Qatar, the US, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and Norway are joining forces to create net zero emission strategies. Qatar, the US, Saudi Arabia, Canada and Norway, collectively responsible for 40% of…
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RCEP and Indian Apprehensions
Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan recently said that he hoped India would “reassess” its stand on regional trading agreements such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact that India withdrew from…
Disaster and Disaster Management
A disaster can be defined as a natural or man-made calamity, mishaps or a catastrophe which is beyond the bearing capacity of the population. It tends to destroy the developmental…
Environment and Ecology:Important Definition
Environment and Ecology:Important Definition BIOSPHERE It is the part of earth which supports life or the domain of living organisms, it comprises the hydrosphere (all seas, lakes and other water…
Rare Diseases in India
The Delhi High Court has set up a special committee to find a time-bound solution on ways to provide treatment and therapy options to patients suffering from rare diseases. The…
Simlipal Biosphere Reserve
Issue: For more than ten days, fires have been raging in the Simlipal forests. A total of 399 fire points have been identified in the fringe areas bordering the forest,…
The Himalayan Serow spotting
The Himalayan serow (Capricornis thar) is a medium-sized goat like antelope, native to the montane forests of the Himalayas. It is considered a flagship species due to its specialized…
Indradhanush 3.0
Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 was launched with a focus on children and pregnant women who missed their vaccine doses during the COVID-19 pandemic. What is Indradhanush? To strengthen and…
Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge
Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge is a proposed bridge over the Brahmaputra river between Assam and Meghalaya in North-East India. This is a four lane bridge over the Brahmaputra between Dhubri (on North…
SARS-CoV and COVID 19
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a highly diverse family of enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses.The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new viral infection caused by the severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).…