As many as 46 forest fires have been wreaking havoc in Uttarakhand for over four days —The rising temperature and hot spells have pumped super hot winds all over North India — making it thealong with south-east Pakistan.A large number of species of animals living there struggled to survive. According to the forest department, a forest fire first broke out inand it is difficult to control the fires due to winds.The hilly state has 38,000 square kilometers of forest areas — which isfrom Brahma Kamal to the famous mythological Sanjivani Booti.Uttarakhand: Forest fire broke out in Srinagar of...…As many as 46 forest fires have been wreaking havoc in Uttarakhand for over four days —The rising temperature and hot spells have pumped super hot winds all over North India — making it thealong with south-east Pakistan.A large number of species of animals living there struggled to survive. According to the forest department, a forest fire first broke out inand it is difficult to control the fires due to winds.The hilly state has 38,000 square kilometers of forest areas — which isfrom Brahma Kamal to the famous mythological Sanjivani Booti.Uttarakhand: Forest fire broke out in Srinagar of...WW…

Childhood lead poisoning has been a long-recognised concern and ashows us the extent of this grave problem. According to UNICEF, a third of the world’s children - about 800 million worldwide — are affected by lead poisoning, through air and water pollution. They have found unacceptably high levels of lead in these children’s blood, at or above 5 micrograms per deciliter — the level which requires action. Moreover, nearly half of these children live in South Asia, states this.“With few early symptoms, lead silently wreaks havoc on children’s health and development, with possibly fatal...…Childhood lead poisoning has been a long-recognised concern and ashows us the extent of this grave problem. According to UNICEF, a third of the world’s children - about 800 million worldwide — are affected by lead poisoning, through air and water pollution. They have found unacceptably high levels of lead in these children’s blood, at or above 5 micrograms per deciliter — the level which requires action. Moreover, nearly half of these children live in South Asia, states this.“With few early symptoms, lead silently wreaks havoc on children’s health and development, with possibly fatal...WW…

India is home to 8% of the world’s biodiversity, including 70% of the world’s tiger population, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said while releasing a report about the status of Tigers in India, ahead of Global Tigers Day."In 1973, there were just nine tiger reserves which have now increased to 50. It is important to know that none of these reserves are of poor quality. Either they are good or the best,” Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.He added, “Despite India's constraint of 2.5% of global land, 4% of rainfall and 16 % of world's human population, India is home to 8% of world's...…India is home to 8% of the world’s biodiversity, including 70% of the world’s tiger population, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said while releasing a report about the status of Tigers in India, ahead of Global Tigers Day."In 1973, there were just nine tiger reserves which have now increased to 50. It is important to know that none of these reserves are of poor quality. Either they are good or the best,” Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.He added, “Despite India's constraint of 2.5% of global land, 4% of rainfall and 16 % of world's human population, India is home to 8% of world's...WW…

Instagram has been down for over three days now. Complaints started trickling in on November 10 of timelines not showing new posts. Soon, complaints expanded — ranging the number of likes not getting updated to the start up screen getting stuck on the endless circle of buffering.The global volume of complaints seems to have subsided over the last three hours indicating that services are slowing coming back on track.“We are aware that some people are having trouble accessing Instagram. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible,” a Facebook company spokesperson told...…Instagram has been down for over three days now. Complaints started trickling in on November 10 of timelines not showing new posts. Soon, complaints expanded — ranging the number of likes not getting updated to the start up screen getting stuck on the endless circle of buffering.The global volume of complaints seems to have subsided over the last three hours indicating that services are slowing coming back on track.“We are aware that some people are having trouble accessing Instagram. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible,” a Facebook company spokesperson told...WW…