'The number of railway accidents dropped from 1,390 per year in the 1960s to 80 per year in the last decade.' There were still 34 consequential accidents in 2021-2022, 48 in 2022-23, and 40 in 2023 Read More...
'The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the UNFCC to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22.' Climate finance refers to all financial flows addressing the causes and consequence Read More...
'The monsoon season this year in India has been one of the worst in recent times, with recurrent flooding impacting most States.' According to a 2021 study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Read More...
'The Supreme Court has unveiled a new statue of “Lady Justice”, reimagining the image — typically a blindfolded woman holding a set of scales in one hand and a sword in the other &md Read More...
'The United States’ Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will soon implement a “click-to-cancel” rule, which will make it significantly easier for consumers to cancel their subscriptions a Read More...
'Eight years after it was introduced in 2016, the widely cultivated short-duration paddy variety PR-126 finds itself at the centre of controversy in Punjab.' Citing lower out-turn ratio (OTR, which Read More...
'The Global Hunger Index for 2024 states that a ‘serious’ level of hunger is prevalent in India. It ranks India 105th among 127 countries, giving it a score of 27.3.' A score below 9. Read More...
'A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud is slated to hear a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Read More...
'A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is set to pronounce its verdict on whether Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 is constitutional.' The provision grants citizenship to im Read More...
'The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) in Hyderabad, an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, has issued extensive advisories for swell waves for And Read More...
