SO₂ Mitigation from Coal Plants: A comprehensive study by IIT Delhi, published in the Nature journal, reveals that India could prevent over 1.24 lakh annual deaths by fully mitigating Sulphur Dioxide (SO₂) emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants (CFPP). Key Findings of the Study: Rising Emission Trends: Contrary to global declines, India’s SO₂ emissions from CFPPs […]
Tag: 14th May 2026
India Hosts Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting 2026
India Hosts Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting 2026: India, currently serving as the Chair of the Kimberley Process (KP) for 2026, hosted the KP Intersessional Meeting in Mumbai to fortify the global regulatory framework and ensure the integrity of the natural diamond supply chain. The meeting focuses on the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), an international […]
Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore
Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore: The Prime Minister paid tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on Pochishe Boishakh, which fell on 9th May in 2026. Pochishe Boishakh, the 25th day of the Bengali month of Boishakh, is celebrated as Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary in the Bengali tradition. Rabindranath Tagore was born on 7th May 1861 in […]
Government Revises SOP for FDI Approvals
Government Revises SOP for FDI Approvals: The Ministry of Commerce issued a revised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for processing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) applications to improve transparency and efficiency. The updated SOP fixes a maximum processing timeline of 12 weeks for FDI applications, compared to the earlier 10-week limit under the 2017 SOP. All FDI […]
Global Forest Goals Report 2026
Global Forest Goals Report 2026: A new United Nations assessment titled Global Forest Goals Report 2026 warned that rising demand for fuelwood and charcoal has emerged as a major driver of global forest degradation, particularly in Africa and parts of Asia. The Global Forest Goals Report 2026 is a UN assessment report prepared by the […]
National Florence Nightingale Awards for 2026
National Florence Nightingale Awards for 2026: The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards for 2026 to nursing personnel at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The National Florence Nightingale Award is the highest national honor bestowed upon a nurse in India. It recognizes nursing professionals who have rendered meritorious services to society through […]
India’s Forex Stress and the Call for Economic Austerity
India’s Forex Stress and the Call for Economic Austerity: The Prime Minister urged citizens to reduce non-essential gold purchases, overseas travel and fuel consumption amid concerns over India’s foreign exchange reserves, which declined by USD 38 billion in two months to around USD 691 billion as of May 2026.The pressure was driven largely by a […]
Healing the Rural-Urban Health Divide
Healing the Rural-Urban Health Divide: Despite the approval of 11,682 new MBBS seats and 8,967 postgraduate seats for 2025-26, India’s public health system continues to struggle with a critical shortage of doctors in rural areas due to flawed deployment policies and inadequate incentives.Despite a massive increase in PG seats since 2014, the vacancy rate for […]
