Scientists vote to recognize Anthropocene as Earth’s new epoch
Scientists have voted to declare “Anthropocene” as a new chapter in the Earth’s geological history.
Iran nuclear deal
Recently, new German Ambassador to India said that Germany will do everything to save the nuclear deal with Iran.
Netherlands’ ‘Room for the River’ project that Kerala CM wants to replicate
Last year, Kerala had witnessed the century’s worst floods, which claimed nearly 500 lives and wiped out thousands of homes.
Iterative evolution: How a bird that went extinct came back from the dead
The white-throated rail is the only flightless bird known in the Indian Ocean area.
New Kilogram definition
With the definition of the ‘kilogram’ getting a global, technical makeover, textbooks ”” from those used in schools to ones recommended by engineering colleges in India ”” are set to undergo an update.
Crested ibises fly free in South Korea
An endangered bird was reintroduced to the wild by South Korean authorities four decades after it went extinct on the peninsula.
How votes will be counted?
60 crore votes locked in EVMs will be counted today as the world’s largest democratic exercise nears culmination.
India cuts off UN panel after J&K report
In a reaction to recent submission from the Geneva-based Human Rights Council (HRC) on alleged violations in Jammu and Kashmir, India has informed the United Nations body that it will no longer entertain any communication with the HRC’s Special Rapporteurs on its report.
‘Not all animals migrate by choice’ campaign launched to raise awareness on illegal wildlife trade
UN Environment and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has launched an awareness campaign for the protection of wildlife in the backdrop of rising illegal wildlife trade through airports.
HC: United Nations not a State under Article 12
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the United Nations is not a State under Article 12 of the Constitution of India and is not amenable to its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution.