ASEAN-India and East-Asia summits Context: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will represent India at the 19th ASEAN-India and the 17th East Asia summits. What is Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): It is a regional grouping that promotes economic, political, and security cooperation. It was established in August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand with the […]
Aadhaar update Subject: Polity Context: Aadhaar update About Aadhaar Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identity number that can be obtained voluntarily by the citizens of India and resident foreign nationals who have spent over 182 days in twelve months immediately preceding the date of application for enrolment, based on their biometric and demographic […]
Pashmina wool Context : News: Obsolete testing technique leading to ‘false positive’ for presence of banned Shahtoosh guard hair, say traders Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, which employs Light Microscopy technique looks for the presence of Shahtoosh. Other modern techniques include ‘Scanning Electron Miscrospcopic’ technique and DNA tests, However only Light Microscopy technique […]
COP27: The forgotten sustainable development goals Subject: Environment Context- At Sharm El-Sheikh, while the spotlight is firmly on the 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, a pavilion hosted by the United Nations is getting considerable attention for spotlighting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). About […]
COP27: African countries launch ‘game-changing’ carbon credits initiative Subject: Environment African Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI)- A new initiative putting carbon credits up for sale in African countries was launched during the 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. African Carbon Markets Initiative […]
COP27: Dash for natural gas on a scale that threatens 1.5°C goals, says report Subject: Environment Context- The report, titled Massive gas expansion risks overtaking positive climate policies, was released at the 27th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Report analysis- Liquefied […]
What the latest UN science says about climate change Subject: Environment Context- At the COP27 conference in Egypt, delegates have at their disposal decades of research into warming trajectories published by the UN climate science agency to inform their decisions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) produces reports roughly every five years […]
What is the Mangrove Alliance for Climate, which India joined at COP27? Subject: Environment Context- At the 27th Session of Conference of Parties (COP27), this year’s UN climate summit, the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) was launched with India as a partner. The move, in line with India’s goal to increase its carbon […]
Groundwater extraction this year down 6 billion cubic metres from 2020 Subject: Geography Context- Annual groundwater extraction for irrigation, domestic and industrial uses has come down by about 6 billion cubic metres (bcm) to 239 bcm in 2022 from 2020, shows the latest groundwater assessment report released by the Ministry of Jal […]
Jharkhand forms a task force to study the impact of climate commitments Subject: Environment Context- The Jharkhand government has formed a task force to study the impact on the state of commitments made by India at last year’s global climate summit. More on news- At the COP26 summit in Glasgow last year, India […]