Forest fires are happening since time immemorial. Initially, there were natural reasons. Then came human beings and started burning the oxygen source of the planet. The number of forest fires and the magnitude of them have been increasing over the years across the world. Several reasons including deforestation, global warming among others are being blamed …
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Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg once again took the world by storm after addressing the UN climate summit in which she accused the world leaders of betraying her generation by failing to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and asking “How dare you?” An emotional Thunberg began her speech saying “My message is that we’ll be watching you. This is all …
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With an aim to change the lives of those who have nothing, a shopkeeper in Delhi has been running a makeshift school for more than 300 underprivileged children beneath a metro bridge in the Yamuna Bank area for the last over eight years. Unfortunately, he has not received any assistance neither from the government nor any NGOs but that hasn’t …
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Human-animal conflict is on the rise as commercialisation and urbanisation is expanding. Animals enter residential areas adjoining forests and this often results in loss of livestock and crops. In order to check human-animal conflict, the Uttarakhand government has decided to carry out bio-fencing by growing various species of plants in those areas. A report by The Indian Express says that officials …
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Recently, 28 employees have been arrested in the nutritional meal scam in Rae Bareli and Kannauj by the Uttar Pradesh government. There were protests after midday meals meant for children were found in an animal fodder godown in the Rae Bareli’s Salon area. According to a report by India Today, close to 155 bags of children’s meals were found at …
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The health department of the Delhi government has been directed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to begin procuring high-quality anti-pollution masks ahead of Diwali. Under the seven-point action plan of the Delhi government to tackle the extreme pollution levels post-Diwali, free masks to the public feature as a key component. File Photo. BCCL A senior Delhi government official said that …
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With a 17.5 million strong overseas Indian community India is the leading country of origin of international migrants in 2019, according to new estimates released by the United Nations, which said the number of migrants globally reached an estimated 272 million. The International Migrant Stock 2019, a dataset released by the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and …
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The Union Cabinet has given its approval for a total ban on e-cigarettes in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said tat a press conference in Delhi after the Cabinet meet. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Scam Exposed: 9,300 Kilograms Of Mid Day Meal Was Being Sold By Workers For Cash In UP …
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After heavy cross-border shelling, Pakistani soldiers waved white flag as they came to a grassy knoll to retrieve the bodies of their colleagues, who were shot dead by Indian soldiers in retaliation to ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC). “The white flag signifies a non-hostile intention and a message to the Indian side to refrain from retaliation while …
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Come October and Goa will welcome its tourists with open arms but there’s seems to be a catch this time around. Goa’s welcoming beach shacks might not be around to facilitate tourists when the tourism season begins next month, with the National Green Tribunal on Friday directing the state government to keep its beach shack policy on hold, until it …
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