5 December 2020. Introduction:  World’s 1st foul air death or death legally certified to have been caused by air pollution has been recorded in UK. According to WHO, air pollution contributes to 4.2 million deaths per year across the world. In addition to this, about 3.8 million deaths are due to household air pollutants. 91% of […]

Introduction: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge in the Alaskan region in the USA. It is the largest wildlife reserve in the USA. USA holds oil rights in an area called ‘1002 area’ in the coastal plains. The Arctic oil is a source of new rivalries among the countries and this has […]

5 December 2020. Introduction: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge in the Alaskan region in the USA. It is the largest wildlife reserve in the USA. USA holds oil rights in an area called ‘1002 area’ in the coastal plains. The Arctic oil is a source of new rivalries among the countries […]

 5 December 2020. Introduction: Recently, Bangladesh has transported more than 1,600 Rohingya refugees to a low-lying Bhashan Char island in the first phase of a controversial planned relocation of 1,00,000 people. Highlights: Bhasan Char, also known as Char Piya, is an island in Hatiya Upazila, Bangladesh.  It is located in the Bay of Bengal, about […]

5 December 2020. Introduction: A first-of-its-kind study by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has projected that numbers of the Malayan Giant Squirrel could decline by 90 per cent in India by 2050.In the absence of urgent steps, the species could be extinct in the […]