2022: India ranks 87th

The Henley Passport Index has recently released the list of the World’s Most Powerful Passports for the year 2022. Japan has the world’s most powerful passport, followed by Singapore and South Korea, as per Henley Passport Index 2022. The holder of Japanese passport will get visa-free access to 193 countries. India has slipped from 85th place to the 87th with

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Expat Insider Rankings for 2022: India ranks 36th

Mexico has topped the Expat Insider Rankings for 2022, which was released by the InterNations recently, while India has been ranked on 36th position out of the 52 countries on the list, with a high affordability score. Kuwait is the worst country for expats in the ranking. The best and the worst Top 10: Mexico, Indonesia, Taiwan, Portugal, Spain, UAE, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia, Singapore. 11

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