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Floating Solar Farms Can Put An End To Global Energy Crisis: NASA

Arpita SarkarSeptember 10, 20220

A growing number of floating solar farms are being built around the world. They are particularly popular in Asia, according to the US space agency NASA, which photographed one of the world's largest floating solar farms from space. The 320-megawatt Dezhou Dingzhuang Floating Solar Farm in China's Shandong province was built. It is as a part of a drive to decarbonize the city of Dezhou. The city of about 5 million people is known as the Solar Valley and is said to get about 98% of its energy from solar energy. "Space on land can be crowded and expensive – and using it to build solar farms can create tension with farmers, conservationists, and other groups," said NASA. Floating solar is considered a key technology in decarbonizing the economy by 2050, says NASA. A study in the journ...

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Covid-19 Epidemic Reduced Life Span Of Human Life, World Gone Backward In Development: WHO

Aditi priya singhSeptember 9, 20220

The path of development in the world has been hampered due to the Corona epidemic that has engulfed the world. This has been mentioned in the latest report of the United Nations Development Program. It has been said that apart from the corona epidemic, some other reasons have also become a hindrance in the path of development. Because of all this, the world has gone into the era of 2016. In this report released by the United Nation on Thursday, it has been said that this is the first time during the 30 years of the formation of UNDP that the path of development has been blocked in this way all over the world. Declined Life expectancy Data released by the UNDP show that due to the epidemic, among other reasons, the level of education, life expectancy and standard of living have declin

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Firecrackers Completely Banned In Delhi Till 1 January By AAP Government, Read To Know More!!

Gunjan ChaudharySeptember 7, 20220

For those people who loves fire crackers and wanted to enjoy Diwali with fire crackers will not be able to do so this time too. This time also Diwali will be without firecrackers in Delhi. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday that the production, sale, and use of all types of firecrackers will be banned in the national capital till January 1, 2023. He said the ban is also applicable to online sale of firecrackers. He said on Twitter that to save the people of Delhi from the menace of pollution, like last year, this time also the production, storage, sale, and use of all types of firecrackers are being completely banned in Delhi, so that people's lives can be saved from the pollution that people has to suffer each year. He informed that this time there will also be a b...

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India Presents NDC On Climate Change In UNFCCC, Made A Target Of Net Zero By Year 2070!!

Gunjan ChaudharyAugust 31, 20220

India has submitted its latest Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) under the Paris Agreement, emphasizing that it will meet its long-term goal of reaching net-zero by 2070. In a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) document submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in a cover letter on 23 August, Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav said that India's NDC will not take any sector specific mitigation action or does not bind liability. On August 3, the Union Cabinet had approved the country's NDCs, which incorporate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Panchamrut' strategy announced at the Glasgow conference last year. According to the latest NDC, India is now committed to ...

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Where Did Earth’s Early Life Forms Get Oxygen? Scientists Finally Have Some Answers; Checkout!

Arpita SarkarAugust 23, 20220

By studying the genomes of common lifeforms, scientists know that the first organisms on Earth had genes that could break down oxygen and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). But how hydrogen peroxide - which can be a useful source of oxygen when broken down - got into the water, where the first life evolved, was a mystery. It is known that only trace amounts of H202 were present on the first Earth - Earth in its first billion years. Published in the journal Nature Communications, a new peer-reviewed study by scientists at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom shows that tectonic plate movement — and the associated stresses on the Earth's crust — was a source of oxygen that helped drive the biochemistry where life exists. First evolved on Earth. In the study, the scientists showed h...

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Drought and Starvation in East Africa
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Toll Of Climate Change: Droughts And Starvation In East Africa

Dr. Kankana DebnathAugust 22, 20220

Eastern African countries face severe drought and starvation. The ongoing civil war in Northern Ethiopia along with drought and starvation in East Africa are heavily contributing to food insecurity in Africa. The World Health Organization warned that over 50 million people in East Africa faces acute food insecurity. According to a study by the World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organization an estimated 7 million children are suffering from malnourishment. As per the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, hundreds of thousands are leaving their homes in search of food or livelihoods. The affected countries are Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda. This year accounts as the fourth season of failed rains in Kenya. It is one of the hard...

