#international G20 Structure. Finance Track and Sherpa Track: Official; Unofficial: Engagement Groups or Civil Society Groups.
#geography Gilbert Hill: Mumbai. The rock has a sheer vertical face and was formed when molten lava was squeezed out of the Earth's clefts during the Mesozoic Era about 66 million years ago.
#defence Kinzhal Missile: Russia. Hypersonic Missiles: A hypersonic missile is a weapon system that flies at least at the speed of Mach 5e; five times the speed of sound and is manoeuvrable.
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#environment Stump-Tailed Macaque: It is found in evergreen forests in South Asia, including parts of Northeast India in forests south of the Brahmaputra. They are known to eat fruits, leaves, seeds, insects and small animals like frogs, and are found in parts of Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland.
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#environment Carribean False Mussel: Invasive Species wiping out native clams and oysters. IPBES: Assessment report on IAS.
#history Hiuen Tsang was the Chinese traveler who visited India in Ancient Times between AD 627-643. He visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana.
#history John Fryer (Travel Writer) who gave account of East India and Iran.
#defence MQ-9Bs: Drones from USA.
Defence Acquisition Council:
DAC is the highest decision-making body in the Defence Ministry for deciding on new policies and capital acquisitions for the three services (Army, Navy and Air Force) and the Indian Coast Guard.
The Minister of Defence is the head.
It was formed on recommendations of 'Reforming the National Security System', in 2001, post Kargil War (1999).
Defence Acquisition Council:
DAC is the highest decision-making body in the Defence Ministry for deciding on new policies and capital acquisitions for the three services (Army, Navy and Air Force) and the Indian Coast Guard.
The Minister of Defence is the head.
It was formed on recommendations of 'Reforming the National Security System', in 2001, post Kargil War (1999).
#environment Stop Ecocide International was co-founded in 2017 by Polly Higgins and Jojo Mehta. SEI is the driving force behind the growing global movement to make ecocide an international crime. Core international team is managed from UK.
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#international The Kakhovka Dam was a dam on the Dnieper River (also known as Dnipro) in Ukraine.