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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s daughter, Saima Wazed, was nominated as the next Regional Director for the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia region recently. The nomination will be submitted to the WHO Executive Board during its 154th session, which is scheduled to take place on January 22-27 in Geneva, Switzerland. WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia Region (SEARO) Member countries Bangladesh, Bhutan, DPR (North) Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives

Chicxulub impact

It was a 100 million megaton blast that occurred 66 million years ago. It was caused by an asteroid or comet that crashed into Earth off the coast of Mexico. The impact generated a core of superheated plasma that was over 10,000 degrees, wiped out 75% of all species on Earth, created a 2-year cloud of dust that caused an extreme and abrupt shift in climate.

Crab Nebula

The explosion of a star, a supernova recorded in the year 1,054 AD led to the creation of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant. Now, the James Webb Space Telescope has looked at the nebula that is located 65,000 light-years away in the constellation Taurus, revealing exquisite new details. The Crab Nebula is one of the brightest supernova remnants in the sky, is also known as Messier 1 (M1).

International Convention on Sustainable Trade and Stan

Quality Council of India (QCI) in collaboration with the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS) hosted the ICSTS in New Delhi recently. Sustainability Standards are special rules that guarantee the products you buy do not hurt the environment and the people that make them. Standards are considered a market-based tool to transform production, global supply chains and consumption patterns into more sustainable ones.

Agniveervayu

Indian Air Force recently inducted 153 women Agniveervayu into its non-officer cadre for the 1st time. Agniveervayu (Women) is a group of female soldiers in the Indian Air Force (IAF). Agniveers are cadets appointed to the Army wings under the Agnipath scheme, a short-term service youth recruitment. Agniveers are recruited for a period of 4 years, with the option to extend their service for an additional 4 years. After completing their service, 25% of Agniveers will