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Many Endemic species may go extinct if GHG emissions rise
A new study published in the journal Biological Conservation says that many animals and plants might face extinction if green house gas emissions continue to rise. Key Findings of the Study All the Endemic species in islands are at high risk of extinction due to climate change. Four out of every five endemic species in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • endemic species • Paris Agreement • Sea level increase • Temperature rise • Western Ghats
India’s Petroleum consumption contracts 9.1% in FY21
The Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell operating under Ministry of Petroleum recently released a report on petroleum consumption of India. According to the report, fuel consumption of the country reduced by 9.1% in the year 2020-21 as compared to that of the previous year. This is the first time the petroleum consumption contracted to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Diesel • Oil Prices • Petrol • petroleum • Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell
Committee: 3 out of every 1,000 pregnant women in Meghalaya test positive for HIV
The Assembly Committee on Women Empowerment recently submitted its report to the Meghalaya Government. The Committee was led by Ampareen Lyngdoh. The Committee has found that three out of every thousand pregnant women in the state are testing positive for HIV in the state. Key Findings of the Committee According to the Committee, there are ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: AIDS • Antiretroviral therapy • East Khasi Hills district • HIV • Khasi Hills • Meghalaya • National AIDS Control Organisation • Syphilis • Women Empowerment
RBI Consumer Confidence Index
The Reserve Bank of India recently released the report of Consumer Confidence Survey. The survey was conducted in major cities of the country over 5,000 respondents. Key Highlights of the survey The Consumer Confidence Index declined from 55.5 points in January 2021 to 53.1 points in March 2021. The Future Expectations dipped from 117.1 in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Consumer Confidence • Consumer Confidence Survey • Expenditure • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) • Survey
Forbes list of India’s 10 richest billionaires
The Forbes recently released its list of wealthiest people in the world. Forbes is an American business magazine owned by the Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family. Forbes list of India’s ten richest billionaires The following are the top ten richest billionaires in India according to Forbes: Mukesh Ambani. Net Worth: 84.5 billion ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Adani • Bill Gates • Damani • Elon Musk • Forbes • Gautam Adani • Jeff Bezos • Lakshmi Mittal • Mark Zuckerberg • Mittal • Mukesh Ambani • Shiv Nadar