2021-09-21 07:54
G’nY. How can agroecology or nature based solutions help transform agriculture in the South Asian region? What we have had previously in the Green Revolution was a strong technology-or… Read More
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Geography and You, (English) and its counterpart Bhugol Aur Aap (Hindi) are two bi-monthly journo-mags that encompass various aspects of the multidisciplinary branch of semi-scientific study, embodying works in different genres of science, technology, and sociology around the globe. The journo-mags have completed 16 gratifying years of success. The magazine has a readership of over 6 lakhs making it India’s most authentic and popular science magazine!
2021-09-21 07:46
G’nY. What are your views on India’s grain surplus status? Food is a mixture of 50 to 60 commodities depending on the culture of the region. Each country is surplus in certain co… Read More
2021-06-04 07:28
Introduction A Delhi based company, ML Infomap has currently developed an Immunisation App, IMapp, to strengthen the delivery of public health services in an innovative manner, taking advant… Read More
2021-04-10 07:37
The world is pursuing a path of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation, keys to human development. India is walking the same track, targeting a five trillion economy in the near fut… Read More
2020-11-28 11:15
There have been numerous efforts to conserve terrestrial forests and habitats. However, the same cannot be said for our oceans and seascapes. In recent years, coastal zones have been under i… Read More
2020-11-04 12:51
The state of Uttarakhand has got its first Ramsar Site—a wetland of international importance. The Asan Conservation Reserve, located on the banks of River Yamuna in Garhwal region in D… Read More
2020-11-02 12:15
Current adequacy of earth observation satellites for locust surveillance The desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae), a type of grasshopper, in accordance of their habit… Read More
2020-10-31 07:04
A team of international researchers have now confirmed the presence of a human lineage, the Denisovans, at the high altitudes of Tibet. In 2019, researchers had proposed that a jawbone found… Read More
2020-10-23 12:15
प्रश्न: जैविक खेती की ओर आपका रु… Read More
2020-10-17 12:48
‘I don’t believe it’, was US President Donald Trump’ response to the ‘the National Climate Assessment’, in which climate scientists had concluded that cli… Read More
2020-10-16 13:38
The world faced 7348 disaster events between 2000-2019 which is 75 per cent more than that of the disaster events recorded between 1980 and 1999, says a report by the UNDRR, the UN Office of… Read More
2020-10-09 17:13
The Borehole Geophysics Research Laboratory (BGRL) situated in Karad, Maharashtra is a first of a kind and the only laboratory in India that has been helping scientists to study earth’… Read More
2020-09-17 07:16
A group of researchers have prepared the first comprehensive global-scale analysis of the terrestrial areas essential for biodiversity conservation and climate resilience. The ‘Global… Read More
2020-09-12 12:41
Historical records suggest that the four-horned antelope (Tetracerusquadricornis) was once found throughout most parts of India. Recent records however indicate a highly fragmented populatio… Read More
2020-08-27 12:32
The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) has been placed in the category of critically endangered in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list and is listed under the Schedule… Read More
2020-07-28 05:20
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the subject of healthcare to the forefront. With an increasing number of cases every day, the health systems of most countries are stretched out. The health… Read More
2020-07-15 09:09
“For the first time in recorded history, temperatures reached 38°C (101°F) in a remote Siberian town – 18°C warmer than the maximum daily average for June in this par… Read More
2020-07-15 07:00
UNESCO’s executive board in its July 2020 meeting designated 15 new areas as new geoparks. Geoparks are single and unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of internationa… Read More
2020-07-08 11:28
Antarctic sea ice is a dynamic material that forms during winter and floats away and melts during the summer. Due to this dynamic phenomenon, the ocean around Antarctica enlarges, doubling t… Read More
2020-07-04 13:02
भारत में मानसून अपडेट 3 जुलाई, 2020 की … Read More
2020-07-03 11:05
वर्ल्ड रिसोर्स इंस्टीट्यूट की … Read More
2020-06-27 09:09
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus)-classified as a marine mammal, roam the arctic sheets and swim in the region’s coastal waters. As these bears depend on sea ice for their existence and ar… Read More
