ICMR moots change in cattle rearing practices- shift from coal Context: Methane from animal waste contribute to 75% of total greenhouse emissions from the dairy sector Concept Climate Change and animal rearing Deforestation: The conversion of forests into agricultural land and livestock ranches is one of the major causes of deforestation. It is being done […]
Transfer of two pairs of lions to Sanjay Gandhi National Park Subject – Environment Context – Telangana agrees to transfer two pairs of lions to SGNP Concept – Maharashtra forest department, which has been rebuffed by Gujarat and Karnataka for the past three years for the transfer of Asiatic Lions from Gir and […]
Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism Subject – Environment Context – Coal ‘phasedown’ is a right, says Minister Concept – The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), defined in Article 12 of the Protocol, allows a country with an emission-reduction or emission-limitation commitment under the Kyoto Protocol (Annex B Party) to implement an emission-reduction project in developing countries. Such projects can […]
Chandragupta Maurya Subject – History Context – UP CM Yogi’s claim: Chandragupta defeated Alexander, but isn’t called ‘great’ Concept – Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday claimed that Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Mauryan kingdom, had defeated Alexander of Macedonia, and yet historians did not describe him as “great”. Alexander died […]
National Interlinking of Rivers Authority (NIRA) Subject – Polity Context – Centre proposes setting up new body for river-linking projects in India Concept – The Centre has set in motion the process of creating the National Interlinking of Rivers Authority (NIRA), an independent autonomous body for planning, investigation, financing and the implementation of […]
Constitution Bench Subject – Polity Context – CJI urged to list key cases before Constitution Benches Concept – A constitution bench consists of at least five or more judges of the court which is set up to decide substantial questions of law with regard to the interpretation of the constitution in a case. […]
Special Court for MPs and MLAs Subject – Polity Context – Will examine validity of special courts for MPs, MLAs, says SC Concept – In 2017, the Supreme Court had ordered that special courts be set up across the country to fast-track the long-pending trials of lawmakers. Following this, 12 special courts were set up across 11 States exclusively to try sitting […]
Light Combat Helicopter Subject – Defence and Security Context – In Jhansi event, PM to hand over indigenous LCH to IAF Concept – The HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) is an Indian multi-role attack helicopter designed and manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The LCH has been ordered by the Indian Air […]
Climate change and Virus Subject – Environment Context – zika virus outbreak Concept – In the years that immediately followed the first case of Zika infection in 1952, the disease was endemic to tropical and subtropical regions. The global rise in surface temperature due to climate change pushed the virus into colder reaches […]
Food Miles Subject – Agriculture Context – The trend of eating locally produced, seasonal foods that our previous generations swore by has been discarded by most of us. Concept – Food miles is the distance food is transported from the time of its making until it reaches the consumer. Food miles are one […]