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5 september 2025

Indore Awarded IGBC Green City Platinum Certification

  • Indore is setting an example in sustainable urban development in India.

  • It is the first city in Madhya Pradesh to achieve a major green milestone.

  • Indore is now one of only three cities in India to receive a special certification.

  • The certification is called the IGBC Green City Platinum Certification.

  • It is awarded by the CII Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).

  • This award recognises cities for good environmental management and green urban planning.

  • It assesses cities on multiple sustainability parameters- water and energy conservation, solid waste management, green cover expansion, e-governance, and policy frameworks.

  • The certification aims to promote sustainable living and eco-friendly urban growth.

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The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI)

  • In 2025, air pollution is the biggest health threat in India.

  • A report by the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) highlights the issue.

  • The report is from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago.

  • Toxic air is cutting the average Indian life expectancy by 3.5 years.

  • This impact is worse than malnutrition (1.6 years), tobacco use (1.5 years), and unsafe water combined (8.4 months).

  • All 1.4 billion people in India live in areas with air pollution above WHO’s safe limits for PM2.5 (tiny harmful particles).

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PRATUSH

  • PRATUSH is a planned space instrument.

  • A pioneering radiometer designed to explore the Cosmic Dawn—the epoch when the first stars and galaxies emerged.

  • This compact system, based on a single-board computer (SBC) roughly the size of a credit card, aims to detect faint radio signals from hydrogen atoms in lunar orbit.

  • It will orbit the far side of the Moon, away from Earth’s radio noise.

  • This area is quiet and ideal for detecting weak space signals.

  • PRATUSH will listen for the 21-cm hydrogen line signal, which helps us learn about the early Universe.

The system includes:

  • An antenna

  • An analog receiver

  • A digital receiver

  • A small onboard computer (SBC) to control everything.

Developed by: Raman Research Institute (RRI) in Bengaluru, in collaboration with the ISRO.

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Global Peace Index 2025

  • By: Institute for Economics & Peace

  • It ranks countries based on peace, governance, social trust, and security. 

  • Iceland tops the list for the 18th consecutive year.

  • Followed by Ireland, New Zealand, and Switzerland.

  • Singapore: rank- 6th, Asia’s only country in top 10.

  • India: 115TH

  • India ranked 116th in 2024 out of 163 countries

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