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The Covid-19 pandemic brought about unprecedented disruptions across the globe, including significant shutdowns of industries and transportation. While these measures aimed to curb the spread of the virus, they inadvertently led to an unintended consequence: a dramatic reduction in the concentration of short-lived cooling particles in the air. A recent study conducted at Hanimaadhoo, a...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently released a report titled 'Currency and Finance for the FY 2022-23,' which focuses on the theme of 'Towards a Greener Cleaner India.' India has been a leader in sustainable development despite the challenges of limited climate financing. The RBI report further solidifies India's commitment to achieving a...

Protesting Indian wrestlers Sakshee Malikkh, Sangeeta Phogat, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia have decided to throw their medals in the Ganges and sit on indefinite hunger strike at the India Gate. This decision comes a day after the protesting wrestlers were detained by Delhi Police from their protest site near the Jantar Mantar. Taking to...

The Raigarh District Administration has taken a significant step towards promoting transparency and accountability in the industrial sector's corporate social responsibility (CSR) plantation activities. By leveraging NEAR Protocol's platform and Airchains' technological offerings, the administration aims to establish a blockchain-based monitoring system. This system will enable the tracking and verification of tree plantation initiatives,...

Cancer is a major cause of deaths across the world. In the year 2018, cancer was the second leading cause of death globally, accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths, or one in six deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). While lung, prostate, colorectal, stomach and liver cancer are the most common types...

Global heating resulting from climate change poses a severe threat to humanity's comfortable living conditions, according to a recent study. Billions of people worldwide are projected to be forced out of their "human climate niche," which has historically provided optimal conditions for human survival. The study emphasises that this shift will have profound implications for...

In a joint initiative, the Delhi High Court and Delhi Police have launched a series of interactive videos to educate minors about cyber safety, how to ensure their privacy is maintained and how to prevent themselves from falling prey to cyber bullying, stalking, sexting and other kinds of online frauds targeting this age group. Educating...

State Bank of India (SBI) is the largest commercial bank in India in terms of assets, deposits, branches, customers, and employees. It is also the largest mortgage lender in India. With a legacy of over 200 years, SBI is an Indian multinational, public sector banking and financial services statutory body. For SBI, the interests...

Animals are the most frequent victims of cruelty. No matter how much trust and love they shower us with, we humans subject them to various kinds of cruelty and suffering. Sometimes this cruelty is for a reason like testing of products on animals in laboratories and several times this is done just for ‘fun’...

A recent study conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has raised questions about the environmental impact and cost-effectiveness of electric cars compared to hybrid and conventional internal combustion engine cars. The study, carried out in collaboration with a Japanese organisation, focused on assessing the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Total Cost of...

Leading digital travel company Booking.com recently released its ‘Sustainable Travel Report 2023’. According to the report, Indian travellers are more open integrating sustainable thinking into their vacation planning than before. The company’s 8th annual Sustainable Travel Report, which gathered insights from over 33,000 travellers across 35 countries and territories, highlights a dilemma where people often...

Gameskraft Foundation, the social arm of the skill-based online gaming company Gameskraft and Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS), have announced their partnership to provide high-class training and access to facilities to identified young sports talents in India across various disciplines in the sport of track and field, at the ‘Gameskraft Foundation Athletics Centre of Excellence’. Started in...