World Earth Day-> 22nd April
The World Earth Day is being observed all over the world on 22 April with the message to protect the environment.ii. The campaign theme for 2017 is ‘Environmental and Climate Literacy’. The first Earth Day celebrations took place in 1970.
1st ‘India Indonesia Energy Forum’ held in Jakarta
Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal and Indonesia’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Ignasius Jonan met for the 1st ‘India Indonesia Energy Forum’, held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
China successfully launched first cargo spacecraft
i. China successfully launched its first unmanned cargo spacecraft named Tianzhou 1.
ii. It is programmed to conduct scientific experiments after reaching the now-crewless Tiangong 2, China’s second space station.
iii. China aims to build up the permanent space station by 2022.
iv. China becomes the 3rd country after US and Russia to Master the techniques of refueling in Space.