World Press Freedom Index 2023: India’s ranking in the recently released 2023 World Press Freedom Index has slipped to 161 out of 180 countries. Highlights of the 2023 Report: India is ranked 161 out of 180 countries. Press freedom in India has gone from “problematic” to “very bad”, with the country slipping 11 ranks since […]
Day: May 5, 2023
Death Of a Rare Black Tiger : Similipal Tiger Reserve
Death Of a Rare Black Tiger : Similipal Tiger Reserve The death of a Rare Black Tiger was reported in the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha. Simlipal has the world’s highest rate of black tiger sightings in the world. Black Tigers are a rare colour variant of the Bengal tiger and are not a distinct […]
Next President Of World Bank
Next President Of World Bank: Indian origin Ajay Banga was confirmed as the next President of World Bank. Ajaypal Singh Banga is an Indian-born American business executive. He is currently vice chairman at General Atlantic.[ He was executive chairman of Mastercard, after having previously served as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company […]
India To Launch Its Own Heat Index
India To Launch Its Own Heat Index: India to launch its own heat index next year to quantify heat hazard, generate impact-based heat wave alerts for specific locations. Heat index is a measure of how hot it feels when humidity is factored in along with the air temperature, and the figures were calculated using data […]