What is Jal Jeevan Mission ?
Government of India has restructured and subsumed the ongoing National Rural Drinking Water Programme(NRDWP) into Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to provide Functional Household Tap Connection […]
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How western art collectors are helping to fund Isis:
• The western appetite for antiquities has always been a motivation for others to loot them. The same individuals who pride themselves on their appreciation […]
WTO ruling against Paris pact: Greenpeace backs India:
• Supporting India’s decision to challenge the WTO ruling which held the government’s power purchase agreements with solar firms as “inconsistent”, Greenpeace today said the […]
Neonicotinoids: new warning on pesticide harm to bees:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • There is a strong scientific consensus that bees are exposed to neonicotinoid pesticides in fields and suffer harm from the doses […]
The all-female patrol stopping South Africa’s rhino poachers:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • The Black Mambas are winning the war on poaching,” insists Siphiwe Sithole. “We have absolutely zero tolerance for rhino poaching and […]
Decline of bees poses potential risks to major crops, says UN:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 Populations of bees, butterflies and other species important for agricultural pollination are declining, posing potential risks to major world crops, a UN […]
Social media helps fuel China’s illegal craze for ‘thumb monkeys’:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • The “year of the monkey” dawned recently in China – and with it, a trendy new exotic pet. Pygmy marmosets are […]
Emission norms for bikes to get tougher:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • Ending speculation, the government has issued draft notification for stricter emission norms (BSVI) for all categories of vehicles, including two-wheelers and […]
3D cyberforests to study climate change:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • Scientists have created ‘cyberforests’ — computer simulation that grows realistic 3D forests down to the branches, leaves and roots of individual […]
INS Arihant: What India’s new nuclear submarine could mean for the world:
Week 22-29th Feb,2016 • India is conducting the final trials of its first nuclear-armed submarine, which would make it the sixth country in the world […]