Context One of the three persons diagnosed with Lassa fever in the UK died recently. What is Lassa fever and how does it spread? The Lassa fever-causing virus is found in West Africa and was first discovered in 1969 in …
Context Once found in abundance, Australia’s much-loved koalas have now been officially classified as ‘endangered’ after widespread bushfires, drought and land clearing destroyed much of their eucalyptus-rich habitat. Australia has announced that the government was upgrading the conservation status of …
About the scheme In 2017, the Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) “UDAN” (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) which aims at providing connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country through revival of existing air-strips …
About the summit It is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Started in 2001, the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) aims to provide long-term solutions for the benefit of the global community by assembling the …
The caste system is India’s adversary, severely limiting the country’s capacity to realise its enormous potential and become a great nation in science, technology, knowledge, art, sport, and economic success. According to studies, 94 percent of marriages are endogamous; 90 …