Context Recently, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released its annual report on suicides and accidental deaths. Key Highlights of the Report Suicides The report highlighted that the cases of suicide and the…
Context Recently, India has climbed 4 spots and has been ranked 48thby the World Intellectual Property Organization in the Global Innovation Index 2020 rankings. Key Details India was at the…
Context EnviStats India 2020 report was recently released by the National Statistical Office (NSO). Key Findings The average number of heat wave days in 2019 rose by 82.6 per cent…
Context Recently, the Swachh Survekshan 2020 report has been launched by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). Key Findings Cities with a population of more than 10 lakh: Indore was…
Context Global e-waste — discarded electrical and electronic equipment — will increase by 38 per cent in the decade between 2020 and 2030. Key Findings: There was 6 million tonnes…
Context The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has released a detailed ‘Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India (2018) Report’on the eve of the Global Tiger Day (29th July). Key…
