Indore is India’s ‘cleanest city’ yet again.
Context: The union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs declared Indore as the cleanest among 4,203 urban local bodies (ULBs) in the country in the Swachh Survekshan 2018 carried out…
How heat footprint has grown
Context: A new study that used comprehensive surface temperature data to record changes in daily mean temperatures across India over seven decades has found “a consistent pattern of warming” over…
Domestic Violence Act applies after divorce too
Context: The Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that the Domestic Violence Act, intended to safeguard women against marital abuse, will apply even after divorce. The court observed that the…
Tiny fossil shells unveil details about ancient Earth’s climate
Context: Scientists have discovered tiny fossil shells that unveil details about the Earth’s climate over half a billion years ago. About the study; That early animals diversified within a climate…
Flawed, unjust
Context: New reservation norms in faculty appointments threaten to diminish opportunities for Dalits, tribals and OBCs. Indian universities preserve of a privileged caste elite: Indian universities, like most other institutions…
Getting water wise on the farm
Context: Paddy and sugarcane are India’s most water-guzzling crops — using up over half of the country’s total irrigation water resources — but procurement policies and water and power subsidies…
Western Ghats forest cover vital for Tamil Nadu’s South-West monsoon rainfall
Context: Researchers have found one more reason why urgent steps have to be taken to stop deforestation in the Western Ghats. The dense vegetation in the Western Ghats determines the…
The lowdown on falling water reserves
Context: India’s groundwater resources have been over exploited, as experts have been warning for some time now. A Sample Assessment: According to a sample assessment in 2011, groundwater in 19…
Cabinet approved Exploration and Exploitation of Coal Bed Methane
Context The Cabinet gave its approval for amendment in Section 12 of the Oil Fields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 (ORD Act, 1948). Due to this amendment, relaxation is granted…
45th anniversary of the Chipko movement
Context: Google commemorated the 45th anniversary of the Chipko movement, the non-violent agitation of 1970 aimed at protection and conservation of trees, with a doodle. Background of the Movement: The…
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