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Respiratory syncytial virus
According to a new estimate published in The Lancet, Lower respiratory infection attributable to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was responsible for more than 1,00,000 deaths in children under five worldwide in 2019.-IAS SCORE
Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh
The strategically-significant Sela Tunnel project in Arunachal Pradesh is nearing completion.-IAS SCORE
The State of Inequality in India Report
The State of Inequality in India Report has been recently released.-IAS SCORE
HANSA-NG Aircraft successfully completed Engine Relight test
‘HANSA-NG’ successfully completed in-flight engine relight test at the aeronautical test range (ATR) facility of Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) at Challakere in Karnataka’s Chitradurga recently.-IAS SCORE
Cancer-causing benzene
A new analysis found that in 2021, a dozen petroleum refineries in the United States reported average benzene emission levels that exceeded the federal threshold of 9 micrograms per cubic metre.-IAS SCORE
Why are forest fires in the hills intensifying this summer
Forest fires continue to scorch several hectares of green cover in the Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.-IAS SCORE
Seoul Forest Declaration
According to the recently adopted Seoul Declaration, the investment in forest and landscape restoration globally must be tripled by 2030 to implement global commitments and meet internationally agreed goals and targets.
India’s 52nd tiger reserve: Ramgarh Vishdhari
Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary was notified as a tiger reserve recently, after a nod by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).-IAS SCORE
Fuel to fire
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 apparently to stop NATO’s further expansion into its neighbourhood. But in less than three months, the same invasion has pushed two countries in that neighbourhood to consider NATO membership
PM Modi to launch work on Buddhist centre in Lumbini
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the construction of the ‘India International Centre for Buddhist Culture & Heritage’ recently during a visit to Lumbini in Nepal.-IAS SCORE