E-India
• 1.4 million die from air pollution in India in 2013:
A new study has ranked air pollution among the four major reasons for deaths globally. Half of these deaths take place in India and China.
E-Mage
• India launches a website and app for environmental education:
The new initiative will integrate the existing environmental information centres. It is expected to support the government’s Digital India programme.
E-Video
• If you’ve ever wondered what the earth looks like from space, watch this amazing time-lapse video here:
E-Nature
• Should we try to make mosquitoes extinct?
At a time when we’re dealing with Zika virus and all the other diseases mosquitoes carry (dengue and malaria, for example), a new report asks whether we should be considering killing all the mosquitoes on the planet.
E-Law
• “Can’t have people carry weapons, play loud music and pollute Ganga”:
The NGT has noted that while beach camping in Rishikesh is permissible, the other activities named above will not be allowed.
E-Renewables
• Make our campuses green:
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has called for proposals from organisations to develop 100 “green campuses”. The Ministry is offering financial assistance for preparing the project plans.
E-International
• Antarctica impacting tropical weather:
In yet another sign of how interconnected the global ecosystem is, a new study has found links between the polar continent of Antarctica and the weather in the world’s tropical regions.
E-Technology
• Haryana maps its groundwater resources:
Haryana has become the first state in the country to map its underground aquifers. The initiative will be done in other states as well and will help in understanding our groundwater situation.
E-Quiz
• What is the national bird of India?
(a) Crow
(b) Peacock
(c) Stork
(d) Flamingo
(Shalini Iyengar is a lawyer and Research Associate at the International University College of Turin)
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