Daily Practice Sheet 24 June 2022

Investment through P-notes declines to 86706 cr in May
Be prepared for recession
WTO Appellate Body
Goa’s Sao Joao festival
Scientists unpack the influence of black carbon aerosols on rainfall in northeast India
How are fireflies affected by light pollution?
Multilateral fund offers $5.33 billion over 4 years to help solve biodiversity woes
Soil conservation for food security
Sanaa and Yemen
Co-operative Banks
Power Sector in India
PM launches NIRYAT information portal to support importers and exporters
Meta Oversight Board report raises concerns
Nexon EV fire incident: Tata Motors says detailed investigation underway

About one-third of the earth’s soils is already degraded and alarmingly, about 90 per cent could be degraded by 2050 if no corrective action is taken. While soil degradation is believed to be occurring in 145 million hectares in India, it is estimated that 96.40 million hectares — about 30 per cent of the total geographical area — is affected by land degradation. Globally, the biophysical status of 5,670 million hectares of land is declining, of which 1,660 million hectares (29 per cent) is attributed to human-induced land degradation, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s ‘State of Land, Soil and Water’ report.
A study conducted by the National Productivity Council in 2017 on this programme revealed that there has been a decrease in the use of chemical fertilisers in the range of 8-10 per cent as a result of the application of fertilisers and micro-nutrients as per the recommendations on the soil health cards. Overall, an increase in crop yields to the tune of 5-6 per cent was reported as a result.