The Chandigarh administration had on Monday issued a draft notification for declaring Sukhna Lake as a wetland under the Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rule, 2017. Suggestions and objections have been invited from residents for the same….
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Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region: Temperature, cyclones set to be severe in India
The pessimal climate change scenario is listed in the country’s first national climate change assessment by the ministry of earth sciences. Under all climate change scenarios, the extremes will only intensify. The…
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The Union Cabinet approved the amendments to the six-decade-old Essential Commodities Act. The move will deregulate the production, purchase, and sales of cereals, edible oils, oilseeds, pulses, onions, and potato….
Read MoreAbout 28% of the Sunderbans has been damaged recently by Cyclone Amphan. LEARNING WITH TIMES/WITHOUT CLASSES : BASICS One of the impact of depleting mangrove forest will be on global…
Read MoreA grand solar minimum can occur when the “solar magnetism diminishes, sunspots appear infrequently and less ultraviolet radiation reaches Earth,” according to NASA. The…
Read MoreA gas leak has claimed at least 11 lives and affected thousands of residents in five villages in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The source of the leak was a styrene plant owned by South…
Read More200 new mandis were added to the e-NAM platform from 7 States. The 200 markets integrated with the e-NAM platform today are as follows: Andhra Pradesh (11 mandis), Gujarat (25 mandis), Odisha (16 mandis),…
Read MoreA significant drop in industrial wastewater discharges and agricultural run-offs amid the lockdown, has cleaned water marginally of otherwise polluted Ganga, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said in its post-lockdown…
Read MoreThe Centre has decided to utilise the forthcoming monsoon season to expand its water conservation efforts under the national Jal Shakti Abhiyan. Ministry of Home Affairs has allowed to take up MGNREGA…
Read MoreGlobal atmospheric concentration of methane has hit an all-time high — to 1,875 parts per billion (ppb) in 2019 from 1,866 ppb in 2018 — according to a new preliminary estimate…
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