Daily Prelims Notes 23 November 2022 Table Of Contents Securities transaction tax (STT) Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations 2022 India-Australia trade relations Chief Election Commissioners must be apolitical, strong and beyond influence Assam police open fire near Meghalaya border Oxford Word of the Year to […]
Think local climate action, think Meenangadi Subject :Environment Context: Carbon neutrality projects across India- In recent years, many panchayats have come forward with the concept of carbon neutrality, a prominent example being Meenangadi gram panchayat in Kerala’s Wayanad district, which serves as a model to emulate. ‘Carbon neutral Meenangadi’ Project- In 2016, the […]
FRO killed allegedly by GuttiKoya tribals in BhadradriKothagudem district Subject :Environment Context: A Forest Range Officer (FRO) named Challamalla Srinivas Rao, 42, was brutally killed allegedly by a group of GuttiKoya Adivasis with axes and sickles over a “podu land” issue in Errabodu forest area in Chandrugonda mandal of Telangana’s BhadradriKothagudem district on […]
In Arittapatti; Tamil Nadu gets its first biodiversity heritage site Subject :Environment Context: The Tamil Nadu Government, issued a notification declaring Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram villages in Madurai district the first biodiversity heritage site in the State. About the site- The site comprising 139.63 hectares in Arittapatti village (Melur block) and 53.8 hectares in […]
Antimicrobial resistance: Multi-stakeholder platform launched to drive collective action, collaboration Subject :Science and Technology Context- An Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Multi-stakeholder Partnership Platform (MSPP) was established November 18, 2022 to mark the beginning of the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW). About the Platform- Launched by- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United […]
Uttarakhand HC: stop construction on bed of sukhatal near Naini lake Subject :Environment Context: Hearing a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on preservation of Sukhatal Lake in Nainital, the Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday directed the State to stop all construction activities on the lakebed and posted the matter for further hearing […]
Air Suvidha is scrapped: relief, and a positive signal on covid Subject :Environment Context: Starting Tuesday (November 22), passengers travelling to India no longer need to fill forms and upload negative RT-PCR tests on the government’s Air Suvidha portal. What was the Air Suvidha requirement? The portal was launched in August 2020 International […]
India’s unusual abstention in CITES vote on reopening ivory trade Subject :Environment Context: India’s decision not to vote against a proposal to re-open the international trade in ivory at the ongoing conference of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) surprised many. That proposal, to allow […]
Indian wildlife biologist gets UN highest environmental award Subject :Environment Context: In news- Indian wildlife biologist Dr Purnima Devi Barman is among the honourees of this year’s Champions of the Earth award, the U.N.’s highest environmental honour, accorded for their transformative action to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation. Dr Barman has been […]