PMMSY: bridging gaps in the fisheries sector Subject: Schemes Section: Agriculture Context: A significant sum of ₹20,050 crore was allocated for the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in 2020, committing the biggest-ever investment in the history of Indian fisheries. PMMSY- significant milestones in three years: It identified key strategic priority areas: marine […]

    Land the size of Central Asia lost since 2015 due to degradation Subject: Environment Section: International Convention Context: Healthy and productive land the size of Central Asia has been degraded since 2015, affecting food and water security globally and directly impacting the lives of 1.3 billion people, according to latest estimates released by […]

    Will the Centre’s first-of-its-kind Green Credit Programme Implementation Rules 2023 be a winner or a greenwash? Subject: Schemes Section: Environment Green Credit Programme Rules 2023: Proposed by: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change in the 2023-24 budget. It is a first-of-a-kind instrument that seeks to incentivise individuals, industries and local […]

    Scrub typhus in Odisha: Changing climate may have a role behind outbreak, says expert Subject: Science and technology Section: Health Context: A resurgence of scrub typhus cases in Odisha has brought forward the role of climate in driving up the rate of the highly infectious disease. Also reported from Himachal Pradesh. Scrub typhus: […]