Bird Count India: Uttarakhand reported the highest number of bird species, at 293, while the highest number of checklists (lists of birds seen and heard by birdwatchers), at 192, was uploaded from Jammu & Kashmir, according to the primary report from birdwatchers in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal and Bhutan. Bird Count India […]
Tag: 19th May 2022
What Is An Urban Heat Island?
What Is An Urban Heat Island? Several parts of the country are reeling under heat wave conditions. Cities, especially, are a lot hotter than rural areas. This is due to a phenomenon called an “urban heat island”. An urban heat island is a local and temporary phenomenon experienced when certain pockets within a city experience […]
Integration Of e-Shram Portal With One Nation One Ration Card Scheme
Integration Of e-Shram Portal With One Nation One Ration Card Scheme: The centre is in the process of integrating the e-Shram portal of the Ministry of Labour and Employment with the One Nation One Ration Card scheme. A comparison of the location data with permanent address data on e-Shram shall help identify migrant workers within […]
