Daily Prelims Notes 30 November 2022 Table Of Contents Choking lake: Nainital gets some HC relief but finger crossed Financial Services Institutions Bureau State finance commission Power sector at glance Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) framework Sena name and symbol dispute Adani wins Dharavi slum redevelopment bid SC junks PIL seeking doubling of judges’ […]
Loss and Damage decisions, pitfalls and promises Subject: Environment Context- A major takeaway from COP27 in Egypt, as far as loss and damage (L and D) is concerned, is the decision relating to new funding arrangements focusing on L and D — those particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Transitional […]
Wet Leasing an aircraft- Subject: Science and Technology Context- In efforts to boost international air traffic, the civil aviation ministry has allowed Indian airlines to take wide-body planes on wet lease for up to one year. What is Wet Leasing? Wet leasing means taking the plane along with the operating crew and engineers, […]
Betting for exotic meat, gambling dens in Manipur descend further into illegality Subject: Environment In the news- The police and forest officials in the State’s Ukhrul town have been scanning “gambling dens” following reports of wild animals – dead or alive – being offered as prizes for raffle draws. Ukhrul is about 80 […]
Can Bio-CNG click: A primer on this coming of age tech that can deal with air pollution at 3 levels Subject: Environment About Bio-CNG- Bio-CNG, also known as Compressed Biogas (CBG), is an upgraded version of the humble biogas, the dung-based version of which serves as cooking fuel in many villages in India. […]
Update land records to include FRA titles allotted, MoEF&CC directs states Subject: Environment Context- The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has written a letter to states across the country, directing them to record settlement rights in revenue and forest records within a period of three months. More in news- […]