Pangasius Icaria

10POINTER- A new catfish species has been discovered in the river Cauvery near Mettur Dam.

AFSPA Extended in Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh

10POINTER- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland for another six months.

Global Innovation Index 2022

10POINTER- India has climbed to the 40th rank in the recently launched Global Innovation Index of the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Indore bags cleanest city award for sixth year, M.P ranks first among States

10POINTER- Indore was recently awarded the cleanest city in India for the sixth year in a row and Madhya Pradesh awarded the cleanest state in the country.

AVGAS 100 LL

10POINTER- Indigenously developed special aviation fuel AVGAS 100 LL, a special aviation fuel meant for piston engine aircraft and unmanned Ariel vehicles was launched by the Indian Government.

52nd Dadasaheb Phalke award

10POINTER- Veteran actress Asha Parekh has been declared the recipient of the 2020 Dadasaheb Phalke award, making her the 52nd awardee of the honour.

UNESCO Lists 50 iconic Indian Textiles

10POINTER- UNESCO has released a list of 50 exclusive and iconic heritage textile crafts of India under the title “Handmade for the 21st Century: Safeguarding Traditional Indian Textile”.

World’s first CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) terminal

10pointer- The Prime Minister has laid the foundation stone for the “world’s first CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) terminal” at Bhavnagar in Gujarat.

Vande Bharat Express 2.0

10pointer- The Prime Minister has inaugurated the newly upgraded Vande Bharat Express.

World Tourism Day 2022

10POINTER- World Tourism Day 2022 is observed on 27 September globally.

Restoration of Thamirabarani River

10POINTER- District administration of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu along with Bengaluru-based non-profit ATREE are using a ‘hyper local’ approach to restore one of south Asia’s oldest rivers, the Thamirabarani.

Rotterdam Convention

10POINTER- International trade of two new hazardous pesticides — Iprodione and Terbufos — has been recommended for “prior informed consent” (PIC) procedure under Rotterdam convention.