Global Peace Index rankings Country 2016 rank 2016 score Iceland 1 1.192 Denmark 2 1.246 Austria 3 1.278 New Zealand 4 1.287 India has been ranked 141 on the 2016 Global Peace Index, falling behind countries like Burundi, and Serbia on the 163-country list. Prepared by the Institute for EconomicsContinue Reading
Researchers have recently found world’s largest asteroid impact zone in central Australia. The two impact zones total more than 400 kilometres across, in the Warburton Basin in Central Australia. They extend through the Earth’s crust, which was about 30 kilometres thick in this area. The crater from the impact millionsContinue Reading
Researchers believe they have found the Earth’s largest water reservoir around 643 km underneath North America, inside mantle rock. This water is not in a form familiar to us—it is not liquid, ice or vapour. This fourth form is water trapped inside the molecular structure of the minerals in theContinue Reading
World’s five hotspots of biodiversity Here are five of the world’s highest biodiversity ecologies still over 70 percent intact, as identified by the Conservation International. Hotspots require two main criteria: At least 1,500 vascular plant species with over half endemic to the region, or found only there. Amazon Rain Forest: The AmazonContinue Reading
Dead Sea is located between the borders of Israel and Jordan is actually a lake. Sitting in a valley almost 400m below sea level it’s positioned at not only the lowest point on Earth but also happens to be the second saltiest lake in the world (1st saltiest being lakeContinue Reading
World environment day is being observed today across the globe to raise awareness among people about the importance of clean environment in the human life.The theme for the Day is Green Economy.Several functions are being organised across the country to mark the day.Continue Reading
Surface Area : 510,100,500 Sq.Kms. Polar radius : 6,357 Kms. Land Surface : 148,950,800 Sq.Kms. (29.08%) Polar Diameter : 12,714 Kms. Mean distance from the Sun : 14,95,97,900 Kms. Water Surface : 361,149,700 Sq.Kms.(70.92%) Period of revolution : 365 days 5 hours 48 mts. Equatorial circumference : 40,075 Kms. 45.51Continue Reading
Fascination of Plants Day The first international Fascination of Plants Day is about the importance of plant science for agriculture and sustainably producing food, horticulture and forestry as well as non-food products. Fascination of Plants Day is being launched under the umbrella of the European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO). TheContinue Reading
Researchers have discovered the world’s first hybrid sharks in Australian waters, indicating that animals are adapting to climate change for survival. Leading researchers in marine biology have come across 57 animals along a 2,000-km stretch from Queensland to New South Wales which they believe are the result of cross-breeding betweenContinue Reading
The island nation of Kirabati has become the first to declare that its territory has become uninhabitable due to global warming. They have asked for help to evacuate the population.Continue Reading
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