Mount Nyiragongo

Mount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano located inside the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The African country witnessed volcanic eruption from this mountain for the first time since 2002. The previous eruption led to 250 deaths ..

ALMA telescope

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is an astronomical interferometer in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. This array observes electromagnetic radiation at millimetre and submillimeter wavelengths. It has been fully operational since 2013. It had recently photographed the oldest ..

One Health panel

One Health Panel is a new panel formed by the World Health Organisation to study the emergence and the spread of zoonotic diseases like H5N1, avian influenza, Ebola and possibly the novel coronavirus. This panel will advise agencies like FAO, ..

e-Courts Services Mobile App

The e-Courts Services Mobile App provides various citizen-centric services like case numbers, party names, FIR numbers, advocate details, case status etc. It also provides complete case history from the filing till disposal. It is to benefit citizens, litigants, lawyers, law ..

Maharashtra’s Mission Oxygen Self-Reliance scheme

The Mission Oxygen Self-Reliance scheme was launched recently by the Maharashtra Government to address the state’s oxygen shortage. Under this scheme, special incentives will be provided by the state government for the oxygen producing industries. It seeks to increase the ..

Aichi Biodiversity Target

Aichi Biodiversity targets are 20 goals set under the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. These targets are categorised under 5 sections broadly focusing on aspects like solution for biodiversity loss, sustainable use of resources etc. The recently released Protected Planet ..