Periyar River Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: Discolouration of water was reported on Kerala’s Periyar River. More on the Topic: Primary suspension is that the discolouration may due to the poor quality of...
Sustainable food system Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: According to eat lancet commission’s report, the way we are producing food today is causing increased emission of greenhouse gases, depleting fresh water supply, compromising...
Mission Shakti Topic: Science and Technology In News: In an incremental advance, India on Wednesday successfully conducted an Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile test, named Mission Shakti, becoming the fourth country in the world to demonstrate...
National body set up to study Monogenic diabetes Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies and issues related to health. IN NEWS:A National Monogenic Diabetes Study Group has been formed to identify cases of...
India among nations that face grave danger to soil biodiversity: WWF Topic: Environment and Ecology IN NEWS: India’s soil biodiversity is in grave peril, according to the Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas prepared by the World...
Migratory birds start arriving at Chilika Topic: Environment and Ecology In news: Migratory birds have started arriving at the wetlands of Odisha’s Chilika Lake,one of the largest wintering grounds in Asia, but not in...
Call for policy, action in diabetes prevention, management Why in news? The Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 which was released recently points out that the prevalence of diabetes has increased more rapidly in...
Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal notched up her first title after a career-threatening injury by claiming the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Goldwith a hard-fought victory in the summit clash on Sunday. Up against 18-year-old...
An app under the aegis of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has been developed to aid fishermen to increase their catch and reduce the cost of operations, the developers said. Named mKRISHI@AFisheries,...
In a significant victory, a young Indian lawyer won a hotly-contested election in the UN General Assembly for membership to the world body’s top body of legal experts, garnering the highest number of votes...
