The World Health Organisation (WHO), last month, released a revised Global Air Quality Guidelines, announcing more stringent limits for six pollutant categories —particulate matter (PM), ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2)…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh (RJJK) to facilitate contributions for the creation of safe drinking water supply in villages. This is a part of the…
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The Naga Cucumber has recently been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag under agricultural products of the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act of 1999. Known for its…
Read MoreAssam govt burns around 2,500 rhino horns to mark World Rhino Day. The destruction of horns — a process that is in compliance with Section 39(3)(c) of the Wildlife (Protection)…
Read MoreTwo more beaches in India, Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in Puducherry beaches, have been accorded the coveted ‘Blue Flag’ certification, taking the total number of such beaches in…
Read MoreIndian Scientists, along with international collaborators, have measured the magnetic field of an eruption from the Sun’s atmosphere (by observing the weak thermal radio emission associated with the erupted plasma…
Read MoreHurricane Ida’s, in USA, created deadly havoc in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York days after the system hit the Gulf Coast — some 1,000 miles away. LEARNING FROM…
Read MoreIndia on Wednesday decided to ratify a key amendment to the 1989 ozone-saving Montreal Protocol negotiated five years ago. The Kigali Amendment, named after the Rwadan capital where it was…
Read MoreThe Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri R.K. Singh has reviewed the progress of implementation of PM-KUSUM and Rooftop Solar Programme Phase-II with States/UTs and discussed…
Read MoreGeoengineering refers to a set of emerging technologies that could manipulate the environment and partially offset some of the impacts of climate change; geoengineering is conventionally split into two broad…
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