By India Science Wire
कोरोना संकट के दौरान हमने ऑक्सीजन की बड़ी किल्लत के बारे में खबरें देखी और सुनीं। ऐसे में, आपको यह जानकर आश्चर्य हो सकता है कि पृथ्वी पर उत्पन्न होने वाली 70% ऑक्सीजन महासागरों से मिलती है। साथ ही महासागर भारी मात्रा में कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड को अवशोषित कर पृथ्वी के पारिस्थितिकी संतुलन को साधने के अलावा जलवायु परिवर्तन के जोखिमों को भी घटा रहे हैं।
कोरोना संकट के दौरान हमने ऑक्सीजन की बड़ी किल्लत के बारे में खबरें देखी और सुनीं। ऐसे में, आपको यह जानकर आश्चर्य हो सकता है कि पृथ्वी पर उत्पन्न होने वाली 70% ऑक्सीजन महासागरों से मिलती है। साथ ही महासागर भारी मात्रा में कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड को अवशोषित कर पृथ्वी के पारिस्थितिकी संतुलन को साधने के अलावा जलवायु परिवर्तन के जोखिमों को भी घटा रहे हैं।
By Daya Sagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching 'Swachhata Hi Seva' project in Mathura urged people to carry cloth bags to workplace & markets, and use steel utensils
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching 'Swachhata Hi Seva' project in Mathura urged people to carry cloth bags to workplace & markets, and use steel utensils
By Nidhi Jamwal
Spring did not show up this year, but there has been fresh snowfall in April and May in some of the Himalayan states. Heatwaves are rising, lasting up to 36 days a year! But the monsoon rainfall over the Indo-Gangetic plains has reduced. India annually loses 101 billion work hours, equivalent to about 23 million jobs, due to the heat stress.
Spring did not show up this year, but there has been fresh snowfall in April and May in some of the Himalayan states. Heatwaves are rising, lasting up to 36 days a year! But the monsoon rainfall over the Indo-Gangetic plains has reduced. India annually loses 101 billion work hours, equivalent to about 23 million jobs, due to the heat stress.
By Ashis Senapati
The nesting of the endangered Olive ridley turtle in record numbers in Odisha is being cheered as good news for the conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts. Human activities such as reckless fishing, tourism and exploitation of nesting beaches for infrastructural projects pose a serious threat to these turtles. Details here.
The nesting of the endangered Olive ridley turtle in record numbers in Odisha is being cheered as good news for the conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts. Human activities such as reckless fishing, tourism and exploitation of nesting beaches for infrastructural projects pose a serious threat to these turtles. Details here.
By Manish Mishra
In view of the delay in the monsoons, the weather department is engaged in studies to set newer annual monsoon schedule
In view of the delay in the monsoons, the weather department is engaged in studies to set newer annual monsoon schedule
By Shivani Gupta
According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), every year more than 2,500 people die due to lightning in India. In 2013, 2,833 and in 2014, 2,582 people died due to lightning strikes. In the year 2015, 2,641 people lost their life due to this anonymous calamity. And yet, lightning remains among the least studied atmospheric phenomena in this country
According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), every year more than 2,500 people die due to lightning in India. In 2013, 2,833 and in 2014, 2,582 people died due to lightning strikes. In the year 2015, 2,641 people lost their life due to this anonymous calamity. And yet, lightning remains among the least studied atmospheric phenomena in this country