Science and Technology - Briefs

Health sector poorly equipped to prevent heat hazards & impacts of other extreme weather events, says WMO report

Less than 25% health ministries utilise climate information & services to monitor climate-sensitive health risks

Too many graduates

Account for the earth

Friends for a cause

What lessons does COVID-19 offer for India's urban poor policy

The government should learn from this pandemic and create a robust, equitable and sustainable infrastructure that should be inclusive for all …

Will India’s recycling sector collapse under the new GST regime?

Under the new GST regime, all categories of scrap now have a high tax rate of mostly 18 per cent

Crucial biodiversity hotspots still not under protection radar

According to a report, protected areas are critical for maintaining a healthy environment for people as well as nature

Mid-day meal has failed to attract children to government schools, says CAG audit

The latest report says that in most of the states children are not getting the prescribed level of nutrition through the food supplied under the …

The world needs transformative changes, else...

Humanity will miss Sustainable Development Goals, warns IPBES report

The JNU way out

Transboundary conservation is essential to save endangered Red Pandas

Protection of the existing species, corridor management with the enrichment of bamboo and other species & awareness creation to reduce the …

Africa must diversify its exports to survive further economic shocks: Report

African countries can overcome commodity dependence by investing in high knowledge-intensive services and improving competitiveness in the …

Public banks responsible for $800 billion in damages to nature annually: Report

Some 450 public development banks worldwide are exposed to a ‘dependency risk’ worth $4.6 trillion, due to their investments in nature-…

GST collection for June 2021 below Rs 1 lakh crore

While GST collection is expected to increase from July onwards, a third wave of COVID-19 could again reduce it

Solar power: In a slump India’s booming

India’s booming solar power sector has witnessed a slowdown as distribution companies delay payments to power plants

Study sheds light on functioning of global river-based ecosystems

Around 153 researchers from 40 countries worked on the paper, which shows how climatic factors that govern decomposition rates are increasingly …

Found: 'lost' forests covering an area two-thirds the size of Australia

The discovery boosts the total global forest cover by nine per cent and has significant consequences for carbon budgets

Banking Ordinance a bold step but silent on considering environmental and social risk management to reduce NPA: CSE

The CSE calls for mandating environmental and social risk management for internal credit risk appraisal process

Should farmers get steady income?

Farmers have rarely been considered eligible for payment for various ecological services. The old concept of Payment for Ecosystem Services can …

Quantifying ecosystem value crucial for conservation, say experts

Experts gathered at the second international dialogue on Himalayan ecology spoke of valuing mountain ecosystems for their services

In strange waters

Kenyan authorities are caught between reviving a dying lake and ensuring livelihood to farmers living in its catchment

COVID-19: New assessment pegs 25% GDP slide for April-June

Expects industrial output to halve; inflation may shoot up

Bihar’s ambulance service staff go on strike

They have not been paid salaries for six months; private companies operating services under PPP model blame government

Rewarding the custodians of forests: Payments for ecosystem services can help foster community conservation

These incentives are not handouts, but rather a long-overdue recognition of the invaluable services these communities have been providing for …