Poverty rate below 5%: SBI Report
Posted in Economy Geography Human Geography

Poverty rate below 5%: SBI Report

According to an SBI Report, India’s poverty rate fell below 5% in 2024, with extreme poverty nearly eradicated, based on inflation-adjusted estimates from the 2011-12 poverty line by the Suresh Tendulkar committee.

Thorium
Posted in Human Geography Energy and Infrastructure Science & Technology

Thorium

NTPC Limited partners with CCTE to explore thorium-based nuclear energy solutions.

Manganese (Mn)
Posted in Geography Human Geography

Manganese (Mn)

Manganese (Mn) contamination of water is causing cancer in the Gangetic plains of Bihar, a study by a team of scientists from Patna-based Mahavir Cancer Sansthan has claimed.

Shale Gas
Posted in Economy Alternative Energy Human Geography

Shale Gas

Study indicates shale gas generation potential in eastern South Karanpura coalfield, Jharkhand.

Steel Sector in India
Posted in Economy Human Geography

Steel Sector in India

500 mn tonnes domestic steel production target by 2034.

Arecanut
Posted in Agriculture Economy Human Geography

Arecanut

Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), issued an advisory to control ‘kole roga’ (fruit rot disease) in Arecanut plantations.

Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024
Posted in Polity Human Geography

Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024

Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024 introduced in Rajya Sabha.

Bimetallic NiFe systems
Posted in Geography Human Geography

Bimetallic NiFe systems

A new study claims that a bimetallic Nickel-Iron layered double hydroxide system is the most efficient for oxygen production through water splitting.

World Population Prospects 2024
Posted in Human Geography Social Sector

World Population Prospects 2024

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) released the World Population Prospects

Scientific Deep Drilling at Koyna-Warna Region
Posted in Human Geography Science & Technology

Scientific Deep Drilling at Koyna-Warna Region

India is on a mission to drill a 6-km deep hole in Koyna, Maharashtra

Onge Tribes
Posted in Human Geography Social Sector

Onge Tribes

Andaman’s Onge tribe king Totoko and Queen Priya welcomed a baby boy

Chenab Rail Bridge
Posted in Human Geography Economy Energy and Infrastructure River

Chenab Rail Bridge

First trial train run has been conducted on Chenab Rail Bridge in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.