Three medicinal plant species found in the Himalayas have been added to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Three medicinal plant species found in the Himalayas have been added to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.Meizotropis pellita, commonly known as Patwa and endemic to Uttarakhand, has been assessed as ‘critically endangered’, Fritilloria cirrhosa as ‘vulnerable’, and Dactylorhiza hatagirea as ‘endangered’.
England becomes the first team to score 500 runs on Day 1 of a Test Cricket Match. The team scored 506/4 runs against Pakistan at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Pakistan.
World Bank approved USD 250 million financing to help Bangladesh strengthen environment management and promote private sector participation in green investment.
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative jointly released ‘State of Finance for Nature 2022 ‘ Report.It shows that current finance flows to nature-based solutions (NbS) are at USD 154 billion per year, which is less than half of the USD 384 billion per year needed by 2025.
The Prime Minister released a commemorative coin and postal stamp in honour of Sri Aurobindo. He was an Indian nationalist and editor of newspapers such as Vande Mataram.
A Japanese start-up ispace Inc launched the country’s first-ever Moon mission with the help of SpaceX.A Japanese lunar lander carrying two rovers and payload lifted off via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It also became the first commercial spacecraft to land on the moon.
The Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister (EAC-PM) along with Institute for Competitiveness and Social Progress Imperative released the Social Progress Index (SPI) for States and Districts of India.Puducherry has the highest SPI score of 65.99 in the country. It was followed by Lakshadweep, and Goa.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid respects to Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, the sons of Tenth Sikh Guru Guru Gobind Singh’s sons who laid down their lives while defending their faith.December 26 is observed as Veer Bal Diwas in India.
