Environment damage behind a quarter of premature deaths, diseases: UN report
United Nations said in a landmark report on the planet’s parlous state that A quarter of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are due to manmade pollution and environmental damage
India’s biodiversity-rich zones also ‘hotspots’ of human impacts
Human impacts on species occur across 84% of the earth’s surface, finds a study published in PLOS Biology, an international journal dedicated to biological science.
Combat causality drugs
DRDO develops ‘combat causality drugs’ to reduce casualties in Pulwama type attacks and during warfare.
Pak. assured U.S on action against terrorists
Pakistan has assured the U.S. that it would deal “firmly” with all terrorists operating from the country, and take steps to de-escalate tensions with India.
Third IT corridor in China
India has launched its third IT corridor in China. The corridor will facilitate partnerships between Indian and Chinese companies.
Index of Industrial Production
As per the official data released, Industrial activity slowed in January 2019 growing 1.7% in January from 7.5% a year ago.
Retail Inflation
Retail inflation, based on Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased to a four-month high of 2.57% in February on the back of rise in prices of non-food items even as food inflation continued to remain in the negative zone.
EC: no names removed based on draft NRC
ECI assured the SC that names have not been deleted from the Assam electoral roll on the basis of their exclusion from the draft NRC, which was published in July last year.
India’s newest frog evolved 60 million years ago
The starry dwarf frog, named after Wayanad’s Kurichiya tribe, is found outside protected areas.
India is world’s 2nd largest arms importer
According to the latest report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India was the world’s second largest importer of major arms in 2014”“18 and accounted for 9.5% of the global total.