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Context Recently, the President of France has inaugurated One Planet Summit 2021 for Biodiversity Convened under the theme of “Let’s act together for nature!”. Key Highlights At least 50 countries committed…
Continue Reading PREZODE Initiative launched at One Planet Summit 2021 Context India’s planetary missions like Mars Mission may soon be able to reduce payload mass and launch costs with the help of an indigenously developed Metal CO2 Battery with CO2…
Continue Reading Metal CO2 Battery Context As a major step towards boosting people to people contact, a railway link has been inaugurated by Prime Minister of India and Bangladesh PM between Haldibari and Chilahati. The…
Continue Reading Haldibari–Chilahati Rail Link Context Out of 189 countries, India has ranked 131 on the Human Development Index 2020 prepared by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). With an HDI value of 0.645, the…
Continue Reading India ranks 131 on Human Development Index 2020 Context Recently, the PM Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) instalment has been released to support J&K and Ladakh students. About PM Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) The PMSSS aims to build the…
Continue Reading PM Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) Context NITI Aayog today released a white paper: Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India with the vision: To make India’s public health surveillance system more responsive and predictive to…
Continue Reading Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India Context Recently, the first phase of the fifth National Family Health Survey- 5 (NFHS-5) has been released. The latest data pertains to 17 states — including Maharashtra, Bihar, and West…
Continue Reading National Family Health Survey- 5 (NFHS-5) Context Recently, Nepal and China have said they have measured Mount Everest to be 86 cm higher than the 8,848 m that it was known to be. What would that…
Continue Reading Mount Everest: How to measure a Mountain? Context Recently, a Himalayan Serow (Capricornis thar) has been sighted for the first time in the Himalayan cold desert region. Key Details The animal was spotted by locals and wildlife…
Continue Reading Himalayan Serow Context Recently, Tropical montane grasslands (TMG) in the Shola Sky Islands of the Western Ghats have suffered big losses due to invasions by exotic trees. Back to basics About Sky…
Continue Reading Shola Sky Islands of the Western Ghats