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Gas flaring at oil and gas facilities and global warming Subject: Environment Section: Capital Market Context: Gas flared at oil and gas facilities is greater than EU’s total import from Russia and a key source of methane emission What is gas flaring? Gas flaring is the burning of natural gas associated with oil […]
Section 11 of the Electricity Act Subject: Economy Section: Infrastructure Context: With the coal and power supply situation in the country becoming a cause of concern, the Power Ministry has read the riot act to the imported coal based (ICB) power plants directing them to start operations. Concept: Section 11 of the Electricity […]
Russia’s Victory Day Subject: International relation Section: Important events Context: It is believed that President Vladimir Putin will use his May 9 speech to draw parallels between the conflict in Ukraine and the heroism of Soviet soldiers during World War II. About Russia’s Victory Day On May 9, Russia commemorates the defeat of […]
The Cooling-off period for retired Bureaucrats Subject: Polity Section: Civil service Context: Archana Goyal Gulati, an 1989-batch official of the Indian Posts and Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service (Indian P&TAFS), has joined Google as Chief of Public Policy after taking voluntary retirement from the civil service. As she completed the one-year cooling period that is […]
Front running Subject: Economy Section: Capital Market Context: Axis Asset Management Company, which manages assets worth Rs 259,818 crore, suspended two fund managers on Friday for various irregularities, including front-running the AMC’s transactions on their personal accounts. Concept: Front running involves purchasing a stock based on advance non-public information regarding an expected large […]
WHO pegs the global death toll from Covid-19 at 14.9 million Subject: International relations Context: India is among the top countries accounting for excess deaths Concept: The World Health Organization has estimated the global death toll associated with Covid at 14.9 million, more than double the reported number between January 2020 and December […]
What is Shigella, the bacteria that killed a girl after she ate shawarma in Kerala? Subject: Science and Technology Section: Disease Context: ‘Food poisoning is fairly common and can occur in a range of situations which may be fatal if not treated on time’ Concept: What is Shigella? Shigella infection, also called shigellosis, […]
‘Diktat calling for storage of user data may face backlash’ Subject: Science and Technology Section: IT Context – ‘The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) new policy guidelines to virtual private network (VPN) service providers’. Concept: VPN is used to hide location as well as encrypt information being transferred between the senders […]
Jog Development Projects Subject: Geography Section: Mapping Context: Karnataka’s Forest Department, which was supportive of the Jog falls Development Projects and had recommended ‘in principal approval’ of environmental clearance for a five-star hotel, suffered a setback with the Centre questioning whether any environmental impact study has been carried out. About the project Karnataka […]
Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) Subject: Agriculture Section: Irrigation Context: The Punjab government recently announced Rs 1,500 incentive per acre for farmers opting for Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR), which is known for saving water. How much water is required to grow one kg rice? Paddy is non-shelled rice that farmers grow and […]