UNESCO inscribed Dholavira, an ancient Harappa city situated in present-day Gujarat, on the World Heritage List, making it the second Indian site to be accorded the tag in 2021. Announcing…
Category: Issues in News
Mekedatu Dam Project
Mekedatu, meaning goat’s leap, is a deep gorge situated at the confluence of the rivers Cauvery and its tributary Arkavathi. On July 6, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said in Bengaluru that his…
Kaladan Multimodal Project
The Kaladan project connects Sittwe Port in Myanmar to the India-Myanmar border. The project was jointly initiated by India and Myanmar to create a multi-modal platform for cargo shipments from the eastern…
National Green Tribunal
Observing that all five zonal Benches of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) are equally powerful and that their orders would be applicable pan India, the Madras High Court has disapproved…
‘Heat Dome’ Effect
Canada and parts of United States are experiencing extreme temperatures, due to which hundreds of people have died. The weather is due to heat dome, a climate phenomenon behind sudden…
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…