Only 2 of the 23 national biodiversity targets are on track for 2030. India’s forest and trees cover 25.17% of the land, 24.1 million hectares of degraded land are under restoration, and 29.77% of India’s land stands degraded: Study
Rising atmospheric CO2 (428.62 ppm), is altering blood chemistry, as serum bicarbonate levels in blood are rising along with the atmospheric changes, while calcium levels have fallen to 2% and phosphorus levels to 7%, which could eventually cause widespread organ damage and public health crisis: Study.
Tamil Nadu CM, M K Stalin, has started a major drive for developing the state, involving 229 municipal projects of Rs. 2,732.77 crore, education infrastructure of Rs. 63 crore, and a MOU with MRF to start a greenfield tyre manufacturing plant creating 1,000 direct jobs.
A 6 month course of Pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug, costs almost 80 times the average monthly income, and that of Nivolumb costs more than 20 times the average monthly income: Study.
The RBI is expected to maintain steady interest rates, to maintain stability in current times, as the US/Israel-Iran conflict threatens the world economy. Oil prices have risen 15%, the rupee is likely to hit record lows, and India’s projected growth is expected to fall from 7% to 6.5%, and inflation is expected to rise from 2.75% to 5%: Study.
