Context: Unpaid work is crucial for development of the society and economy, but is often invisible. Women perform 75% of the world’s unpaid care work. The largest source of women’s unpaid labor is domestic work. These include household chores like grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning as well as caregiving to the children, elderly and infirm. Contents1… Continue reading Why time banking is a crucial tool to empower women
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Cleaning India’s air: What is the report card so far?
Context: An analysis of various steps taken by the government in this regard shows that much more needs to be done. Contents1 What is the present situation wrt the problem of air pollution in India?2 What are the various steps taken by the govt to address the issue?3 What has been the outcome of these… Continue reading Cleaning India’s air: What is the report card so far?
Air pollution kills: Study counts 100,000 premature deaths in 8 Indian cities
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key findings of the study?3 Increase in Pollutants3.1 Premature Deaths due to exposure to PM 2.5 What is the News? According to a study published in the journal Science Advances, there is a rapid degradation in air quality and an increase in urban exposure to air pollutants… Continue reading Air pollution kills: Study counts 100,000 premature deaths in 8 Indian cities
Researchers identified over 5,500 new viruses in the ocean, including a missing link in viral evolution
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are RNA Viruses?3 What did the researchers do?4 What did the researchers find out?5 What is the significance of these findings? What is the News? Researchers have identified more than 5,000 new RNA virus species in the world’s oceans. What are RNA Viruses? An RNA virus is a virus… Continue reading Researchers identified over 5,500 new viruses in the ocean, including a missing link in viral evolution
Good while it lasted – I: 6th mass extinction underway, courtesy humans
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Mass Extinction?3 What is causing the sixth mass extinction?4 What do various reports say about the rate of extinction of species? What is the News? The sixth mass extinction is underway and the earth is losing species at an unprecedented rate. Hence, this marks the beginning of the… Continue reading Good while it lasted – I: 6th mass extinction underway, courtesy humans
Magical mushroom: Scaling up Ganoderma lucidum cultivation will benefit farmers, users
What is the News? Worldwide, attempts are being made to popularize Ganoderma lucidum (Magical Mushroom) for business and livelihood, by cultivating it on wood logs and sawdust. What is Ganoderma lucidum (Magical Mushroom)? It is a medicinal mushroom in use for centuries. It is globally known as “red reishi mushroom”. The history of consumption of… Continue reading Magical mushroom: Scaling up Ganoderma lucidum cultivation will benefit farmers, users
Biogas: A sustainable solution for curbing pollution, improving livelihoods & enhancing quality of life
News: Pollutants emitted due to the burning of fossil fuels and biomass not only affect the health of people, but are also responsible for climate change. The organic portion of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) produces Methane, when dumped improperly, like in landfills. Disposing of organic wastes in landfills or burning trash is an environmental… Continue reading Biogas: A sustainable solution for curbing pollution, improving livelihoods & enhancing quality of life
Why India needs to bring back nature-positive farming
Context: The pandemic showed that human interventions in natural processes can have disastrous consequences. It’s time to scale up natural-positive food systems that would simultaneously promote crop, soil and human health. There is growing consensus among agri-scientists, policymakers and farmers that the Green Revolution has reached its limits and raised several issues of environmental sustainability.… Continue reading Why India needs to bring back nature-positive farming
UN takes note of global indigenous fire practices to control wildfires
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key findings of the report?3 What are the recommendations given by the report to control Wildfires?4 How can indigenous practices be adopted to control wildfires? What is the News? The United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) has released a report titled “Spreading like wildfire: The rising threat of extraordinary… Continue reading UN takes note of global indigenous fire practices to control wildfires
Pluto: ‘Recent’ volcanism raises puzzle — how can such a cold body power eruptions?
What is the News? The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s(NASA) New Horizons probe has reported new findings of Pluto. The probe reported that icy lava flows have recently (no more than a billion years ago) covered substantial tracts of its surface. The findings drew particular attention to a mountainous feature named Wright Mons. What is… Continue reading Pluto: ‘Recent’ volcanism raises puzzle — how can such a cold body power eruptions?
