The Border Security Force(BSF) is celebrating its 58th Raising Day 1st Dec 2022. The event is observed annually on December 1.

* The BSF is also termed as the First Line of Defence of Indian territories. The paramilitary force was raised on 1 December 1965.

 

* Expressing pride on the occasion of the 58th raising day of the BSF, Prime Minister Modi has greeted the BSF personnel and their families on the occasion of BSF's Raising Day.

* PM also acknowledged the outstanding track record of BSF force while protecting India and serving our nation with utmost diligence.

* The 58th Raising Day Parade of the Border Security Force will be held on December 4, 2022, on the Guru Nanak University Campus, Amritsar.

* This is for the first time that the Raising Day Parade of the BSF will be held in Punjab and the second time outside the National Capital.

* The parade would comprise a 12-foot contingent including Mahila Prahari Contingent, Camel Band, and the Mountain Contingent..

Source : One India

Airline EasyJet and aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce said Monday(28th Nov 2022) they had successfully tested a hydrogen-powered aircraft engine, in what the British companies described as a world first for aviation.

Green hydrogen is widely seen as better for the environment than jet fuel.

In a joint statement, the companies said they had “set a new aviation milestone with the world’s first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen”, in a test carried out on land this month.

 

The company tested a turboprop fan engine that is used on small regional flights aircrafts. Green hydrogen for the tests had been generated using tidal and wind energy from Scotland’s Orkney Islands.

 

Rolls-Royce hopes to eventually conduct a full-scale ground test of a Pearl 15 jet engine.

 

Britain’s minister for business and energy, Grant Shapps, lauded Monday’s news as “a true British success story”, adding it was “a prime example of how we can work together to make aviation cleaner while driving jobs across the country”.

 

“We are pushing the boundaries to discover the zero carbon possibilities of hydrogen, which could help reshape the future of flight,” said Grazia Vittadini, chief technology officer at Rolls-Royce.

 

Britain earlier this year identified the need for major investment to help unlock green hydrogen from water using renewable energy.

 

Blue hydrogen, which is far more available than its greener alternative, is opposed by environmentalists as it is produced from natural gas in a process releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere..

Source : Govt

International Jaguar Day was created to raise awareness about the increasing threats facing the jaguar and the critical conservation efforts ensuring its survival from Mexico to Argentina. 

 

Observed annually on November 29, International Jaguar Day celebrates the Americas’ largest wild cat as an umbrella species for biodiversity conservation and an icon for sustainable development and the centuries-old cultural heritage of Central and South America.  

 

History : International Jaguar Day also represent the collective voice of jaguar range countries, in collaboration with national and international partners, to draw attention to the need to conserve jaguar corridors and their habitats as part of broader efforts to achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. 

 

In March 2018 representatives from 14 range countries gathered in New York at United Nations’ Headquarters for the Jaguar 2030 Forum.

This Forum resulted in the creation of the Jaguar 2030 Statement which outlined a wide range of internationally collaborative jaguar conservation initiatives, including the proposal to create an International Jaguar Day.

Many range countries are also observing National Jaguar Day celebrations including Brazil, which has recognized the jaguar as its symbol for biodiversity.

 

Among the many voices that joined in this call for a Jaguar Day, was that of Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, co-founder and former CEO and Chief Scientist for Panthera, the global wild cat conservation organization.

Known with respect and admiration as the “Jaguar Man” and the “Indiana Jones of Wildlife Protection”, Alan dedicated his life to the study and protection of jaguars and other big cats..

Source : International Jaguar Day