How Nitrogen is causing Global warming Nitrogen is all pervasive. It is more abundant in the air than oxygen and constitutes 78% of the atmosphere. Nitrogen is also vital to life as it is essential for plant nutrition and thus, …
What’s in the news? The Indian Air Force contingent participating in Exercise Pitch Black 22 in Australia has returned after successful participation in the multinational exercise. Exercise Pitch Black 22 was hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force. Spanning over …
What is Fortification of Food? Fortification is the addition of key vitamins and minerals such as iron, iodine, zinc, Vitamin A & D to staple foods such as rice, milk and salt to improve their nutritional content. These nutrients may …
The repercussions of global temperature rise for India From an early onset of heat waves across northern states to one of the worst floods in recent years in Assam and other northeastern states, India has experienced several record-breaking weather events …
Context Recently, the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has released the summary of its much-awaited “Assessment Report on the Sustainable Use of Wild Species” at Bonn, Germany. The IPBES Assessment Report on the Sustainable Use …
Empowering Women Leaders at Grassroot level of Governance: A Long dream In the 30th year of panchayati raj, India got its first woman president from the adivasi community. But the rise of Droupadi Murmu from the position of a nagar …
Why in News: ‘Taragiri’, the third stealth frigate of project 17A was launched by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) in Mumbai. The first ship of the Project 17A, is ‘Nilgiri’ The second ship of P17A class is ‘Udaygiri’ About The …
Why in News Dwarka peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati passed away. About Adi Shankaracharya Adi Shankara is said to have been born in Kaladi, Kerala in 788 CE on the bank of the Periyar, the largest river in Kerala. He …
What are clouds? Clouds blanket 70% of the Earth’s surface at any given time. They are like a thin layer of the floating ocean, with enough water to cover the entire surface of Earth with about one inch of rain. …