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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 77th Annual General Meeting approved a resolution for the global air transport industry to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.This commitment will align with the Paris Agreement goal for global warming not to exceed 1.5°

Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network Report (GCRMN) has released a report on the status of coral reefs across the world.The report, the first of its kind in 13 years, underlined the catastrophic consequences of global warming but said that some coral reefs can be saved b

Gujarat High Court had taken suo motu cognizance of the slow death of Sabarmati river due to effluent discharge. In this regard, it has delivered a judgement recently.The High Court order:Industrial units found to have discharged pollutants into the Sabarmati river in Gujarat wi

The Union Government has proposed certain amendments to the existing  Forest Conservation Act(FCA).Proposed changes:Absolve agencies involved in national security projects and border infrastructure projects from obtaining prior forest clearance from

New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he received a “strong” message from President Joe Biden about the United States’ commitment to defending the disputed East China Sea islets, known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan.Next Ana

A total of 845 COVID-19 orphans have so far been identified and approved for receiving benefits under the PM CARES Fund.About the scheme:Launched in May 2021.The scheme has been launched for support & empowerment of Covid affected children.Eligibility: All c

U.S. scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian have won the Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries on receptors for temperature and touch. They will share the Nobel Prize cheque for 10 million Swedish kronor ($1.1 million).The pair’s research is being used t

The Supreme Court is all set to go into an affidavit filed by the environment ministry October 2020 on the use of so-called green and improved fireworks — hearing a case that could well decide whether this Diwali will see fireworks.What’s the issue?The Minist

From the records in Vedas, Manuscripts, Kautilya’s Arthashastra and travelogues of Magasthnese, the origin of self-government can be traced back to Buddhist period.The Ramayana and the Mahabharata also point to the existence of several forms of local self-government such as Pa

The Conference on Disarmament (CD) is being held in Geneva.At the conference, India expressed deep concern over the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems that could endanger peace and security, saying the possibility of terrorists a