The demonstrations were called in response to the draft ruling leaked to the media showing that the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seeks to overturn Roe v. Wade, which in 1973 established guarantees for access to abortion at the national level. In a central
In the midst of India’s unprecedented heatwave, equipment aboard NASA’s space station records scorching temperatures in metropolitan areas near India’s capital New Delhi. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) on May 13 had released an image on
According to the ‘Global Land Outlook’ report released by the United Nations, Pakistan along with 23 other countries has been listed as “drought-hit”. The United Nations has listed Pakistan among 23 countries on Sunday which are facing drought emergencies. According to the
Every year, unhealthy diets cause 11 million deaths and 4,20,000 more people die from unhealthy diets, according to the UN. In addition, unhealthy diets lead to chronic diseases that cause suffering and weigh heavily on the budgets of all countries. To deal with
The Centre “prohibited” export of wheat on May 13 in view of the “sudden spike in the global prices of wheat arising out of many factors,” informed a Ministry of Commerce and Industry order. The order added that export of wheat will
The theme of this year’s World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD), observed on May 14 this year, is “dim the lights for birds at night.” Light pollution, due to artificially lit outdoor areas, has seen an increase of 2.2 per cent per year
On Friday, NITI Aayog launched the National Data & Analytics Platform (NDAP) for open public use. Launched with the objective of making public government data accessible, interoperable, interactive and available for people on a user-friendly platform, the platform hosts foundational datasets from
The Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship launched the Pilot Project for Skilling Tribal Youth – Rural Tribal Technical Training at the Centre for Research and Industrial Staff Performance CRISP, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on May 13. The project plans to train about
Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of slowing it down must happen “urgently, using every tool we can”, said Ibrahim Thiaw, the head of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), calling for a
A team of Chinese scientists has discovered a new sinkhole 630 feet (192 meters) deep with a forest at its bottom, says a Xinhua report. On May 6, a team of speleologists and spelunkers rappelled into the giant sinkhole, which is deep
