Mexico’s Cannabis Bill

Mexico’s Congress recently passed a bill to decriminalize cannabis (more commonly called marijuana) for medicinal, scientific and recreational use. If the Senate too passes the bill, one of the largest marijuana market could be created. The bill provides for 5 ..

Mount Sinabung

Mount Sinabung is an active volcano located in the Sumatra Island of Indonesia. It is a 2,600 m volcano was previously dormant for a period of 40 years before it erupted in 2010 and killed 2 people. It had again ..

Queen Charlotte

Queen Charlotte was the queen consort of King George III who ruled over the UK till 1820. Some historians claim that she was the first mixed race Royal in the British history. She is credited with having founded and expanded ..

P.1

P.1 is a variant of the SARS CoV 2 that is wreaking havoc in Brazil, which is currently facing a second wave of Covid-19. It is commonly called as the ‘Brazil variant’. The variant is a cause of concern as ..

Sindhu Sadhana

Sindhu Sadhana is a research vessel with the National Institute of Oceanography in Panaji, Goa. It was acquired in 2012 and it provides a stable platform for oceanographers to take up studies in any part of the Indian Ocean. A ..

PMSSN

The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi (PMSSN) received Union Cabinet’s nod as the single non-lapsable reserve fund for Health in Public Account. The fund will be utilised for the implementation of the Centre’s flagship schemes like AB-PMJAY, PMSSY etc., for ..

Violence Against Women Prevalence Estimates

Violence Against Women Prevalence estimates, 2018 is a report from WHO, based on study conducted by the global health body on behalf of UN agencies. The report is based on data gathered between 2000 and 2018. According to this report, ..

Lodha tribe

The Lodha tribe is a particularly vulnerable tribal group who live in the fringe areas of the Simlipal forest in Odisha. The term Lodha means ‘a piece of fish’. The Lodhas are of the North Munda ethnic group and they ..

Carbonaceous chondrite

Carbonaceous chondrite is a type of primitive meteorite that is rich in organic compound and hence holds interest in the search for extraterrestrial life form. It belongs to the category of primitive meteorites and is the most pristine type of ..

Primitive meteorite

Primitive meteorites are rocky or metallic masses that originate from the solar nebula that gave rise to our solar system. This category of meteorites have chemical compositions that are mostly unchanged since their origin in the nebula some 4.5 billion ..