1. Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano erupted, sending a column of ash and smoke more than
16,000 feet into the air.
2. The volcano, which is situated in North Sumatra, has been active since 2010.
3. The Ring of Fire(Pacific Ocean): home to about 75 per cent of the world’s volcanoes and about 90
per cent of its earthquakes.
4. India has refused a request by Pakistan to hold a meeting on issues around the Indus Water
Treaty (IWT) esp. to solve differences on technical aspects governing the construction of the Ratle
run-of-the-river (RoR) project on the Chenab River.
5. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research abbreviated as CSIR is mainly funded by the
Ministry of Science and Technology,
6. CSIR operates as an autonomous body through the Societies Registration Act, 1860
7. A study has flagged a high rate of deforestation in Papum Reserve Forest (RF), a major hornbill
habitat in Arunachal Pradesh.
8. Union Agriculture Minister has launched ICAR's data recovery centre - Krishi Megh
9. Krishi Megh- Funded by: both the government and World Bank.
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