'India has seen the highest rise in deforestation in the last 30 years, with a stark surge recorded between 2015 and 2020, according to a new report.' While India lost 384,000 ha of forests between Read More...

'Burundi, a landlocked east-African country, has declared its first polio outbreak in 30 years.' The outbreak was confirmed after a four-year-old child in the Isale district of western Burundi, alo Read More...

'Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) is implementing National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) scheme across the country since Feb-2014.' The scheme has been restructured/ re Read More...

'The International Day of Forests is observed on March 21 every year to not just highlight the importance of forests but also to create awareness about their conservation.' According to the officia Read More...

'Invest India has appointed Manmeet Nanda as its next Managing Director and CEO (CMD) after Deepak Bagla resigned. ' Invest India, set up in 2009, is a non-profit venture under the Department for P Read More...

'The Indian space agency has announced that its largest rocket LVM3 will be launched from the second launchpad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.' This will be the rocket's sixth mis Read More...

'Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched during the year 2015-16, with an aim to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, impro Read More...

'National Zoological Park, New Delhi (Delhi Zoo) celebrated World Sparrow Day recently.' The theme for this year’s World Sparrow Day, “I love Sparrows”, emphasizes the role of ind Read More...

'The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just launched its latest report on the climate crisis.' The first three sections covered the physical science of the climate crisis, includ Read More...

'In Maharashtra, delegates from across the globe have arrived recently for attending the C-20 inception summit to be held this afternoon in the Orange city and sub-capital city of the State- Nagpur.' Read More...