Veterinarians must be adequately trained in disease surveillance and have the necessary tools to be able to recognise and respond to health emergencies both in wildlife & humans.
When rain fills a track in the dried mud, fairy shrimp eggs hatch almost immediately. The shrimps grow quickly to lay a new generation of eggs before their puddle dries.
Leak, caused by rupture in underwater pipeline, was detected Tuesday. Several residents demand free medical camp & legal action in case of irregularity in facility's functioning.
On 14 June 1972, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's speech at the UN conference on environment in Stockholm called out the hypocrisy of rich nations that advanced due to industrialisation by exploiting natural resources and labour of colonised countries but now expect developing nations to be mindful of not causing damage to the environment.
While Africa saw 2 major floods highlighting perils of climate change, Europe had its own share of natural disasters. Closer home, it was heatwaves, cyclone & glacial lake outburst.
ISRO’s spaceport island has lost over 100 metres of shoreline to erosion in the last 4 years. Scientists may now have to zero in on a new launchpad for India’s space ambitions.
'Natural' disasters are increasingly not that, after all. And is a fire really 'wild' if its size and intensity largely result from man-made emissions?
Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
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