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'Red Alert': Fire Wipes Out Tropical Rainforest Twice The Size Of Belgium
Loss of tree cover in 2024 -- from deforestation and fires, deliberate or accidental -- generated more than three billion tonnes of CO2 pollution.
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UPSC Prelims 2025: High-Yield Topics For General Studies Paper 1
Here are the high-yield topics for UPSC Prelims 2025, including economics, current affairs, science and technology, environment, history, and geography.
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Syria's Driest Winter In 7 Decades Triggers Severe Water Crisis In Damascus
Inside a mountain above the Syrian capital, Hassan Bashi walked through tunnels that used to be filled with water from a spring famous for its pure waters.
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AI Is Moving Fast. Needs Smarter Regulation Like Climate Policy To Keep Check
Artificial intelligence (AI) might not have been created to enable new forms of sexual violence such as deepfake pornography. But that has been an unfortunate byproduct of the rapidly advancing technology.
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Sikkim's 'Wild' Golden Jubilee Gift: 21 Endangered Snow Leopards Identified
The first-ever Snow Leopard Population Assessment Report, jointly presented by the Forest and Environment Department and WWF-India, has identified 21 endangered snow leopards in the high-altitude zones of north and west Sikkim.
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Heatwaves Increase Risk Of Pregnancy Complications By 1.25 Times: Study
In 222 out of the 247 countries and territories studied, "climate change at least doubled the average annual number of pregnancy heat-risk days experienced during the past five years", the report said.
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Opinion | India-Pakistan Showdown Has Exposed A New Reality: 'DIY' Wars
We are operating in a wholly new environment, in a world that is riven by bloody wars and where even allies are divided. Friends may have changed to enemies, though not vice versa.
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Home Ministry Urges States To Strengthen Civil Defence Amid Hostile Threats
In light of the current security environment and the threat of hostile attacks, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has urged all states and Union Territories (UTs) to augment civil defence measures under the Civil Defence Act and Rules of 1968.
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"We Will Rise Again": J&K Man Whose House Was Destroyed In Pak Shelling
The Pahalgam terror attack and the continuous firing by Pakistan across the LoC have taken the residents back to a tense environment filled with anxiety, fear, and uncertainty.
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Apple Said to Be Working With Anthropic on AI-Powered Version of Xcode
Apple is reportedly working with Anthropic to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) supported version of Xcode. The Cupertino-based tech giant’s official integrated development environment (IDE) for developing software across all its platforms was upgraded with an AI coding companion dubbed Swift Assist last year. But now, the company is planni...
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Virat Kohli's 'Most Intense' Verdict On RCB's Rivalry With CSK
Talismanic RCB batter Virat Kohli said that playing against CSK on their home turf in Bengaluru has served him with the most exciting environment to play an IPL game.
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Graduate Arrested For 'Harassing' Minister Pankaja Munde Over Phone: Police
The cyber wing of the state police on Friday apprehended a 25-year-old engineering graduate for allegedly harassing Maharashtra environment minister Pankaja Munde with repeated phone calls and messages, an official said.
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WhatsApp Will Soon Offer Secure AI Access via Meta's Private Processing Technology
Meta is introducing a new technology called Private Processing for WhatsApp that will allow users to access artificial intelligence (AI) tools in a private and secure environment. On Tuesday, the Menlo Park-based tech giant shared a first look at the technology and how it is ensuring both data security as well as transparency at the user level.
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Employee Punished With Performance Improvement Plan For Declining Work On Weekends, Leaves
The user described a toxic work environment where the organisation had a six-day workweek, with managers expecting employees to work on Sundays to meet tight deadlines.
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Humans Lived In African Rainforests 1,50,000 Years Ago: Study
Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of natural environment we evolved in
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'Red Alert': Fire Wipes Out Tropical Rainforest Twice The Size Of Belgium
Loss of tree cover in 2024 -- from deforestation and fires, deliberate or accidental -- generated more than three billion tonnes of CO2 pollution.
-
UPSC Prelims 2025: High-Yield Topics For General Studies Paper 1
Here are the high-yield topics for UPSC Prelims 2025, including economics, current affairs, science and technology, environment, history, and geography.
-
Syria's Driest Winter In 7 Decades Triggers Severe Water Crisis In Damascus
Inside a mountain above the Syrian capital, Hassan Bashi walked through tunnels that used to be filled with water from a spring famous for its pure waters.
-
AI Is Moving Fast. Needs Smarter Regulation Like Climate Policy To Keep Check
Artificial intelligence (AI) might not have been created to enable new forms of sexual violence such as deepfake pornography. But that has been an unfortunate byproduct of the rapidly advancing technology.
-
Sikkim's 'Wild' Golden Jubilee Gift: 21 Endangered Snow Leopards Identified
The first-ever Snow Leopard Population Assessment Report, jointly presented by the Forest and Environment Department and WWF-India, has identified 21 endangered snow leopards in the high-altitude zones of north and west Sikkim.
-
Heatwaves Increase Risk Of Pregnancy Complications By 1.25 Times: Study
In 222 out of the 247 countries and territories studied, "climate change at least doubled the average annual number of pregnancy heat-risk days experienced during the past five years", the report said.
-
Opinion | India-Pakistan Showdown Has Exposed A New Reality: 'DIY' Wars
We are operating in a wholly new environment, in a world that is riven by bloody wars and where even allies are divided. Friends may have changed to enemies, though not vice versa.
-
Home Ministry Urges States To Strengthen Civil Defence Amid Hostile Threats
In light of the current security environment and the threat of hostile attacks, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has urged all states and Union Territories (UTs) to augment civil defence measures under the Civil Defence Act and Rules of 1968.
-
"We Will Rise Again": J&K Man Whose House Was Destroyed In Pak Shelling
The Pahalgam terror attack and the continuous firing by Pakistan across the LoC have taken the residents back to a tense environment filled with anxiety, fear, and uncertainty.
-
Apple Said to Be Working With Anthropic on AI-Powered Version of Xcode
Apple is reportedly working with Anthropic to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) supported version of Xcode. The Cupertino-based tech giant’s official integrated development environment (IDE) for developing software across all its platforms was upgraded with an AI coding companion dubbed Swift Assist last year. But now, the company is planni...
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Virat Kohli's 'Most Intense' Verdict On RCB's Rivalry With CSK
Talismanic RCB batter Virat Kohli said that playing against CSK on their home turf in Bengaluru has served him with the most exciting environment to play an IPL game.
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Graduate Arrested For 'Harassing' Minister Pankaja Munde Over Phone: Police
The cyber wing of the state police on Friday apprehended a 25-year-old engineering graduate for allegedly harassing Maharashtra environment minister Pankaja Munde with repeated phone calls and messages, an official said.
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WhatsApp Will Soon Offer Secure AI Access via Meta's Private Processing Technology
Meta is introducing a new technology called Private Processing for WhatsApp that will allow users to access artificial intelligence (AI) tools in a private and secure environment. On Tuesday, the Menlo Park-based tech giant shared a first look at the technology and how it is ensuring both data security as well as transparency at the user level.
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Employee Punished With Performance Improvement Plan For Declining Work On Weekends, Leaves
The user described a toxic work environment where the organisation had a six-day workweek, with managers expecting employees to work on Sundays to meet tight deadlines.
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Humans Lived In African Rainforests 1,50,000 Years Ago: Study
Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of natural environment we evolved in
