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Lockdown increased exposure to indoor air pollution Subject :Environment Context- During the COVID-19 lockdown, many countries observed historic improvements in ambient air quality. A study shows that despite the historic improvements in ambient air quality, PM2.5 exposures increased for 65% of Indians and a third of the global population during the lockdown, largely […]
Asian elephants at risk as they roam outside protected areas Subject : Environment Context- Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) spend most of their time outside protected areas, putting them on a dangerous collision course with people. Researchers put tracking collars on 102 elephants and found that the animals tend to wander out of nature […]
New species of genus Allmania spotted Subject : Environment Context- A rather frail-looking plant spotted on the granite hillocks of Palakkad has been identified as a new species of the genus Allmania. Named Allmania multiflora, the species is quite special from both the botanical and conservation points of view. About the new plant […]
Breathing life into a dead river Subject :Geography Context- A small river that stopped flowing 70 years ago in Odisha’s Cuttack district is set to be rejuvenated. This is the first serious attempt to restore a river to its original shape in Odisha by the state government following the direction National Green Tribunal […]
Bhoota Kola Subject :Art and Culture Context : Bengaluru police book actor Chetan Kumar over Bhoota Kola remarks. Concept : About Bhoota Kola Bhoota means ‘spirit’ and Kola means ‘play’ in Tulu. It is basically a spirit worship ritual celebrated by Tulu-speaking people in Dakshina Kannada in Karnataka and some districts of Kerala. […]
India’s maritime history runs deep Subject:History Context:Recently, the Prime Minister has reviewed the construction of the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) site at Gujarat’s Lothal. Concept: About NMHC The project began in March 2022, and is being developed at a cost of Rs 3,500 crore. It will have several innovative features such as […]
A crisis is brewing in the coffee industry Subject : Geography Context: Coffee cultivation is becoming an increasingly loss-making proposition in India Concept: Geographical Conditions Coffee plant requires hot and humid climate with temperatures ranging between 15°C and 28 °C and rainfall from 150 to 250 cm. Frost, snowfall, high temperature above 30°C […]
Climate change could trigger viral spill overs, new pandemics: study Subject: Environment Context- According to new research, an effect of climate change may be seen in an increased risk of a “viral spillover” in some regions, which could trigger new pandemics in coming years. Climate change could shift the species range of certain […]
Researchers study microbial interactions in International Space Station Subject : Science and Technology Context- Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have studied the interactions between microbes in the International Space Station (ISS). The present study was motivated by the earlier observations of the dominance […]
How to assess disasters: 8 Indian states adopt global standards Subject : Environment Context- An international framework for assessing losses and damages in the aftermath of a disaster is now being used to evaluate the financial and social cost of local disasters in eight states in India. The framework helps get recovery and […]