What is the news? The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has recently dissolved the 14 member Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES). It said that SCES had a mandate, overlapping with the Steering Committee for National Sample Surveys (NSS). About Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES) Established: In 2019 by the MoSPI Nature:… Continue reading Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES)
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Night-time Light Pollution Linked to Increased Alzheimer’s Risk
Source– This post on Night-time Light Pollution Linked to Increased Alzheimer’s Risk is based on the article “Night time light pollution linked to increased Alzheimer’s risk: what a new study says” published in “Indian Express on 7th September 2024. Why in the News? A recent study from researchers at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center has found… Continue reading Night-time Light Pollution Linked to Increased Alzheimer’s Risk
Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
Source– This post on Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is based on the article “Public Accounts Committee to hold ‘performance review’ of regulatory bodies” published in “The Hindu” on 7th September 2024. Why in the News? Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha member K.C. Venugopal, who heads the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), will conduct a performance… Continue reading Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
Why Global Models Got La Niña Predictions Wrong and Its Impact
Source: The post on Why Global Models Got La Niña Predictions Wrong and Its Impact is based on the article “Why global models went wrong with their La Niña predictions — and what its delay means” published in Indian express on 7th September 24. What is the News? Nearly all major global weather agencies had forecasted… Continue reading Why Global Models Got La Niña Predictions Wrong and Its Impact
Health Ministry Approves New Treatment for Multidrug-Resistant TB
Source- This post on Health Ministry Approves New Treatment for Multidrug-Resistant TB has been created based on the article “Health Ministry approves new treatment regimen for multidrug-resistant TB” published in “The Hindu” on 7th September 2024. Why in News? The Union Health Ministry has introduced a new drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) treatment regimen in India. About… Continue reading Health Ministry Approves New Treatment for Multidrug-Resistant TB
Study on impact of mobile phone radiation on human body
Source- This post on Study on impact of mobile phone radiation on human body has been created based on the article “Do mobile phones cause cancer? New analysis debunks this myth” published in “Indian Express” on 7th September 2024. Why in News? A comprehensive review of 28 years of research shows no link between mobile phones… Continue reading Study on impact of mobile phone radiation on human body
Valley fever
Source- This post on Valley fever has been created based on the article “California drought boosts dangerous airborne fungus, valley fever to peak” published in “India Today” on 7th September 2024. Why in News? Recently, there has been a rise in cases of Valley fever across California. About Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis) Aspects Description About 1. Valley… Continue reading Valley fever
Access to the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF)
Source: The post on Access to the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF)is based on the article “Can Kerala access funds from the Loss and Damage Fund?” published in “The Hindu” on 6th September 2024. Why in the News? The devastating landslides that struck Kerala’s Wayanad district in August 2023 have sparked a discussion on whether subnational… Continue reading Access to the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF)
Food Recovery to Avoid Methane Emissions (FRAME)
Source- This post on Food Recovery to Avoid Methane Emissions (FRAME) has been created based on the article “Food banks can prevent GHG emissions equivalent to taking 900 cars off road for a year: Data” published in “Down to Earth” on 6th September 2024. Why in News? As per recent estimates from a new methodology called… Continue reading Food Recovery to Avoid Methane Emissions (FRAME)
Indian Pomegranates
Source- This post on Indian Pomegranates has been created based on the article “APEDA facilitates first consignment of Indian Pomegranates from Mumbai to Melbourne” published in “PIB” on 6th September 2024. Why in News? The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the export of the first consignment of Indian pomegranates from Mumbai… Continue reading Indian Pomegranates
