Context: Genetically modified food remains controversial, especially in Europe, but for some experts it is the best science-based method for a sustainable global food system amidst biodiversity loss and a rising population. Producing food is terrible for the environment. According to the online scientific publication Our World in Data, agriculture is responsible for a quarter …
Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation is collaborating with the Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru, an autonomous research institute, to build the X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) that is scheduled to be launched later this year. Recently, ISRO chairman S Somanath urgedIndian scientific institutions to identify talented students and take steps to motivate them in effectively using …
What is a heat wave? A heat wave occurs when the maximum and the minimum temperatures are unusually hot over a three-day period at a location. This is considered in relation to the local climate and past weather at the location. It takes more than just a high daily maximum temperature to define a heat …
Economic engagement At the heart of the Indo-US strategic partnership is deepening economic engagement and a resolve on both sides to elevate the bilateral relationship to a “global strategic partnership”. While the relationship is founded in shared democratic values and an increasing convergence of interests on regional and global issues, an indication of how far …
Context: A UCC would provide for one law for the entire country, applicable to all religious communities, in their personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption etc. Currently, Indian personal law is fairly complex, with each religion adhering to its own specific laws. Separate laws govern Hindus including Sikhs, Jains and Buddhist, Muslims, Christians, and …
Context: In different ways, countries have been taking measures to respond to climate change since at least the mid-1990s, though it is only in the last decade or so that these actions have become significant enough for any meaningful impact. But the global response has never kept pace with the worsening of the climate crisis, …
Context: A recent Pew survey estimates the current median Indian age at 28, as compared to China’s 39, suggesting India will continue to enjoy its demographic advantage up to the end of this century. However, experts at home and abroad wonder if India’s demographic dividend may remain an advantage, without education and skilling leading to jobs. …
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Context: Developed in the Arabian Sea, cyclone Biparjoy,earlier expected to move towards the Pakistan coastline, has now changed its path and is heading towards the northern Gujarat coast with landfall expected. According to India’s Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre (RSMC), the cyclone might cause storm surges of 2-3 metres in height, destruction of thatched houses, damage to …
Context: According to the Global Slavery Index 2023, on any given day in 2021, as many as 50 million people were living in “modern slavery”. Among these 50 million, 28 million suffer from forced labour and 22 million from forced marriages. Of these 50 million, 12 million are children. To be sure, the phrase “modern …
Context: Any discussion on Indian monsoon these days invariably has references to the El Nino phenomenon. It is almost as if the fate of the Indian monsoon depends on the abnormalities in sea surface temperatures in far-away Pacific Ocean. What is El Nino? This year’s monsoon is also progressing under the cloud of an El …
