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Friday, November 1, 2024
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Topic: Nature

A Nature study shows how zaps to the brain can help the elderly remember better

Gaurvi Narang -
Boston University researchers find electrical brain stimulation can boost memory function in elders. It helps them recall words, but it's unclear if it can help retain everyday memories.

GDP doesn’t capture full value of nature — global green panel wants development ‘redefined’

Simrin Sirur -
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services releases 'Assessment Report on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature' at Germany meet.

Everything you need to know about Nature Conservation Day

PR Spot -
People from all over the world pledge to fight global warming and protect mother nature on World Nature Conservation Day, which is held on 28 July.

‘To live is to kill’ — a Malabar pit viper and gliding frog affirm nature’s basic law

Neha Panchamiya -
Amboli Ghat is known as the ‘Cherrapunji’ of Maharashtra. The UNESCO World Heritage Site sustains its ecosystem with nature's most essential law.

Why are doctors issuing ‘green’ prescriptions? Because mental health needs more than medicine

Douglas Broom -
Covid-19 has fuelled a parallel mental health pandemic. Doctors in Canada, New Zealand and Japan have a new treatment for anxiety and depression.

Mussoorie’s deforestation was shocking. Officials tried to hide it on Indira Gandhi’s visit

Pamela Gale Malhotra -
‘From the Heart of Nature', by conservationist Pamela Gale Malhotra is a fascinating personal narrative about our relationship with the environment.

Humans are compressing millions of years of natural change into just a few centuries

Dan Lunt -
Past climates show us that recent changes across all aspects of the Earth system are unprecedented in at least thousands of years.

About 63 per cent of Asia Pacific’s GDP is at risk from nature loss. Here’s how to fix it

Akanksha Khatri -
The food, land and ocean use system contributes 40 per cent to regional GDP and 60 per cent to employment, significantly more than the global average.

Canadian rocks dating back 890 mn yrs are oldest animal fossils? Not all scientists agree

Sandhya Ramesh -
If the newly discovered rocks in Canada are confirmed to be sponge fossils, they would predate oldest confirmed animal fossils by 350 million years.

This interactive map can help discover undiscovered species on Earth

Victoria Masterson -
Humans have only discovered around 20% of the species on Earth. This means that as much as 80% of life has still to be found & protected for future generations.
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16th BRICS Summit was about building dollar-free world order. India can use it to expand trade

Seshadri Chari -
For New Delhi, a USD-free system is not an immediate priority nor an existential necessity to unconditionally support the China-Russia agenda.

Pakistan is playing a dangerous sectarian game. Anti-Shia extremism is gaining ground

Geopolitics has reached third inflexion point since WW II, Cold War. An opportunity for India

Economy

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

ThePrint Team -
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Defence

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

Smruti Deshpande -
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

National Interest

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Shekhar Gupta -
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.

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