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India’s carbon dioxide emissions up 5% A report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has revealed that India’s carbon dioxide emissions increased by 4.8% in 2018 from last year. The growth in emissions was higher than that of the United States and China. The rise in emissions has been attributed to increased coal consumption. Globally,… Continue reading India’s carbon dioxide emissions up 5%

Stubble burning menace emerges in Kuttanad Stubble burning i.e. agricultural residue burning has emerged as a major problem in Kuttanad, which is popularly known as the “Rice bowl of Kerala”. Stubble burning is the practice of intentionally setting fire to residues which remains after the harvest of a crop. It is usually done to clear… Continue reading Stubble burning menace emerges in Kuttanad

Sharp rise in H1N1 cases Recently, there has been a sharp rise in cases and deaths from H1N1 influenza. The data on H1N1 cases has been collected by Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, National Centre of Disease Control, Delhi. Influenza is an infectious disease caused by an influenza virus belonging to the family Orthomyxoviridae. Influenza viruses… Continue reading Sharp rise in H1N1 cases

Is death by mosquito bite insurable? SC answers the question in a judgment The Supreme Court has observed that where a disease is caused or transmitted by insect bite/virus in the natural course of events, it would not be covered by the definition of an accident. The observation comes in the background of a case… Continue reading Is death by mosquito bite insurable? SC answers the question in a judgment

Coming soon — a robot to clean septic tanks A group of in IIT-Madras is developing a robot to clean septic tanks. Such inventions are particularly significant amidst frequent deaths of manual scavengers in India. According to the Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA) at least 1,470 manual scavengers died at work between 2010 and 2017. Manual… Continue reading Coming soon — a robot to clean septic tanks

Use of NSA in cow slaughter cases wrong, says Kamal Nath Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister has said that the use of the National Security Act (NSA) by the Madhya Pradesh police in the cases of suspected cow slaughter was wrong and would not be repeated. In February 2019, MP government had invoked the National Security… Continue reading Use of NSA in cow slaughter cases wrong, says Kamal Nath

U.S.-China trade war poses the biggest risk to global stability, says IMF official The International Monetary Fund(IMF) official has said that trade war between the United States and China poses the greatest risk to global stability. The ongoing trade war has affected the flow of billions of dollars of goods between the two countries. Trade… Continue reading U.S.-China trade war poses the biggest risk to global stability, says IMF official

No clinical trials in India for new drugs approved in select developed markets Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules,2019. The new rules say that new drugs approved for use in the EU,UK, Australia, Japan and the US will be automatically allowed in India provided clinical trials included… Continue reading No clinical trials in India for new drugs approved in select developed markets

DRDO satellite that will sniff out enemy radars to be launched on April 1 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch electronic intelligence satellite Emisat of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on 1 April 2019.It will be launched along with 28 third party satellites on board of new variant of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle… Continue reading DRDO satellite that will sniff out enemy radars to be launched on April 1

IRDAI moots public disclosure norm The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has issued a draft detailing the Public disclosure norms. The draft requires insurers to share details about their financials performance at specified intervals. These norms are proposed to be implemented from 2019-20. IRDAI has said that the objectives of the norms… Continue reading IRDAI moots public disclosure norm