Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key findings of the report?2.1 Disasters2.2 Impact of Disasters on Women and Children3 Shadow Pandemic What is the News? The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has released a report titled “Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022: Our World at Risk: Transforming Governance for… Continue reading Increase in disasters leads to spike in intentional homicides of women: UN Report
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Electric vehicles have a dark side too: Blood batteries and child labour
Context: EVs are being pitched as cleaner, greener and sustainable. But are they? Underlying the shiny exteriors of an electric vehicle lies a shocking story of blood batteries, extreme poverty and child labour. Contents1 What is the usage of Cobalt in production of EVs?2 What are the humanitarian problems associated with production of EVs?3 Is… Continue reading Electric vehicles have a dark side too: Blood batteries and child labour
Fulfilling CoP26 promises can limit global warming to 2°C: Study
What is the News? According to a study, Global warming can be limited to 2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels if all the conditional and unconditional pledges to the Paris Agreement are implemented in full and on time. What is the study about? The study has analyzed 154 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and 76 long-term… Continue reading Fulfilling CoP26 promises can limit global warming to 2°C: Study
Niti Aayog’s battery swapping policy provides direction, but lacks a constructive roadmap
Context: The Niti Aayog released the first draft of the Battery Swapping Policy 2022 on April 21, 2022, to improve interoperability and push for faster adoption of electric vehicles (EV) in the two-wheeler and three-wheeler segment. Why the battery swapping segment if significant? This segment has competitive prices compared to others. Further, it also constitutes… Continue reading Niti Aayog’s battery swapping policy provides direction, but lacks a constructive roadmap
Seafloor spreading that creates crust slowed 35%, growing mountains may be driving it: Study
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Sea Floor Spreading?3 How did the researchers find out the seafloor spreading rate?4 What did the researchers find out?5 Why has the sea floor’s spreading rate slowed down? What is the News? According to a study that analyzed data from the last 19 million years, seafloor spreading rates… Continue reading Seafloor spreading that creates crust slowed 35%, growing mountains may be driving it: Study
Genetically modified mosquitoes for controlling vector-borne diseases? Successful trial gives hope
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Genetically Modified Mosquitoes(GMM)?3 Why were Genetically Modified Mosquitoes(GMM) developed?4 How are GM mosquitoes produced and used to control Ae. aegypti mosquitoes?5 What are the concerns regarding this method? What is the News? Oxitec, the UK-based company, has said that the first open-air study of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes(GMM) in… Continue reading Genetically modified mosquitoes for controlling vector-borne diseases? Successful trial gives hope
A new pandemic has struck the world: Food inflation
What is the News? According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Food prices have increased by almost 75% since mid-2020. What has been the trend of Food Prices worldwide? Food prices are increasing at an unprecedented rate worldwide. For instance, the FAO World food price Index averaged 159.3 points in March 2022 breaking an… Continue reading A new pandemic has struck the world: Food inflation
Extinction threat: Vaquita porpoise global population down to only 10
What is the News? According to the United States Commission for Environmental Cooperation(CEC), Vaquita Porpoise is nearing extinction and immediate measures are needed to save the remaining population. Note: Porpoises are among the smallest members of the cetacean family (whales, porpoises and dolphins). They are only distant relatives of dolphins (they last had a common… Continue reading Extinction threat: Vaquita porpoise global population down to only 10
Nitrogen levels on a decline in ‘nitrogen-rich world’, plants and animals may face consequences: Study
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Nitrogen?3 The decline in Nitrogen Availability4 Excess Human Production of Nitrogen What is the News? According to a report, an imbalance in nitrogen availability has been reported across the globe with some places having an excess and others a shortage of the element. What is Nitrogen? Nitrogen is… Continue reading Nitrogen levels on a decline in ‘nitrogen-rich world’, plants and animals may face consequences: Study
First Crisis, Then Catastrophe report: Quarter-billion people face extreme poverty in 2022 as the rich get richer: Oxfam
What is the News? Oxfam has released a report titled “First Crisis, Then Catastrophe”. What are the key findings of the report? Increase in Poverty: The combined impact of COVID-19, inequality and food price hikes could result in 263 million more people living in extreme poverty in 2022. This could result in a total of,… Continue reading First Crisis, Then Catastrophe report: Quarter-billion people face extreme poverty in 2022 as the rich get richer: Oxfam
