UN ESCAP Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2025
1. What is the News? The United Nations ESCAP released the Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2025, titled “Rising Heat, Rising Risk”, warning that extreme heat is becoming the fastest-growing and mostRead More
1. What is the News? The United Nations ESCAP released the Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2025, titled “Rising Heat, Rising Risk”, warning that extreme heat is becoming the fastest-growing and mostRead More
What is the G20 Summit 2025? The G20 Summit 2025 will be hosted by South Africa. This is the first time South Africa is hosting the G20 Summit since joiningRead More
Context: A wild tiger has permanently settled in Gujarat’s Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary for the first time in decades, staying for nine continuous months—an unprecedented wildlife milestone for the state. This marks Gujarat asRead More
Context: The 2025 Global Methane Status Report, released by UNEP, serves as a mid-term evaluation of the Global Methane Pledge, revealing that while projected emissions growth has slowed, current commitments will failRead More
Context: The Delhi government has implemented Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-III) as the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) breached 400, entering the ‘severe’ category for theRead More
📰 Why in News? WHO released the Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report 2025, showing slow progress in reducing TB worldwide and highlighting major gaps in funding and drug-resistant TB treatment. 📘Read More
Context :The CITES Secretariat (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) has raised concerns over India’s import of wild animals declared as “captive-bred” without sufficientRead More
Context: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has rated Khangchendzonga National Park as “Good” in its 2025 global review of natural World Heritage Sites — making it India’s onlyRead More
Context: Typhoon Kalmaegi struck Vietnam’s central coast, forcing flight cancellations and mass evacuations after killing over 114 people in the Philippines, where it caused widespread flooding, destruction, and displacement. About TyphoonRead More