Table Of Contents Urban mining Down Trading NDRF Vs PM-CARES State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 (SOFI 2020) Operation breathing space Environment impact assessment Testing facilities Acclimatization 1. Urban mining Subject: Environment Context: With increasing e waste around the cities, urban mining gains importance. Concept: Urban mining is the […]
Subject: Environment Context: “Periglacial Flora of Western Himalayas Diversity And Climate Change Vulnerability” study by Botanical survey of India found high altitudes plants are facing the “climb higher or die” situation due to climate change. Concept: Acclimatization is the process in which an individual organism adjusts to a change in its environment (such as a change in altitude, temperature, humidity, […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Prime minister has virtually launched COVID-19 testing facilities in Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata. Concept: These facilities will ramp up testing capacity in the country and help in strengthening early detection and treatment, thus assisting in controlling the spread of the pandemic. These labs will also reduce turn-around-time and exposure of […]
Subject: Environment Context: Huge criticism is rising against the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) 2020 notification issued to amend rules. Concept: Environment Impact Assessment or EIA can be defined as the study to predict the effect of a proposed activity/project on the environment. A decision making tool, EIA compares various alternatives for a project and […]
Subject: IR Context: An Israeli team led by a esearch and development (R&D) defence official arrived with a multi-pronged mission codenamed “Operation Breathing Space” to work with Indian authorities. Concept: In this mission scientists from both countries work on COVID response. Four different kinds of rapid tests, which will be jointly developed after trials on […]
Subject:Economy/ IR Context: State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 warns difficulty in achieving SDG goal of Zero hunger. Concept: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World is the most authoritative global study tracking progress towards ending hunger and malnutrition. It is produced jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the […]
Subject: Government policy/ schemes Context: The Supreme Court reserved its order on a plea that seeks money collected under the PM CARES Fund for the COVID-19 pandemic should be transferred to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). Concept: NDRF The National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), constituted under Section 46 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, supplements SDRF of a […]
Subject: Economy Context: Amid pay cuts and job losses due to the outbreak of the pandemic and lockdown, the trend of down trading is on rise. Concept: Down trading refers to the practice of switching from expensive products/brands to cheaper alternatives in a bid to conserve cash. Products which meet the basic requirements are preferred […]
Subject: Environment Context: With increasing e waste around the cities, urban mining gains importance. Concept: Urban mining is the practice of extracting valuable metals and materials from electronic waste This makes it possible to obtain high quality steel from old washing machines. Precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum or palladium can be extracted from […]