Earthquake that occurred along the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault zone in Haiti has wreaked havoc.
This fault zone cuts across Haiti’s south-western Tiburon Peninsula. It’s the same fault zone along which the 2010 earthquake occurred.
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Four wetlands are recognised from the Ramsar Secretariat as Ramsar sites - Sultanpur & Bhindawas (Haryana) and Thol & Wadhvana (Gujarat).
Prime Minister launched the 2nd phase of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) or Ujjwala 2.0 Scheme.
While access to LPG gas stoves and cylinders has been given to 8 crore poor families in the scheme, the use of LPG cylinders remains low.
Chief Election Commissioner of India (Chairman of FEMBoSA) inaugurated the 11th Annual meeting of the FEMBoSA for the year 2021.
Source: PIB, The Hindu, The Indian Express