Israeli spacecraft called Beresheet had crashed onto the Moon in April, 2019.The spacecraft was carrying a cargo of dehydrated microscopic lifeforms known as tardigrades. However,tardigrades may have survived a crash …
Read MoreAccording to a report by Greenpeace,India is the largest emitter of Sulphur Dioxide(SO2) in the world. The report provides that India has emitted more than 15% of all the anthropogenic …
Read MoreThe Odisha Wetland Authority has approved the implementation of an integrated management plan for two of its largest lakes namely Chilika and Ansupa lake. The plan is intended at strengthening …
Read MoreChhattisgarh government has announced the setting up of Lemru Elephant Reserve(LER). The reserve is aimed at minimizing human-elephant conflict and destruction of property in addition to providing a permanent habitat …
Read MoreRecently,Scientists from Zoological Survey of India have discovered two new species of freshwater fish from different parts of the country. The new species discovered are (a)Glyptothorax gopii and (b)Garra simbalbara …
Read MoreNASA scientists will study how global warming is melting Greenland’s ice. Specifically, Scientists would study whether melting is being caused more by warm air or warm seawater. The project is …
Read MoreThe World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has released the “Below the Canopy report”. It is the world’s first-ever global assessment of forest-living species populations. The report uses the methodology of WWF’s …
Read MoreScientists have detected microplastic particles in the Arctic and the Alps. The microplastics had been carried by the wind and later washed out in the snow. The study has been …
Read MoreThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that July was the hottest month on record (records date to 1880). The global average surface temperature in July 2019 was …
Read MoreAccording to the IPCC’s special report on Climate Change and Land, increased atmospheric concentrations of CO2 can reduce the nutritional quality of staple foods like wheat and rice. The IPCC …
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