Source: The post is based on the article “Manipur govt orders floating homestays off Loktak; Locals demand rollback” published in Down To Earth on 29th July 2022. What is the News? Loktak Lake Authority of Manipur has recently issued a notice to remove all floating houses and fishing structures on Loktak Lake. What is Loktak… Continue reading Manipur govt orders floating homestays off Loktak; Locals demand rollback
Tag: down to earth
UN declares access to clean, healthy environment as universal human right
Source: The post is based on the article “UN declares access to clean, healthy environment as universal human right” published in Down To Earth on 29th July 2022. What is the News? The United Nations(UN) has passed a resolution declaring every person on the planet has the Right to live in a clean, healthy environment.… Continue reading UN declares access to clean, healthy environment as universal human right
UN lays down guidelines to protect children displaced by climate change
Source: The post is based on the article “UN lays down guidelines to protect children displaced by climate change” published in Down To Earth on 26th July 2022. What is the News? United Nations-backed agencies have released “The Guiding Principles for Children on the Move in the Context of Climate Change”. These are guidelines to… Continue reading UN lays down guidelines to protect children displaced by climate change
Migratory monarch butterflies officially declared ‘endangered’, but there’s hope
Source: The post is based on the article “Migratory monarch butterflies officially declared ‘endangered’, but there’s hope” published in Down To Earth on 22nd July 2022. What is the News? The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified Migratory Monarch Butterflies as Endangered under IUCN Red List. What is a Migratory Monarch Butterfly?… Continue reading Migratory monarch butterflies officially declared ‘endangered’, but there’s hope
Can synthetic biology offer solutions to environmental challenges?
Source: The post is based on the article “Can synthetic biology offer solutions to environmental challenges?” published in Down To Earth on 12th July 2022. What is the News? As per study by the USA, due to climate change one-third of all animal and plant species on the planet could face extinction by 2070. Environmentalists… Continue reading Can synthetic biology offer solutions to environmental challenges?
Does a tropical ozone hole exist? Experts are divided
Source: The post is based on the article “Does a tropical ozone hole exist? Experts are divided” published in Down To Earth on 15th July 2022 What is the News? According to a recent study, a new ozone hole has been detected over the tropics, at latitudes of 30 degrees South to 30 degrees North.… Continue reading Does a tropical ozone hole exist? Experts are divided
Data democracy: WHO bats for passing on genomics tech to developing world
Source: The post is based on the article “Data democracy: WHO bats for passing on genomics tech to developing world” published in Down To Earth on 13th July 2022 What is the News? WHO Science Council has released a report “Accelerating access to genomics for global health” advocating for passing on Genomic Technologies to developing… Continue reading Data democracy: WHO bats for passing on genomics tech to developing world
Tectonic plate dragging plume material: Study gains new insights into a fundamental question in geology
Source: The post is based on the article “Study gains new insights into a fundamental question in geology” published in Down To Earth on 13th July 2022. What is the News? A study by a team of scientists at the Goa-based National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) has brought new insights into the… Continue reading Tectonic plate dragging plume material: Study gains new insights into a fundamental question in geology
Extremely dry winter in Western Mediterranean due to expansion of ‘Azores High
Source: The post is based on the article “Extremely dry winter in Western Mediterranean due to expansion of ‘Azores High” published in Down To Earth on 11th July 2022. What is the News? A study has revealed that an extremely large ‘Azores High’ has resulted in abnormally dry conditions across the western Mediterranean, including the… Continue reading Extremely dry winter in Western Mediterranean due to expansion of ‘Azores High
Ghana reports first-ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease
Source: The post is based on the article “Ghana reports first-ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease” published in Down To Earth on 11th July 2022. What is the News? Ghana has reported its first-ever suspected cases of Marburg Virus Disease. What is Marburg Virus Disease? Marburg virus disease(MVD) is a severe disease in humans… Continue reading Ghana reports first-ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease
