CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Professor Emeritus Wilfried Brutsaert is named Stockholm Water Prize Laureate 2022 for groundbreaking work to quantify environmental evaporation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dr. Rajendra Singh’s contribution towards social movement won him the “Stockholm Water Prize”. He started a campaign for water conservation, revival of rivers, forest & wildlife conservation. Q.

Detailed explanation-3: -2022: Wilfried Brutsaert, for his groundbreaking work to quantify environmental evaporation, helping to make accurate predictions of the impact that climate change has on local rainfall patterns and water sources.

Detailed explanation-4: -Annabelle M. Rayson from Canada receives the prestigious 2022 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for her research on how to treat and prevent harmful algae blooms. HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden announced the winner during a ceremony at World Water Week in Stockholm.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Stockholm Prize in Criminology is an international prize in the field of criminology. The prize is awarded for outstanding achievements in criminological research or for the application of research results by practitioners for the reduction of crime and the advancement of human rights.