India’s first indigenous mass rapid system, RRTS covering Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut section was inaugurated recently.
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National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued an order to the Coastal Zone Management Authorities (CZMAs) of coastal States and UT’s to consider the expert panel recommendations into the Integrated Island Management Plans (IIMPs).
Recommendations of the NGT on Sinking Islands
Indonesia’s capital ‘Jakarta’ is rapidly sinking into the Java Sea and is described as world’s most rapidly sinking city.
In India, Munroe Thuruthu, a string of 8 islets at the confluence of the Ashtamudi Lake and the Kallada River in Kerala is slowly sinking.
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Recently, the inaugural India-UK 2+2 Foreign and Defence Dialogue was held in New Delhi in 2023.
At present, India has 2+2 dialogue with UK (2023), Australia (2021), Russia (2021), Japan (2019) and USA (2018).
The “India-UK Roadmap 2030” is a practical plan adopted in 2021 to transform the relationship between United Kingdom and India.
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The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) has started the investigation on the issue of sea turning red in Puducherry.
Algal bloom is a rapid increase in the population of algae in freshwater or marine water systems.While most of them are beneficial as they form basis of ocean food web, some are harmful and toxic.
National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR)
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