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How Chief Ministers’ foreign trips are cleared, and by whom Subject : Polity Section: Judiciary Context: SC stays HC decision Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has questioned why the Centre has delayed the clearance of his trip to Singapore, where he has been invited to attend a World Cities Summit scheduled during July […]
Tribes in news Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography Context: Recent studies have shown Baigas are unaware about the recognition of forest rights and what these rights entail. Background: In 2015, in Madhya Pradesh, Baigachak, which comprises seven villages where the Baiga tribe lives, was the first area to receive Habitat Rights under […]
European Commission has decided to suspend five certifying bodies Subject : Agriculture Section : Context: The European Commission has decided to suspend five certifying bodies from clearing or ratifying exports of Indian processed organic food products for their failure to comply with European Union norms and ensure contamination-free product Concept: According to Codex […]
What is the Marburg virus, the Ebola-like outbreak now confirmed in Ghana? Subject: Science and tech Section: Context: The first two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious Ebola-like disease, have been confirmed officially by Ghana What is the Marburg virus disease? It is earlier known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever and it […]
Why western ghats are so important? Subject :Environment Section: Biodiversity Concept : Older than the Himalaya mountains, the mountain chain of the Western Ghats represents geomorphic features of immense importance with unique biophysical and ecological processes. The site’s high montane forest ecosystems influence the Indian monsoon weather pattern. Moderating the tropical climate of […]
Centre reissues draft notification on Western Ghats eco sensitive area Subject : Environment Section: Biodiversity Context:The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has reissued the draft notification of the Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) in Western Ghats, The ESA are spread over 46,832 square kilometres (sq km) across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and […]
Weather modifications by China Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context: China’s weather modification Geoengineering is an umbrella term for human interventions that change the earth’s climate system . There are currently two main approaches under the geoengineering umbrella: carbon-dioxide removal (CDR) and solar radiation management (SRM). CDR tackles the root cause of global warming […]
Destabilizing effect of crypto on fiscal and monetary policy Subject :Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Context: There should be an international collaboration to make crypto prohibition law effective in the country, according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Why? Cryptocurrencies have a destabilizing effect on the monetary and fiscal stability of a country according to […]
Bond yield and related topics Subject :Economy Section: External Sector Context: Notwithstanding rapid increases in interest rates by the US central bank, the inflation rate for June came in at 9.1%. Many observers have pointed this to an inversion of the US yield curve and argue that the US central bank will not be […]
Why Telangana’s floating solar plant is greener than ground-mounted ones? Subject : Economy Section: Energy India’s largest floating solar plant is now fully operational at Ramagundam in Telangana’s Peddapalli district. The 100-megawatt (MW) floating solar power photovoltaic project was commissioned by the National Thermal Power Corporation, the country’s foremost public-sector power generator. What […]