'India has put forward a proposal to better protect a species of freshwater reptile called the red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Spe Read More...

'Madhya Pradesh government has implemented the Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act in the state, which aims to preserve the tribal population from exploitation with an active involvemen Read More...

'At the G20 summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted traditional artworks from Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh to world leaders.' The ancient art of double ikat or Patola woven in pure silk dates b Read More...

'NASA’s Artemis I mission took a big step forward with a historic rocket launch that set the Orion spacecraft speeding toward a lunar orbit.' The mission is part of NASA’s Artemis progr Read More...

'According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA), the human population across the globe touched 8 billion.' As of 2022, more than half the world’s population lives in Asia, China an Read More...

'As many as nine special vostro accounts have been opened with two Indian banks after permission from the Reserve Bank of India to facilitate overseas trade in rupee.' Sberbank and VTB Bank—t Read More...

'The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023 released which was published by three environmental non­governmental organizations viz. Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and the Climate Action N Read More...

'The Supreme Court recently asked all high courts to respond to a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre and states to take measures to set up ‘Gram Nyayalayas’.' The Gram Nyayalayas Act Read More...

'A new World Bank report estimates that India will need to invest $840 billion over the next 15 years— that is an average investment of $55 billion per annum— into urban infrastructure to Read More...

'The Asian region was warming faster than the global average, and the economic losses from the consequent extreme weather events like floods and droughts amounted to more than US$ 35 billion in 2021, Read More...