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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday posted wishes on the World Environment Day, urging people to preserve the planet’s biodiversity. “On #WorldEnvironmentDay, we reiterate our pledge to preserve our planet’s rich biodiversity. Let us do the collectively  whatever possible to ensure the flora and fauna with whom we share the Earth thrive. May we leave an even better planet for the coming generations,” he said on Twitter. “World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 every year”. The theme of the World Environment Day this year is ‘Biodiversity’, which  described…

June 2020 full moon is all set to grace the night skies over the next few days. The full moon or the Strawberry Moon will occur on June 5 at 3:12pm EDT (June 6 at 12:42am IST) and lunar enthusiasts in India will be able to watch it with the naked eyes. Coincidentally, the June full moon is joined by a lunar eclipse that will start at 11:15pm IST on June 5 and end at 2:34am on June 6. What is a full moon? Full moon is an astronomical phenomenon…

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that the central government to convene a meeting between the officials from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to end the chaos over Delhi borders. The apex court has ordered the government to arrive at a consensus with regard to allowing interstate transport between Delhi and the neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The decision regarding the same has to be taken within a week, by the top court. This came after a petitioner named Rohit Bhalla, a Gurugram resident, challenged the sealing of borders…

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a visionary leader and lauded him for playing a “constructive and very positive role in these very difficult times”. Morrison thanked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending an invite for the virtual bilateral meet and said that PM Modi’s leadership is laudable not just within India but “broadly throughout the G20 and the Indo-Pacific”. Morrison’s comments came during his first-ever virtual bilateral summit with PM Modi on Thursday. He commended the India on its leadership on taking Chair…

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data for last financial year FY20 released on May 29, came at 4.2  percent, lowest in the last 11 years (since the financial meltdown of 2008), against 6.1 percent  in the corresponding fiscal 2018-19. However, last year, only one week’s lockdown in the last week of March was there.  During the current financial year, most of the activities are in lockdown for around two months from now and the revival of economic activities will be gradual. Some of  the  sectors like aviation and hospitality may…