'A 2020 report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and non-profit Pure Earth had found India to be home to a major chunk of the 800 million children poisoned by lead globally.' Now Read More...
'There has been a 69 per cent decline in the wildlife populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish, across the globe in the last 50 years, according to the latest Living Planet Report Read More...
'Interpol has rejected India’s request to issue a Red Corner Notice (RCN) on terror charges against Canada-based Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.' An RCR is an international docu Read More...
'The World Bank has extended an unconditional loan of $250 million to the Supporting Andhra’s Learning Transformation (SALT) project in appreciation of the path-breaking reforms implemented by t Read More...
'Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the birthplace of Jayaprakash Narayanan, popularly known as JP, in Bihar's Saran district to attend the 120th birth anniversary celebrations of the socialist ico Read More...
'Offshore security exercise ‘Prasthan’ was conducted in the Krishna Godavari Basin Offshore Development Area (ODA) recently under the aegis of Headquarters, Eastern Naval Command.' The Read More...
'Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) in collaboration with Power-CSIRTs (Computer Security Incident Response Teams in Power sector) designed and conducted a cyber security exercise &rsqu Read More...
'The collegium led by the Chief Justice of India, UU Lalit, has been in the news of late due to its failure to appoint four Supreme Court judges.' The collegium is a group of CJI and the four senio Read More...
'According to a private report, after 17 years of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, nearly 3.15 lakh complaints and appeals are pending with 26 information commissions across India.' The backlog Read More...
'The COVID-19 pandemic has widened the gaps in learning outcomes among schoolchildren in India. With the aim of addressing these challenges through digital learning, the World Economic Forum collabora Read More...
