Context The World Bank Group has announced a Global Shield Financing Facility to help developing countries access more financing for recovery from natural disasters and climate shocks. About Global Shield Financing Facility…
Context Scientists discover five new species of black corals living thousands of feet below the ocean surface near the Great Barrier Reef. About Black Corals Black corals can be found…
What is lake-effect snow? Context It’s hard for most people to imagine more than 4 feet of snow in one storm, like the Buffalo area was forecast to get this…
Context A new AWARe initiative has been launched at the UN Climate Change negotiations, reflecting the importance of water both a key climate change problem and a potential solution. …
Context Unveiling yet another mystery of avian migrations, a great knot from Russia, belonging to the endangered Calidris tenuirostris (Horsfield, 1821), has found its way to Kerala’s coast. Key Details about Great…
Context Gajotsavam, a month-long event to celebrate the elephant, will open in Fort Kochi. About Gajotsavam It aims to create a positive attitude towards the animal and to work with…
Context The Tamil Nadu Government recently, issued a notification declaring Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram villages in Madurai district the first biodiversity heritage site in the State. About Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage site…
Context Mamallapuram sculptures rank among the best due to their very humane quality, says art historian. Key Details about the findings The varied architecture of the Pancha Rathas of Mamallapuram…
Context A new study projects that climate change will significantly impact El Niño-La Niña weather patterns approximately by 2030 — a decade before what was earlier predicted, and around four decades earlier…
Context The 14th Dalai Lama was conferred the Gandhi Mandela Award 2022 at Thekchen Choeling in Dharamshala’s McleodGanj by Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. About the Award The Tibetan spiritual…
