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According to a new study published in ‘Science Advances’ of the University of California, atmospheric rivers have shifted by about 6 to 10 degrees towards both poles in the last four decades. This situation is affecting the global climate pattern and accelerating the effects of climate change.

The 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity began in Cali, Colombia on 21 October.

The Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary is set to become India's next cheetah sanctuary after Kuno.

Recently, the multi-purpose ship 'Samarthak' was launched at Kattupalli Shipyard.

A Parsi funeral, or Dokhmenashini, is a unique practice that involves placing a deceased person's body in a Tower of Silence (Dakhma) to be returned to nature. 

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the International Methanol Seminar and Exhibition in New Delhi.

Freedom House, a non-profit organization, has released the annual 'Freedom on the Net Report'.

The Indian Constitution is federal and has adopted a dual polity (Centre and State), but it provides for only single citizenship i.e. Indian citizenship. There is no separate citizenship system for the states here. Other federal states, such as the US and Switzerland, have adopted a dual citizenship system.

India has decided to recall its High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma and other senior diplomats from Canada. Along with this, India has also expelled six Canadian diplomats. Thus the diplomatic relations between the two countries have reached a low level.

The Roopkund lake in Uttarakhand is shrinking every year due to climate change. Policy intervention is needed to preserve it.