Since 2000, India has experienced a loss of 2.33 million hectares of tree cover, a six percent decline in tree cover, as per the most recent data from the Global…
Read MoreArchitect of the Indian Constitution, Bharat Ratna, Baba Saheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar , a jurist, economist, politician as well as social reformer was born on April 14, 1891. …
Read More
Apple Inc has warned iPhone users in India and 91 other countries about being possibly victims of a “mercenary spyware attack”; that attackers tried to “remotely compromise the iPhone. Mercenary…
Read MoreCoveted Geographical Indication (GI) tags have been awarded to sitars and tanpuras of Miraj. The town is in Maharashtra’s Sangli district is famous for its craftsmanship in making musical instruments…
Read MoreOn Monday, April 8, the sky will momentarily darken in many parts of the world which will be in the path of totality during the 2024 solar eclipse. India’s solar…
Read MoreOn Friday, India voted in support of a draft resolution at the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council, which reiterated the Palestinian people’s “inalienable right” to self-determination and their right to…
Read MoreLast month’s excavation, conducted by archaeologists from Kerala University in collaboration with various institutions, uncovered a Harappan settlement, of Indus Valley Civilization, dating back 5,200 years, situated on the slopes…
Read MoreLEARNING FROM HOME/ WITHOUT CLASSES/BASICS Pakistani economist Mahbub-ul-Haq developed Human Development Index (HDI) as a measure to track progress on three key dimensions of human development — a long and…
Read MoreAir pollution is contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical, or biological agent. It modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. LEARNING FROM HOME/ WITHOUT CLASSES/…
Read MoreTSUNAMI The word tsunami (pronounced tsoo-nah’-mee) is composed of the Japanese words “tsu” (which means harbor) and “nami” (which means “wave”). A tsunami is a series of large waves of…
Read More