Arctic scientists race to preserve ‘ice memory’ Subject : Environment Section: Msc Concept : Arctic scientists are set to start drilling to save samples of ancient ice for analysis before the frozen layers melt away due to climate change, mission organizers said. They will extract ice in a series of tubes from as […]
NASA announced the astronauts for ARTEMIS Mission Subject : Science and technology Section: Space Technology Concept : NASA has announced the four astronauts that will go to the lunar orbit and come back with the Artemis 2 mission—mission commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA mission specialist […]
Price of 651 essential drugs down by 6.73 percent Subject : Polity Section: Msc Concept : According to Health Ministry sources, India has been taking steps to ensure the availability of affordable medicines for the masses, with a significant reduction of 6.73% in essential medicines’ pricing. Details In 2022, after a gap of […]
Cope India Exercise Subject : Defence Concept : The `Cope India’ exercise between India and US from April 10 to 21 will “further enhance operational capability and interoperability between the two air forces”. Background Cope India began in 2004 as a fighter training exercise held at Air Station Gwalior, India. The exercise has […]
Centre ‘appropriate’ party to respond to plea on disqualified lawmakers, says EC Subject : Polity Section: Elections Concept : The Election commission said it would be “appropriate” to have the Union government deal with the disqualification issue. A petition has been filed in SC that an MP or an MLA who has either […]
Demand for Scottish Independence Subject : International Relations Section: Msc Concept : Recently, the British Prime Minister rejected a call from the new First Minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf, to hold a second referendum for Scotland’s independence from the U.K. Historical background The independent Kingdom of Scotland was formed in the 9th century […]
Time to put a price on carbon emissions Subject : Environment Section: Climate Change Concept : Seeing the increase in carbon emission, it is time, starting with the biggest economies of the G20, to agree on valuing nature, including by pricing carbon events. India can take the lead, as president of the G20 […]
Ban on pesticides Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: Plea in Supreme Court alleges restriction on reduced number of chemicals to protect companies More on the News: A recent notification by the central government going back on its decision to ban 27 pesticides identified as health hazards by an expert committee has been flagged […]
International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence Subject: Environment Section: International Convention Context: International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence is being held in Oxford, the United Kingdom. More on the News: The International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence being held in Oxford, the United Kingdom from March 30-April 1, 2023 has […]
The war on Tigray wiped out decades of environmental progress Subject: Environment Section: Places in news Context: Two-year war and siege on Tigray region has set Tigray’s restoration back by decades. The conflict has had a devastating impact on both people and the environment. More on the News: As many as 600,000 people […]