About RTI Act, 2005 Under the Right to Information Act, 2005, Public Authorities are required to make disclosures on various aspects of their structure and functioning. This includes: (i) disclosure on their organisation, functions, and structure, (ii) powers and duties …
What is antimicrobial resistance? Antimicrobial resistance happens when microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites) change when they are exposed to antimicrobial drugs (such as antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, antimalarials, and anthelmintics). Microorganisms that develop antimicrobial resistance are sometimes referred …
Xenotransplantation is any procedure that involves the transplantation, implantation or infusion into a human recipient of either (a) live cells, tissues, or organs from a nonhuman animal source, or (b) human body fluids, cells, tissues or organs that have had ex vivo contact …
What’s in the news? Government of India has launched Koyla Darpan Portal to share Key Performance Indicators related to the Coal Sector. The portal will have the Key Performance Indicators related to Coal Production, Status of Coal Stock in Thermal …
What’s the news? According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a United Nations body, 2021 was one of the seven hottest years on record. Key Findings As per six international data sets consolidated by the WMO, although La Niña conditions …
What’s the news? According to a survey, the population of the vulnerable eastern swamp deer, extinct elsewhere in South Asia, has dipped in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. News in Detail The Officials attributed the decrease from 907 …
What’s the news? According to the 17th India State of Forest Report-2021, Forest and tree cover in the country has increased by 2,261 square kms since the last assessment in 2019. Key Findings The Environment Ministry highlighted that the total …
What’s in the news? Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav participated in the 4th Asia Ministerial Conference on tiger conservation, an important event for reviewing progress towards the Global Tiger Recovery Programme and commitments to tiger conservation. …
In The Social Media. Anonymity allows the individual to have a voice without disclosing a name or a name which is pseudonym. On the other hand, it is writing online under a name that is not linked to one’s own civil …
About National Bamboo Mission: In October 2006, the Government of India (GOI) launched the National Bamboo Mission (NBM) on the basis of the National Mission on Bamboo Technology and Trade Development Report, 2003. The NBM’s key objective was to address …