Transient Lunar Phenomena (TLPS)
Astronomers have once again reported mysterious, short-duration lights and glows appearing on the Moon’s surface. These events — called Transient…
Blogs
Rangarajan Poverty Line
Economists from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have recently updated India’s poverty estimates using the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey…
Arsenic Toxicity In Rice Cultivation
A new study has shown that the type of microorganisms present in rice fields plays a key role in determining…
Does India’s Fertility Rate Reflect Reality?
The United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) State of World Population 2025 Report has placed India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) at…
India’s Travails In Negotiating A Friendless World
A former National Security Adviser, M.K. Narayanan, highlights that India’s foreign policy is struggling to adapt to a fast-changing, uncertain…
Unreliable Air And Noise Data
Recent reports have exposed serious flaws in India’s real-time environmental monitoring systems, including Delhi’s Air Quality Network and Lucknow’s Noise…
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The United States President Donald Trump expressed strong opposition to the IMO’s proposal to impose a carbon emissions price on…
We Rise Initiative
The Government of India launched the ‘We Rise’ (Women Entrepreneurs Reimagining Inclusive and Sustainable Enterprises) initiative to support women entrepreneurs…
Zombie Deer Disease
Health officials in Florida (USA) have recently confirmed new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), popularly called Zombie Deer Disease,…
DNA-Based Elephant Census
The Synchronous All India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021–25 report was recently released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate…