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19Apr 2023

Democratising tiger conservation

Context: India is a  country which boasts of having a remarkable conservation history, with robust populations of large carnivores such as tigers and leopards, the only populations of the Asiatic lion and greater one-horned rhinoceros, and the largest population of Asian elephants but Much of the success of wildlife conservation in India has been attributed …

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19Apr 2023

International Seabed Authority

News: The International Seabed Authority has made the decision to begin accepting applications for permits from businesses seeking to mine the ocean floor. The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) established the independent international organisation known as the International Seabed Authority. Its responsibility is to make sure that the marine …

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19Apr 2023

Public Interest Immunity Claims Proceeding

News: The usage of sealed cover hearings in court and the broadcast prohibition of a Malayalam channel were both decided upon by the Supreme Court of India. The government was condemned by the Court for weakening procedural protections for a fair hearing and silencing media critics. The Court has created an alternate process to replace …

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19Apr 2023

The Language Friendship Bridge

News: The Language Friendship Bridge is a project that the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has in mind to broaden India’s cultural influence in areas where it has long-standing links. The project’s goal is to make it possible for India to translate its epics, classics, and modern literature into these languages so that people …

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19Apr 2023

New Uranium Isotope

News: Physicists in Japan have found a new isotope of uranium with the atomic number 92 and mass number 241 while searching for a “magic number.” The mass of its nucleus was determined and it was determined to be uranium-241. According to theoretical calculations, the half-life of this new isotope might be 40 minutes. Due …

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19Apr 2023

Siren sphagnicola: Eel Like Aquatic Species

News: The aquatic salamander species known as Siren Sphagnicola, which is long and eel-like, lives in seepage sites in the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States. The family Sirenidae includes the long, eel-like aquatic salamanders known as sirens. Siren and Pseudobranchus are the two current genera that make up this family, which is …

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19Apr 2023

Global Conference On Compressed Biogas

News: It won’t be long before New Delhi hosts the international Conference on Compressed Biogas. The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is in charge of organising the Global Conference on Compressed Biogas. The conference’s focus is on developing a progressive policy framework for growth and a solid CBG foundation. The goals are to inform …

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19Apr 2023

World Chagas Disease Day 2023

News: Every year on April 14th, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises World Chagas Disease Day to increase public awareness of the little-known illness that primarily affects people in Latin America and millions of other people worldwide. In 2019, the disease was recognised on this day by the 72nd World Health Assembly. “Time to integrate …

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19Apr 2023

FAO : Report

News: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has published a paper titled “The Status Of Women In Agrifood Systems” that emphasises the significance of gender equality in the agricultural sector. Principal Points of the Report: Around 40% of the world’s agricultural labour force is made up of women, who represent a sizeable component of the …

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19Apr 2023

Polar Crown Prominences

News: An object that appeared to be a wall of plasma on the surface of the sun was photographed by an astronomer in Argentina. Polar crown prominences (PCP) are loops of plasma, or ionised gas, which are blasted from the solar surface by magnetic fields, similar to conventional solar prominences. They occur at latitudes between …

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