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State of India’s Environment Report: Deaths linked to PM2.5 pollution in India increased by 2.5 times in 2 decades: Report \
What is the News? According to the Centre for Science and Environment(CSE) “State of India’s Environment Report”, deaths attributable to PM2.5 pollution in India have increased by 2.5 times over the last two decades. What is the State of India’s Environment Report? It is an annual publication by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)… Continue reading State of India’s Environment Report: Deaths linked to PM2.5 pollution in India increased by 2.5 times in 2 decades: Report \
IPCC report makes a case for building people’s resilience to climate crisis. It will require multi-pronged efforts at all levels
News: IPCC’s began taking stock of the climate crisis about 30 years ago. However, its latest report is the gravest of all the warnings issued by the global body of experts. The report predicts that the world will face multiple hazards even if the global temperature rise is contained to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The IPCC… Continue reading IPCC report makes a case for building people’s resilience to climate crisis. It will require multi-pronged efforts at all levels
Planning for resilience in a warming world
News: 2nd part of 6th IPCC report highlights the vulnerability of Indian cities to Climate Change. With Global temp. already 1.1-1.3° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, some impacts of climate Change are bound to happen. India has almost all type of climate change hotspots. The three major climate change hotspots are the semi-arid and arid regions,… Continue reading Planning for resilience in a warming world
Escaping the global sanctions net
News: Western countries have put several types of economic sanctions on Russia. However, the effectiveness of these sanctions is debatable. The way of expressing global dominance and hegemony is changing. Now, it is expressed through financial sanctions, instead of troop presence. Most recently the method has been adopted against Russia. First, financial manipulations from afar… Continue reading Escaping the global sanctions net
The Hermetic Wiper malware that targeted Ukraine
What is the News? Ukraine has found that hundreds of its computers have been attacked by a data-wiper malware named Hermetic Wiper. Moreover, Ukraine’s largest commercial bank was also hit by a DDoS or distributed denial-of-service attack. What is a Hermetic Wiper? Hermetic Wiper is a data-wiper malware that was detected on hundreds of computers… Continue reading The Hermetic Wiper malware that targeted Ukraine
Andhra Pradesh CM Formally Dedicates INS Visakhapatnam to the City of Destiny
What is the News? The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh has dedicated INS Visakhapatnam to the nation in a formal ceremony held at Naval Dockyard. What is INS Visakhapatnam? INS Visakhapatnam is the name of the first indigenously designed and constructed stealth guided-missile destroyer ship under Project 15B. The ship has been named after the… Continue reading Andhra Pradesh CM Formally Dedicates INS Visakhapatnam to the City of Destiny
Five things to know about the 5G rollout
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is 5G?3 Which countries have launched 5G connections?4 How far is India behind in the 5G rollout?5 What is the Economic Impact of 5G Rollout? What is the News? The ongoing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona has underlined the importance of 5G, the technology mobile networks will ride on… Continue reading Five things to know about the 5G rollout
Explained: How dependent is India on Russia’s weapons
Contents1 What is the News?2 India-Russia Defence Ties3 How much is India dependent on Russia’s weapons?4 What kind of weapons has Russia given to India? What is the News? In the Russia-Ukraine crisis, India has been trying to walk a fine line, negotiating its relationships with the United States and other Western nations on one… Continue reading Explained: How dependent is India on Russia’s weapons
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying inaugurates the ‘Sagar Parikrama’
What is the News? The Union Minister for Fisheries will inaugurate the ‘Sagar Parikrama’. What is Sagar Parikrama? Organized by: Ministry of Fisheries, National Fisheries Development Board along with Government of Gujarat, Indian Coast Guard, Fishery Survey of India and Gujarat Maritime Board. Purpose: It is a navigation journey to be conducted in all coastal… Continue reading Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying inaugurates the ‘Sagar Parikrama’
