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What is Workplace Gaslighting?
Gaslighting is now a common problem in workplaces around the world, and it’s known for having a big effect on workers’ mental health and ability to do their jobs. Undermining a person’s reality to the point where they question their ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Science Alert: ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Melting at a Terrifying Rate
Scientists have been studying the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, which is often called the “Doomsday Glacier” because it melts so quickly and has very bad effects on sea levels around the world. Recent studies show that the rate of ice ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Over 90% Indians Want Green Policies, Climate Action
A large study called “Climate Change in the Indian Mind, 2023” shows that a lot of people in India are worried about climate change. The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the Centre for Voting Opinion & Trends in ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Sariska Tiger Reserve: Supreme Court Orders Mine Closures
The Supreme Court of India told the Rajasthan government on May 15 to close 68 mines that are less than one kilometer from the Sariska Tiger Reserve. This decision is part of a larger attempt to keep illegal mining out ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Adani’s Sri Lankan Wind Energy Project Challenged In Supreme Court
Adani Green Energy started a big $442 million wind power project in the northern areas of Mannar and Pooneryn. In February 2023, the Sri Lankan Board of Investment gave its approval. Sri Lanka’s goals for renewable energy have taken a ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Scientists Discover 1.5 Billion-Year-Old “Giant” Viruses In Yellowstone
Scientists recently made a huge find in Yellowstone National Park, they found “giant” viruses that are about 1.5 billion years old. The name “giant” comes from the fact that these viruses’ genes are much bigger than those of most viruses. Surprisingly, ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Venezuela Becomes First Country To Lose All Glaciers
Venezuela is the first modern country to lose all of its glaciers, which is a huge change in the environment. New research shows that the Humboldt glacier in the Andes, which used to be very big, has shrunk to less ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs
2023 Summer Hottest in 2,000 Years, Studies Show
In the past few years, extreme weather has been caused by rising temperatures around the world. It was the hottest summer ever in the northern hemisphere in 2023, and it was felt across a large area. This extreme heat caused ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs