On a request from China, consultations on Kashmir were scheduled by United Nations Security Council (UNSC) recently to discuss Kashmir (India’s abrogation of Article 370). Abrogation of Article 370 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) It is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN). Like the UN as a whole, it was … Read more
The Geographical Indication (GI) under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has recently registered 4 new GIs. These latest additions to the list of registered GIs are: Palani Panchamirtham from Tamil Nadu, Tawlhlohpuan and Mizo Puanchei from Mizoram and Tirur Betel leaf from Kerala Geographical Indication (GI): GI is an indication used … Read more
Recently, nine Chinese and eight Ukrainian seamen have been abducted after two merchant vessels came under attack in Cameroonian waters. The attacks took place off the Port of Douala. Gulf of Guinea The Gulf of Guinea is the north-easternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) … Read more
A new species of burrowing frog has been confirmed in Jharkhand’s Chhota Nagpur Plateau. The frog was first discovered in 2015. Its existence was verified and confirmed recently and published in the journal Records of the Zoological Survey of India. The frog is endemic to agricultural areas in Nawadih and Joungi village of Jharkhand’s Koderma district. It has … Read more
