Eight of 12 captive-bred pygmy hogs, the world’s rarest and smallest wild pigs, were on June 22 released in the Manas National Park of western Assam. •This is the second…
Month: June 2021
Summer Solstice
Equinox and Solstice occur because Earth’s axis of rotation is tilted about 23.4 degrees relative to Earth's orbit around the sun. This tilt drives our planet's seasons, as the Northern…
Turkey’s Challenging ‘Sea Snot’
The sea of Maramara, which lies within Turkey and separates Istanbul between Europe and Asia, is festered with a new challenge- sea snot. The sludge has also been seen in…
Operation Pangea XIV
A record number of fake online pharmacies have been shut down under Operation Pangea XIV targeting the sale of counterfeit and illicit medicines and medical products. The operation coordinated by…
Black Carbon
In a report titled “Glaciers of the Himalayas, Climate Change, Black Carbon and Regional Resilience", the World Bank said that the Black carbon (BC) deposits produced by human activity which…
Niti Aayog’s SDG India Index
India saw significant improvement in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to clean energy, urban development and health in 2020, according to the NITI Aayog’s 2020 SDG Index. The country’s…
Giant Leatherback Turtle
A proposed township and area development project proposal on the Great Nicobar Island(Galanthea Bay) and Little Nicobar( South Bay and West Bay) is likely to impact turtle and megapode nesting sites…