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On the Brink: A Look at Critically Endangered Species and the Urgent Need for Conservation The Earth’s biodiversity is a tapestry woven with millions of threads, each representing a unique species. However, this intricate tapestry is fraying at the edges, with countless species facing the threat of extinction. Among them, the Critically Endangered (CR) species … Read more
The Red Data Book: A Chronicle of Global Biodiversity Loss The Earth’s biodiversity is a tapestry woven with millions of species, each playing a vital role in the intricate web of life. However, this tapestry is fraying at the edges, with species disappearing at an alarming rate. The Red Data Book, a crucial tool in … Read more
The Least Developed Countries Fund: A Lifeline for the World’s Most Vulnerable The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) face a unique set of challenges. They are often characterized by poverty, limited human capital, weak infrastructure, and vulnerability to climate change. These factors hinder their economic development and trap them in a cycle of poverty. To address … Read more
Various problems of developing countries are as follows:- The Uneven Pattern of Development:-The development gap has been widening for the very poorest countries. Lack of Resources for developement Inefficiency in resource use Inadequate Skilled human resources Stagnation in agricultural development Population Growth is one of the central problems of Economic Development. Some developing countries have … Read more
In 1978, the World Bank, for the first time, constructed an analytical country Classification system. The occasion was the launch of the World Development Report. Annexed to the report was a set of World Development Indicators (WDI), which provided the statistical underpinning for the analysis. The first economic classification in the 1978 WDI divided … Read more
The IUCN Red List: A Vital Tool for Conservation and Understanding Biodiversity The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, often simply referred to as the IUCN Red List, is a globally recognized and comprehensive inventory of the conservation status of biological species. It serves as a critical tool for … Read more
WTO agreement on agriculture The Agreement on Agriculture is one of the key agreements within the WTO system. Its importance is reflected by its presence as the first Agreement annexed to the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the WTO. Market access Market access simply means the right which exporters have to access a foreign market. The WTO … Read more
HCF & LCM HCF & LCM are acronym for words, Highest common factor and Lowest common multiple respectively. 1. H. C. F While we all know what a multiplication is like 2 * 3 = 6. HCF is just the reverse of multiplication which is known as Factorization. Now factorization is breaking … Read more
The Least Concern: A Closer Look at the IUCN Red List Category The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species is a globally recognized tool for assessing the conservation status of species. It provides a framework for understanding the risk of extinction faced by various organisms, categorizing them into nine … Read more
Fractions Any unit can be divided into any numbers of equal parts, one or more of this parts is called fraction of that unit. e.g. one-forth (1/4), one-third (1/3), three-seventh (3/7) etc. The lower part indicates the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided, is called denominator. The upper part, which indicates the number of … Read more