World Air Quality Report 2022: According to the World Air Quality Report prepared by IQAir, Delhi ranked 4th out of 50 of the world’s most polluted cities in terms of PM2.5 levels in 2022. Out of 131 countries, India ranked 8th with a population weighted average PM2.5 level of 53.3 μg/m3 in 2022. Key Findings […]
Tag: 16th Mar 2023
Carbon Footprint Of Marine Fisheries : Lower Than Global Average
Carbon Footprint Of Marine Fisheries : Lower Than Global Average According to Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), India’s marine fisheries produced 1.32 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) to produce one kilogram of fish in 2016 during entire value chain (from the construction of boats to retail) lower than the global average of 2 tonnes. […]
Survey Of Vultures
Survey Of Vultures: There are 246 vultures spread across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, according to the first-ever synchronised census on the bird carried out in February 2023. The survey was conducted by the Kerala Forest and Wildlife department along with its counterparts in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in the select regions of the Western […]
Missing Antiquities In India : ASI
Missing Antiquities In India : ASI According to an RTI, only 486 antiquities have been reported as missing (since Independence) from the 3,696 monuments protected and maintained by the ASI. According to ASI, 292 antiquities have been brought back to India from abroad since 2014 and 13 between 1976 and 2013. The ASI’s list of […]
Learning Science Via Standards : Bureau Of Indian Standards
Learning Science Via Standards : Bureau Of Indian Standards The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), has launched ‘Learning Science via Standards’, a unique initiative for students. Learning Science via Standards focuses on a series of lesson plans aimed to use scientific concepts, principles and laws to help students understand their practical applications in manufacturing, functioning […]
Lightning Be Declared a Natural Disaster
Lightning Be Declared a Natural Disaster: Recently few States have demanded that “lightning” be declared as a “natural disaster” because deaths caused by it surpass any other disaster in India. Presently Cyclone, drought, earthquake, fire, flood, tsunami, hailstorm, landslide, avalanche, cloudburst, pest attack, frost, and cold waves are covered under the State Disaster Response Fund […]
McMahon Line
McMahon Line: A recent bipartisan Senate resolution in the United States recognizes the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and Arunachal Pradesh. McMahon Line is a geographical border between Northeast India and Tibet. It is the boundary between China and India, although its legal status is disputed by the Chinese It was negotiated […]
