8 November 2020. Introduction:  A team of researchers from the Zhejiang University have reported an increase in the percentage of tarballs in the Himalayan region. What are tarballs? Tarballs are small light-absorbing, carbonaceous particles formed due to burning of biomass or fossil fuels that deposit on snow and ice. This increases their light absorbing capability […]

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7 November 2020. Introduction. Ministry of Earth Sciences has announced that The India Meteorological Department (IMD) will start issuing forecast for outbreaks of malaria from next monsoon. Highlights: India also plans to ramp up its high-performance computing (HPC) facility from the existing capacity of 10 petaflops to 40 petaflops  This will significantly help in improving weather […]

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