February 2022 - Page 11 of 13 - Tatsat Chronicle Magazine

Oily Dilemma

February 6, 2022

The mission announced in August 2021 to bring an additional 6.5 lakh hectares under oil palm cultivation by the end of March 2026 is necessary to reduce the country’s dependence on imported edible oil but its extension to the Andamans should be

A skewed equation

Amitabh Srivastava

February 6, 2022

Features

As India celebrates the 75th anniversary of its independence with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav with great fanfare last year, the time is right to evaluate how the freedom to participate in the country’s democratic process has percolated

Argentine Scientists Seek to Beat Pollution With Antarctic Fuel-Eating Microbes

Tannuka Juneja

February 5, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

A team of Argentine scientists that uses microorganisms native to Antarctica to eliminate hydrocarbon pollution added plastics to their research on the white continent, which would open a door to clean the seas of that material. Antarctic bases use diesel as a

Afghan Universities in Two Provinces Reopen for Women Students With Conditions

Tannuka Juneja

February 5, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

Some of Afghanistan’s public universities resumed classes on Wednesday, after being closed for nearly six months since the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, accepting the presence of women in classrooms, but at different times from their male peers. The Taliban administration has not

Red Alert! Regulate Cryptos

Madan Sabnavis

February 5, 2022

Top Story

Cryptocurrency or Cryptos is the latest flavour of the day. After stocks and mutual funds, cryptocurrency is pretty high in the pecking order. Those with yawning risk appetites, and in a hurry, are choosing them for investment. Also, those who repose faith

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Donates $133.5 Million to Help Needy Students

Tannuka Juneja

February 5, 2022

CSR & Philanthropy·News

Mackenzie Scott, a billionaire philanthropist and the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated $133.5 million to the educational nonprofit Communities In Schools (CIS), an organisation that helps students navigate issues inside and outside of the classroom. CIS announced the donation

Tata Steel Ltd to Face Criminal Probe in Netherlands Over ‘Intentional’ Pollution

Tannuka Juneja

February 5, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

Dutch prosecutors on Wednesday opened a criminal probe into “intentional and unlawful” pollution by steel giant Tata at a plant near Amsterdam, saying the public’s health could potentially be in danger. The Netherlands Prosecutor’s Office launched the investigation to determine if the

127 Tiger Deaths Recorded in India in 2021, Highest in Decade

Tannuka Juneja

February 5, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

There were 127 tiger deaths, maximum (42) in Madhya Pradesh, in 2021 as compared to 106 deaths in 2020, informed Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey the Rajya Sabha in a written reply. According to the