Indigenous populations are the ethnic tribes who are the original inhabitants of the region in contrast to groups who have settled occupied or colonised area in later times....
Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project (SSCP) was mooted in 2004 by the UPA government. The objective of the project is to create a shipping route in the shallow straits between...
In an effort to combat severe air pollution in the country, the government decided to shift to Bharat Stage VI norms from current Bharat Stage IV, neglecting the Bharat...
The Paris agreement in 2015 set out the principles to tackle climate change. Bonn summit in 2017 aimed at finalising the rule book that would enable effective implementation...
In an effort to tackle the air pollution in a comprehensive manner, the government has come up with National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). The programme intends to serve...
Mob-lynchings and violence have become a new normal in India especially in the wake of a silent political class who has chosen to either turn a blind eye...
Advantages of methanol-based hybrid vehicles over lithium-ion batteries based electric vehicles. Methanol can be produced using municipal solid waste, while for lithium-ion batteries India is highly dependent on China...
Tsunamis are massive waves which are caused by either volcanic or seismic activity in deep ocean which displaces water. The waves on reaching shallow waters gain a height...
Ujjwala Yojana aims at providing clean cooking fuel to BPL families. The scheme aims at providing access to the under privileged sections of the society. The scheme though...
The meteorological factors that influence the urban outdoor pollution are: daily level of precipitation, wind speed, relative humidity, air temperature, and air pollutants (ozone, sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide,...
