Daily Archives: August 9, 2022

CORAL REEFS IN GREAT BARRIER REEF

According to the Australian Institute of Marine Science’s (AIMS) annual long-term monitoring report, Australia’s northern and central Great Barrier Reef (GBR) has experienced high levels of coral reef cover over the past 36 years. The researchers also warned that the gains could be quickly reversed due to rising global temperatures. Key highlights of Report …

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PYRENE REMEDIATION

Researchers at the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) have identified a fungus capable of removing toxic, recalcitrant (Not easily controlled), and carcinogenic Pyrene or Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from the environment. The researchers used gas chromatographic-mass spectrometer and serotome analysis for their study. Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric identification of prominent metabolites helped determine the pyrene …

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OUTBOUND TRAVEL AND TOURISM

Recently a report was released titled ‘Outbound Travel and Tourism – An Opportunity Untapped’, which shows India’s outbound tourism will surpass USD 42 billion by 2024. Outbound tourism is the act of travelling ‘out’ of the home country for the purposes of tourism. The Indian outbound travel market is among the fastest growing …

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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN INDIA

As per a recent study, there are fewer people employed in agriculture today, but the transformation has been weak. Those moving out of farms are working more in construction sites and the informal economy than in factories. In 1993-94, agriculture accounted for close to 62% of the country’s employed labour force. The labour percentage in agriculture (based …

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