95 million Pakistanis under poverty, says World Bank Context According to the World Bank, 12.5 million additional people fell into poverty in Pakistan over the previous fiscal year, pushing the country’s poverty rate to 39.4%. The World Bank encouraged Pakistan, which is struggling with its […]
Tamil Nadu, Kerala to join hands to count endangered Nilgiri tahr Context Tamil Nadu is currently working on a standardized technique to count the endangered population of the only mountain ungulate in southern India after launching Project Nilgiri Tahr last year for the conservation of […]
Kaobal Gali-Mushkoh Valley opens up for tourists Context In the past, Pakistan used to regularly shell the high-altitude passes of the Gurez valley in north Kashmir, which is now off-limits to people. It is now prepared to link up with the 1999 war’s battleground, the […]
Bihana Didi wins Norman Borlaug award Context Agriculture scientist Swati Nayak, known as Bihana Didi in Odisha, has been awarded the Norman Borlaug Award What is the Norman Borlaug Award? Young scientists who have made important contributions to agriculture, food security, and the eradication of […]
IBSA meet seeks to amplify the Global South’s voice Context As part of the IBSA group, visiting Indian minister for external affairs S. Jaishankar met with South African and Brazilian colleagues to further advance South-South cooperation. What is the IBSA Dialogue Forum? A trilateral conference […]
Maharashtra’s ephemerals: plants that wait for monsoon to bloom Context The springtime is frequently linked to blooming. Few individuals are aware, however, that in some regions of Maharashtra, some plant species wait all year to bloom only during the monsoon because they enjoy the rain. […]