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Delhi Ranks World’s Most Polluted City Once Again, Kolkata Is Second

Aditi priya singhAugust 18, 20220

A study published by the Health Impact Institute (HEI) of the Global Air Initiative states that Delhi continues to rank the world's most polluted cities in terms of population-weighted average annual concentrations of PM2.5. Another city in the west of India, Kolkata, ranked second in the list of the most polluted cities in the world. Meanwhile, Mumbai is the 14th most polluted city in the world. According to the City Air Pollution and Health Report, the city of Kano in Nigeria is ranked third and Lima in Peru is fourth. Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Jakarta, Indonesia came in fifth and sixth respectively. In addition to India, the list of the 20 most polluted cities in the world includes three Chinese cities (Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu). Two cities in India have official ground air su...

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World Is One Step Away From ‘Nuclear Devastation’: UN Chief Antonio Guterres Warns

Vikas DeshwalAugust 17, 20220

The UN alerted the planet on August 1 that "humankind is simply one misconception, one miscalculation away from nuclear devastation," mentioning the battle in Ukraine, nuclear hazards in Asia and the Middle East and numerous additional elements. The threat of growing nuclear dangers and a nuclear tragedy was also presented by the U.S., Japan, Germany, the U.N. atomic chief and many other entry lecturers at the conference to check gain and decide on future efforts to enforce the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, comprehended as the NPT. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told North Korea is prepping to perform its seventh nuclear trial, Iran "has either lived reluctant or incompetent" to get a contract to produce to the 2015 atomic deal desired at reining in its nuclear plan, and Mos...

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India Celebrates ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’: Read About India’s 75 Years Of Journey Since Independence

Vikas DeshwalAugust 12, 20220

On August 8, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi established the historic Quit India movement. Gandhiji's clarion ring of "Do or Die" in his glorified Quit India address at the Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay, loaned a feeling of a hurry to the growing increase against Colonial rule the whole country standing as one. The common choice of the Indian individuals, pushed by an enthusiasm to manage themselves and shape their tomorrow, found countenance in the significant occasions that ensued, directing inevitably to the nation's Independence on August 15, 1947. Eighty years behind Gandhiji's call to Quit India, as India marks 75 years of Independence under the descriptive title of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, let us wait to meditate on our actions. The meaning of the mantra of ahimsa fibs in the fact that it

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Biden Canvasses Flood Damage In Kentucky, Pledges Federal Clearance

Isha PoddarAugust 9, 20220

President Joe Biden called eastern Kentucky on Monday and engaged the federal government's full backing as the commonwealth began reconstructing following flooding that destroyed more than three dozen people and caused destructive damage. The President was bound by Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and obtained a briefing on the ongoing reaction to the flood. "It's going to take time to get over this, but I promise you we're not departing. The federal government and all its aids -- we're not departing; as long as it takes, we're going to be here." First lady Jill Biden also journeyed to Kentucky with the President. Along with Beshear, Biden was attended by several Kentucky elected officials during his voyage, including Kentucky Republican Rep. Hal Rogers. Biden said he had

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Plastic Consumption Increased By 21% In Five Years: Report

Aditi priya singhAugust 8, 20220

In the past, the central government has definitely banned the use of single use plastic (SUP) across the country, but still no significant effect has been revealed. The statistics of the current situation are shocking. According to statistics, in the last five years, the consumption of plastic in the country has increased by 21 percent, while only 16 percent of this plastic is being recycled. The remaining five percent is polluting the environment in the form of waste. The civic agencies of the states have stepped up their efforts to fight it. Country will take time to get rid of plastic According to experts, it will take time to recover from this situation. This apprehension came to the fore in a group discussion on 'Plastic Neutrality Through Circular Economy' organized by IFAT Ind

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Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu Falls In Legal Trouble; Check Out Reasons!

Isha PoddarAugust 8, 20220

Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu, who calls from Punjab, made India proud after winning the crown of Miss Universe in the year 2021. She obtained the coveted title home after 21 long years. Currently, she is beating the headlines as she has lighted in legal trouble after actress and producer Upasana Singh buffed a civil suit against Harnaaz Sandhu in the Chandigarh district court on 4th August for ''breach of contract.'' Harnaaz was selected to debut in the entertainment industry with the forthcoming Punjabi film Bai Ji Kuttange. Upasana said that Harnaaz has denied giving dates for the film advertisements despite having signed an agreement to make herself obtainable in person and virtually. Upasana commented that she gave Harnaaz an opportunity in the film when she was not the Miss Universe. "I

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