Green finance Subject: Environment Section : Climate change Context: Green finance is fast emerging as a priority for public policy. Green finance Green finance refers to the financial arrangements that are specific to the use for projects that are environmentally sustainable or projects that adopt the aspects of climate change. Environmentally sustainable projects […]
Farmers accuse a pesticide production company for distorting their crops Subject: Environment Section : Pollution Context: Cotton farmers of Bharuch district in Gujarat have accused Meghmani Organics Limited for causing deformities and distortions to their crops. More on the News: During the cotton farming season of 2021, over 18000 farmers from 280 villages […]
Debt-for-nature swaps Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context: With many developing nations facing a triple whammy of rising debt loads, climate change and nature loss, conservationists say the answer could lie with a financial instrument enabling them to tackle all three at once: “debt-for-environment swaps”. More on the News: The world’s poorest countries […]
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Subject: Science and Technology Section: Defence Concept: HAL to provide maintenance and overhaul support for MQ9B drone engines in India. As India looks to purchase armed Predator Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) from the U.S., Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) and General Atomics announced at Aero India on Wednesday […]
International organization for migration Subject : International Relations Section: International Organizations Concept : At least 73 Europe-bound migrants are missing and presumed dead in a shipwreck off Libya, the United Nations migration agency said Wednesday. The U.N. International Organization for Migration said in a statement that the wreck took place Tuesday, and that […]
China faces grilling in review of key rights by UN committee Subject: International Relations Concept: Chinese Ambassador Chen Xu and a delegation of about 40 envoys from China, Hong Kong and Macau faced questions from the N. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which reviews respect of those rights in nearly all […]
India will emerge as a lighthouse for the world in the field of innovation: Rajnath Singh Subject : Governance Concept : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday expressed confidence that India will soon be among the leading countries in the field of innovation and emerge as the “lighthouse” to the entire world. Speaking […]
Agristack: The New Digital Push in Agriculture Subject: Science and Technology Section: Agriculture Concept: The government is working on a digital ‘stack’ of agricultural datasets, with its core as land records About AgriStack: It is a collection of technologies and digital databases that focuses on farmers and the agricultural sector. AgriStack will create […]
Ring around a dwarf planet Subject: Science and technology Section: Space technology Concept: Astronomers have found a ring around a dwarf planet, located in the Kuiper Belt at the solar system’s edge, called Quaoar, according to a new study. The ring, however, is positioned much further away from the planet than is usual […]
Lavani dance Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Concept: NCP leader Ajit Pawar has directed members of his party to not organise raunchy public shows in the name of Lavani, a folk song-and-dance performance that is popular in Maharashtra. Lavani folk art form The word Lavani comes from ‘lavanya’ or beauty. Lavani is […]