What was the biggest news story of 2015?
1. Charlie Hebdo Attack in Paris. Terror struck in Paris one week into the New Year when a group of men with extensive ties to terrorist organizations targeted the offices of a famed satirical newspaper. Two men shot their way into the offices of Charlie Hebdo while a third waited near the getaway car.
What are the top news stories of 2020?
January
- Bushfires in Australia rage on.
- Iranian general Qasem Soleimani killed in a drone strike by the U.S.
- Duke and Duchess of Sussex step down as ‘senior’ royals.
- A Ukrainian flight crashes in Iran.
- World Health Organization announces novel coronavirus.
- Trump’s impeachment trial begins.
What big events happened in 2013?
United States government re-opens
- Lance Armstrong.
- President Obama is inaugurated.
- Russia meteor explodes near Chelyabinsk.
- North Korea continues missile and nuclear tests.
- EF-5 tornado hits Moore, Oklahoma.
- Turkey anti-government protests.
- Sarin gas attacks against citizens of Syria.
- garment factory in Bangladesh collapses.
What were the top news stories of 2019?
19, 2019, a day after the U.S. House voted to impeach President Donald Trump on two charges, abuse of power and obstructing Congress.
- The impeachment of President Donald Trump.
- Supreme Court.
- Mass shootings.
- The Fourth of July in D.C.
- The federal government shutdown.
- The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
What happened India 2015?
10 April – India completed evacuating citizens from Yemen, and announced the closure of embassy. In all, about 4,640 Indians and 960 nationals from 41 other countries were evacuated. 25 April – April 2015 Nepal earthquake, a 7.9 Richter scale earthquake occurred in Nepal. Parts of North India were affected.
What happened in the year 2011?
From the Arab spring to the death of Osama bin Laden, 2011 was filled with landmark events the world over. The natural disaster left roughly 23,000 people dead or missing and triggered a nuclear crisis at Japan’s damaged Fukushima power plant.
What happened in the 2010?
On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastates Haiti, killing more than 230,000 and destroying the nation’s infrastructure. On January 27, 2010, Apple Computer unveils the iPad tablet computer. British Petroleum’s “Deepwater Horizon” offshore oil platform explodes on April 20, 2010, killing 11 workers.
What major events happened in 2011?
Here’s what happened.
- Egyptian revolution begins.
- New Zealand earthquake.
- Japan earthquake and tsunami.
- Charlie Sheen fired from Two and a Half Men.
- Game Of Thrones premieres.
- Fidel Castro resigns.
- Pope John Paul II is beatified.
- Osama bin Laden is killed.
What big events happened in 2020?
2020 events: Yep, these things all happened in the year from hell
- Australian bushfires.
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quit royal family.
- COVID-19 pandemic.
- Kobe Bryant’s death.
- Impeachment of President Donald Trump.
- “Parasite” sweeps the Oscars.
- Harvey Weinstein verdict.
- Stock market crash 2020.
How many national parks are there in India as of 2015?
103
Protected Areas of India
| Year | No. of National Parks | No. of Protected Areas |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 103 | 759 |
| 2016 | 103 | 763 |
| 2017 | 103 | 769 |
| 2018 | 104 | 771 |