Global Fight On Malaria Stalled: Who

Health

Source : : www.livemint.com Date : 2018-11-20 OPINION Relevant for: Health, Education & Human Resources Topic: Health & Sanitation and related issues The World Health Organisation on Monday said global efforts to fight malaria have hit a plateau as it reported there were more cases of the killer disease in 2017 than the previous year.…

Electoral Reforms in India

Environment

Source : www.livemint.com Date : 2018-11-20 OPINION Relevant for: Environment & Disaster Management Topic: Electoral Reforms in India This year marks the 25th anniversary of the historic 73rd and 74th amendments to the constitution of India. These amendments gave constitutional status to village, city and district level local self-governments. Yet, the fulfilment of the dream…

Make Elephant Corridors Eco-Sensitive Zones, Says Ngt

Environment

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-11-20 OPINION Relevant for: Environment & Disaster Management Topic: Environmental Degradation – Wildlife related issues Elephant Corridors in Northern Bengal and Central India are getting quite constricted.   | Photo Credit: Wildlife Trust of India The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to…

Project Maps Butterfly Migration In South India

Environment

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-11-19 OPINION Relevant for: Environment & Disaster Management Topic: Environmental Degradation – Wildlife related issues The Ferns Naturalists’ Society (FNS), Wayanad, Travancore Natural History Society (TNHS), and the Malabar Natural History Society (MNHS) have joined hands to launch a citizen science project to map the migratory path of butterflies in…