2020-06-27 08:59
भारत में मानसून अपडेट 24 जुलाई, 2020 क… Read More
2020-06-18 12:38
असम में ऑयल इंडिया लिमिटेड (OIL) के प… Read More
2020-06-18 08:13
Litter generated from disposable single-use masks and latex gloves is among the many downsides of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These discarded personal medical clothing items are now seen… Read More
2020-06-11 10:48
A national-level state of emergency has been declared by the Russian President Vladimir Putin in the regions of Norilsk and Taimyr, northern Siberia. The declared state of emergency in these… Read More
2020-06-10 07:51
हम सभी अल नीनो भौगोलिक परिघटना स… Read More
2020-06-04 17:36
भारत में दक्षिण-पश्चिम मानसून आ… Read More
2020-06-03 07:24
Tropical cyclones are intense low pressure systems with mean sustained winds of 34 knots ( ~63 kmph) and more. These form over warm tropical oceans and are known as hurricanes in the Atlanti… Read More
2020-05-29 17:40
The ongoing locust invasion prompted the Indian government to reach out to Pakistan for a coordinated locust control response along the border through the institutionalised mechanism of Locu… Read More
2020-05-28 14:13
G’nY. Do you believe that integrated medicine systems have the potential to deal with health care problems in India? Traditional systems of medicine, especially ayurveda, yoga and natu… Read More
2020-05-27 15:00
G’nY. In the developed part of the world, homeopathy is not part of the mainstream health plan. In India, however it is. Do you think that the efficacy of homeopathic treatments is und… Read More
2020-05-27 08:44
Gharana, a dying wetland, is located merely 500 m from the international border between India and Pakistan, the 200 acres of the Wetland situated in Jammu province (boundaries yet to be dema… Read More
2020-05-23 04:38
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2020-05-18 18:22
Climate Change indicators are observations that can be used to track the current state of climate and its trends. Climate is defined as the average weather conditions prevailing at a place o… Read More
2020-05-07 18:45
अमेरिकी अंतरिक्ष एजेंसी ‘नासा&rsqu&hell…Read More
2020-04-29 08:59
पूरी दुनिया आज अभूतपूर्व दयनीय … Read More
2020-04-24 13:04
कल्पना कीजिए कि आप किसी दुकान पर … Read More
2020-04-22 09:11
G’nY: Do you believe that India’s lockdown has been timely but tad unplanned–especially in view of the public policy needs? Of course, it has been unplanned! Who could have… Read More
2020-04-20 17:20
G’nY. How do you see the Indian tribes in terms of their essential characteristics and what do you think are the key issues confronting the Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities? The figure… Read More
2020-04-19 10:30
The seemingly high tech electric vehicles were surprisingly first invented more than a hundred years ago. As with many early inventions it is hard to accord its origin to a single inventor… Read More
2020-04-12 08:53
After the discovery of the stratospheric ozone hole over Antarctica, scientists across the world raised concerns over its catastrophic impacts and called world leaders to deliberate and take… Read More
2020-04-07 03:47
As the interactions and collaborations between nation-states increase in the era of commercialization and globalization, it becomes crucial that each nation is responsible to itself and towa… Read More
2020-04-02 14:14
Green, brown and red seaweeds scattered on the beach is a normal occurrence in many coastal regions. The volume of beached seaweed biomass started to increase along the shores of industriali… Read More
2020-04-01 15:53
Today, as mankind is fighting a battle with the COVID-19 pandemic and India fights a double battle of ‘reverse migration’, there is heartening news as well. Covid-19 has caused m… Read More
2020-03-30 05:57
एक ओर जहां आज कोरोनावायरस (सार्स… Read More
2019-06-05 08:30
इस बार के सीजन में दुनिया के सबसे… Read More
2019-01-10 11:25
नव वर्ष 2019 की शुरुआत के साथ ही पृथ्… Read More
2019-01-02 10:03
106वें भारतीय विज्ञान कांग्रेस का… Read More
2018-12-26 07:18
Niti Aayog has undertaken an exercise of measuring India and its states’ and UTs’ progress towards the sustainable development goals (SDGs) for 2030, which translated in the firs… Read More
2018-12-21 09:24
विश्व आर्थिक मंच की वर्ष 2018 की लैं… Read More
2018-12-21 08:18
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2018-12-20 11:25
Kathmandu is the city of many stories. It’s colourful and very lively. Every corner has its own story to tell to the visitors who come to the city. But, most of the people in Kathmandu… Read More
2018-12-20 08:39
