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….

About 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…

A grand solar minimum can occur when the “solar magnetism diminishes, sunspots appear infrequently and less ultraviolet radiation reaches Earth,” according to NASA.                      The…

A 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…

200 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),…

A 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…

The 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…

Global 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…

Tamil Nadu, in financial year 2019-20,  finished on top at the all-India level for micro-irrigation coverage. This has been achieved as part of implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), a…

The Environment Ministry has relaxed Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules that restrict construction near beaches to help States construct infrastructure and enable them to receive ‘Blue Flag’ certification.            …