One in every Three Child are Poisoned by Lead: UNICEF Report.

1 August 2020. Introduction: Lead poisoning is affecting children on a massive and previously unknown scale, according to a new report launched by UNICEF and Pure Earth. Highlights: World’s one –third population which is about 800 million are affected by lead poisoning. Half of the affected are from South-Asia. India accounts for 275,561,163 of these […]

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6th BRICS Environment meeting held in Russia.

31 July 2020. Introduction: The 6th BRICS Environment meeting was held online via video conferencing under the presidency of Russia on 30th July 2020.The environment ministers of all the 6 countries participated in the meeting. Highlights: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javdekar represented India in the meeting and emphasised India’s concern towards attaining SDG( Sustainable  Development […]

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Polar bears on the verge of extinction by 2100.

31 July 2020. Introduction:  The Polar bears will go extinct due to starvation by the end of the century if the Arctic ice continues to melt at its projected rate. About the report: According to the report published in July 2020 issue of “Nature Climate Change”,most of the polar bears will become extinct by the […]

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