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2018-12-19 11:12
UN Climate Change Conference took place in Katowice, Poland during 2nd-14th December 2018. It was presided over by the Government of Poland. The event is informally known as Cop24. The… Read More
2018-12-19 08:24
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2018-12-19 07:06
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2018-12-17 13:04
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2018-12-13 12:11
Most of the seismic activity in Asia occurs in highly deformed orogenic belts and is triggered by active deformations of the crust owing to India-Asia collision zone. However, unusual seismi… Read More
2018-12-13 11:55
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2018-12-13 08:37
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2018-12-12 10:50
G’nY. What would be the impact if the Aravalli were to disappear—made extinct by humans? C R Babu : If the Aravalli ranges were to completely disappear, the immediate consequence… Read More
2018-12-12 10:46
हाल में प्रकाशित एक अध्ययन के अन… Read More
2018-12-12 09:09
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2018-12-12 08:23
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2018-12-11 12:49
The demand for power-generating plants has been increasing regardless of several appeals in energy conservation. Factors such as urbanisation and industrialisation propel t… Read More
2018-12-11 12:49
The demand for power-generating plants has been increasing regardless of several appeals in energy conservation. Factors such as urbanisation and industrialisation propel t… Read More
2018-12-11 10:12
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2018-12-11 09:53
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2018-12-11 08:55
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2018-12-10 11:25
G’nY. How can satellites help in flood situations especially in relation to urban floods? Dr Kailasavadivoo Sivan : Floods are one of the most frequently occurring disasters in our cou… Read More
2018-12-10 08:25
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2018-12-10 07:29
The ozone loss process in the stratosphere is relatively well understood and much of the loss is driven by the chemical cycles involving chlorine and bromine compounds, whose abundance peake… Read More
2018-12-10 07:29
The ozone loss process in the stratosphere is relatively well understood and much of the loss is driven by the chemical cycles involving chlorine and bromine compounds, whose abundance peake… Read More
2018-12-07 08:38
The Aravalli mountain range stretches from Gujarat in the southwest to Delhi in the northeast for about 700 km and sculpts the topography of eastern Rajasthan and adjoining parts of Haryana… Read More
2018-12-06 11:05
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2018-11-20 10:52
Kerala, with its magnificent natural landscapes and fertile valleys, is often described as ‘God’s own country’. During June to August 2018, unusually heavy summer monsoon r… Read More
2018-11-20 09:30
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2018-11-02 09:08
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2018-11-02 07:58
G’nY. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated in a report published on October 8, 2018 that the earlier targets of keeping the global temperatures at 1.5 degree Celsius (o… Read More
2018-11-01 08:23
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2018-10-31 09:31
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2018-10-31 07:33
In the middle of his controversial demonetisation drive in November 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the occasion to call for a national debate to explore the possibility of public fu… Read More
2018-10-30 11:51
G’nY. Are the models for controlling air pollution, like the ones being used in Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States worthy of emulation in India? Or should we reject them… Read More
2018-10-30 08:24
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2018-10-25 08:33
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2018-10-18 09:36
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2018-10-17 11:11
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2018-10-17 07:18
A lot has been written about the Kerala floods already and most of the blame has been put on exceptionally heavy rainfall, that was approximately 40 per cent higher than normal between… Read More
2018-10-16 12:49
G’nY. Every definition of the term disaster uses ‘natural’ and ‘man made’—from text books to the Disaster Management Act, 2005. However, disasters are sai… Read More
2018-10-16 11:00
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