Conservation of indigenous species of food crops -best practice Subject: Government Schemes Around 20 heritage rice varieties of Tamil Nadu are being traced, collected, redeemed, and restored at least through 10 community seed banks benefiting more than 500 farmers in the state. These varieties had been identified for their unique nutritional, medicinal, and […]
Malnourishment: Poshan Vatikas or Nutri-garden Subject: Government Schemes Poshan Vatikas or Nutri-gardens that are being set up across the country to provide easy and affordable access to fruits, vegetables, medicinal plants and herbs. Aim: to provide a fresh and regular supply of locally produced fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants to women and children […]
Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan Subject :Government Schemes Context: Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan- Ranking of Cities’ released under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). Concept: Under the guidance of the Minister for Environment, Forest and climate Change, the Ministry is going to launch Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan that promotes ranking of 131 cities in the country for implementing […]
Mission Integrated Biorefineries Subject: Government Schemes Context: The launch of the “Innovation Roadmap of the Mission Integrated Biorefineries” developed by co-leads and active inputs from Brazil, Canada, EC and the UK. Concept: Mission Integrated Biorefineries The Mission Integrated Biorefineries was launched with co-leads from the Netherlands, uniting key members, international organisations, the corporate […]
AVGAS 100 LL Context: Indian Oil becomes the first Oil Marketing Company to produce and market AVGAS 100 LL in the country Concept: Currently India is importing this product from European countries The introduction of the indigenous, Principal grade of Aviation Gasoline, AVGAS 100 LL is designed for use in turbo charged reciprocating […]
JALDOOT App Subject: Government Schemes Context: Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Shri Giriraj Singh will launch the “JALDOOT App” at a function in New Delhi tomorrow. Concept: Ministry of Rural Development has developed “JALDOOT App” that will be used across the country to capture the water level of selected wells […]
International Civil Aviation Organization and CORSIA Subject: International relations Context: At the 41st session of the International Civil Aviation Organization General Assembly, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation will be reviewed for the first time. Concept: International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO was created in 1944 by the Chicago Convention in […]
Govt bans mapping and export of sensitive locations under data regime Subject : Security Context: In a bid to meet the requirements of the liberalised geospatial data regime that was released in 2021, the central government has released a list of economic- and national security-related strategic and sensitive locations that cannot be mapped […]
Govt cannot order blocking of accounts without notice to users: Twitter Subject: Polity Context: The court was hearing a petition moved by Twitter against orders issued by the Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology to block 39 accounts in 2021. Concept: The Union government cannot block Twitter accounts without first issuing notices to […]
Putin grants Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden Subject: Culture Context: President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden, according to a decree signed by the Russian leader. Concept: Snowden, a former contractor with the U.S. National Security Agency, has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape […]