Why in News Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology for the year 2022. What was his research based on Svante Pääbo sequenced the genome of the Neanderthal, an extinct relative of present-day humans Through …
Context Drought has become a planetary disaster as around 300 million people in Asia, Africa, North America and Europe are at the grip of drought. Drought as a hazard According to the UNCCD, the world loses 12 million hectares of …
What are the Nord Stream pipelines? The Nord Stream pipelines have been at the centre of geopolitical tensions in recent months as Russia cut gas supplies to Europe in suspected retaliation against Western sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine. The …
What is PMI? Purchasing Managers’ Index is an economic indicator which indicates the business activity & economic health of both the manufacturing and service sectors. PMI of India is published by Japanese firm Nikkei but compiled and constructed by IHS …