'2023 was the warmest year since records began in 1850, beating the previous record of 2016.' The announcement said temperatures in 2023 likely exceeded those of any year-long period in at least Read More...
'A spacecraft developed by a private US company and carrying a bunch of scientific instruments from NASA, took off from Florida, hoping to become the first US spacecraft to land on the Moon in more th Read More...
'Millions of children and adults around India, regardless of the severity of their condition, injury, need or affordability, are forced to treat the basic right of surgery as a luxury.' In fact, Read More...
'Transporters and commercial drivers from States like Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, and Punjab have staged protests against the recent legislation concerning hit-and-run incidents.' Sec Read More...
'A concerning development for India is the European Union (EU)’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).' The policy, which intends to tax carbon-intensive products coming into the EU from Read More...
'The University Grants Commission (UGC) has been issuing regulations, guidelines and directives at break neck speed that some of the important ones miss drawing the attention of the higher education c Read More...
'The Supreme Court has struck down the remission granted to 11 men convicted in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case of 2002.' The court has ruled that the Gujarat government’s decision to remit the Read More...
'The fog that disrupted the lives of people in North India is a common weather phenomenon.' A fog is a collection of small droplets of water produced when evaporated water has cooled down and cond Read More...
'A recent study on child marriage in India published in the Lancet noted the overall decrease in child marriage across the country but pointed out that four States, mainly Bihar (16.7%), West Bengal ( Read More...
'Given the number of fatalities due to landslides in India, a national landslide susceptibility map can help identify the most dangerous areas and help allocate resources for mitigation strategies bet Read More...
