Avian botulism
Avian botulism is said to be the reason behind the deaths of 18,000 birds in and around Rajasthan’s Sambhar lake. What happened...
Geography
India to lead global energy demand over next decade: New report
India will lead the demand for energy globally over the next 10 years, the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2020, released...
The coal blocks allocation cases Explained: allegations, investigation, and what next
Last week, a special CBI court convicted Dilip Ray, Minister of State for Coal in the A B Vajpayee government in...
In-depth: Climate change and water
Water is not just conditional to life, but is also a conduit to the biggest contemporary threat to life —...
India records 1.6% rise in crimes in 2018-19: NCRB data
India recorded a 1.6% rise in the number of cognizable crimes between 2018 and 2019, according to the latest Crime...
Glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF)
A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a release of meltwater from a moraine- or ice-dam glacial lake due to...
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) defined the EEZ as...
W African nations rename common currency, sever its links to France
Eight West African countries Saturday agreed to change the name of their common currency to Eco and severed the CFA...
Chile-Madrid Time for Action Declartion
Chile-Madrid Time for Action declaration has happened at the 25th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the...
Ocean Deoxygenation
Ocean deoxygenation is one of the most pernicious, yet under-reported side-effects of human-induced climate change. The primary causes of deoxygenation...
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is an international agreement that establishes guidelines for businesses,...
DEEP-CEE: THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOL
Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence-powered tool that has been trained to “look” at color images and identify galaxy clusters...
“6+2+1” group
India left out of the meeting on peace in a meeting of what it calls the “6+2+1” group on regional...
National Policy on Biofuels – 2018
The National Policy on Biofuels-2018 approved by the Government envisages an indicative target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol and...
A 21st century revolution: on Bill Gates move to scale up sanitation
According to UNICEF, 22.2% of children, or 151 million, under five years were stunted globally in 2017. The World Bank says annual healthcare...