Table Of Contents Laser Guided ATGM Central Pollution Control Board National Rural Health Mission Plastic Parks National GIS-Enabled Land Bank System Hallmarking of precious metals Carbon neutral G4 Cess Renewable energy   1. Laser Guided ATGM Subject: Science and tech Context: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test fired a […]

Subject: Environment Context: The share of clean energy in India’s total power generation has risen rapidly to 30 per cent already this fiscal compared to 24.9 per cent in FY20. Concept: The share of generation from thermal plants in the country has been coming down and that of non-fossil power (which includes renewables, hydro and […]

Subject: Economy Context: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) told Parliament that the Centre has only transferred Rs 1.64 lakh crore or 60% of the proceeds from cess / levies in FY19 to the relevant reserve funds and retained the balance in the Consolidated Fund of India (CFI). Concept: A cess is a form […]

Subject: IR Context: G4 countries call for urgent steps for reform of UN and Security Council Concept: The G4 nations comprising Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan are four countries which support each other’s bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council. G4’s primary aim is the permanent member seats on the Security Council. Each of these four countries have figured among […]

Subject: Environment Context: China will aim to hit peak emissions before 2030 and for carbon neutrality by 2060, President Xi Jinping has announced. Concept: Carbon neutrality means every ton of anthropogenic CO2 emitted is compensated with an equivalent amount of CO2 removed, according to World Resources Institute. In order to limit global warming to 1.5 […]

Subject: Economy Context: In view of the Mandatory Hallmarking, the number of jewellers and hallmarking centres applying for Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certificate will increase manifold and to deal with increasing number of applications, an online system for issuing BIS certificate has been developed by BIS and launched by the Government Concept: Hallmarking is […]