The international criminal court is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. The ICC has the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of war, crimes of aggression etc.

The Swachh survekhshan awards 2019 were conferred by president Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony in new-Delhi. It is the world’s largest cleanliness survey in which 4237 cities were surveyed. Indore adjudged as the cleanest city for the third time in a row in Swachh survekhshan awards.

World’s first electronic calculator was named as Cal-tech which was invented by Jerry Merryman in 1967. It could fit in the palm of the hand and do various operations like addition, subtraction etc.

Researchers at IIT mandi have found a drug hydroxychloroquine, which is used for treating malaria to be effective in inhibiting the growth and replication of Zika virus. It is helpful in preventing the vertical transmission of Zika virus from placenta to foetus.

Seaweed refers to several species of macroscopic, multicellular and marine algae. Seaweeds are rich sources of vitamin A and C. They also have a high level of vegetable proteins and omega 3 and 6 fatty acids.

Wayanad wildlife sanctuary is the second largest wildlife sanctuary in Kerala. A variety of large wide animals such as Indian bison, elephant, deer and tiger are found here. It is a part of Deccan plateau and the vegetation is predominantly of south Indian moist deciduous teak forests.

Pritzker prize was incorporated in 1979 and is the highest international honour in the field of architecture. It is an annual award that honours the architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment.

The first cotton mill of India was set up in Bombay in 1854.

The chipko movement or chipko andolan was to save the trees or conservation of forests in India where people prevent trees from being cut down. It began in April 1973 in Reni village of chamoil district of Uttarakhand and spread all over the world.

The Women’s Reservation Bill (108th Constitution Amendment Bill), first tabled by the HD Deve Gowda government in 1996, envisions reserving one-third of all Lok Sabha and State Assembly seats for women.