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SOVEREIGN GREEN BONDS TOPIC: Economy Context- Despite govt’s climate focus, grants to key adaptation fund are sliding. The Union Budget 2022-23 emphasised sovereign green bonds and thematic funds for blended finance in areas including climate action. Concepts- Sovereign Green Bonds: Green bonds, issued through the Reserve Bank of India, will be part of […]
GOVERNOR TOPIC: Polity Context- In recent years, the bitterness between states and Governors have been largely about the selection of the party to form a government, deadline for proving majority, sitting on Bills, and passing negative remarks on the state administration. Last week, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blocked Governor JagdeepDhankhar on […]
SOLAR GEOENGINEERING TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- Scientists are calling on political institutions to place limits on solar geoengineering research so that it cannot be deployed unilaterally by countries, companies or individuals. Concept- Solar Geoengineering: Geoengineering is also known as climate engineering. It is a conceptual method of reducing the negative effects of […]
Demanding PESA rights- Jharkhand’s tribal people plan to boycott panchayat polls TOPIC: Polity Context- several tribal clans and their leaders in the state have vowed to boycott the elections alleging that the Jharkhand government has ignored the rights of the tribal people of the state for more than 20 years. Their specific grouse […]
Kaziranga National Park is a net carbon emitter TOPIC: Environment Context- The soil in Kaziranga is home to a large population of bacteria that release carbon dioxide as they breathe, adding to what trees and others emanate. Concept- Why Kaziranga a Net Carbon emitter: This is mainly due to decreasing rainfall in the […]
New centre for carbon capture utilisation at IIT Bombay TOPIC: Environment Context- The Department of Science & Technology (DST) under the Union Ministry of Science and Technology has established the National Centre of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (NCOE-CCU) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. Concept- About NCOE-CCU: This Centre of […]
HALLMARKING OF GOLD JEWELLARY & ARTEFACTS TOPIC: Economy Context- The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Chennai region, has increased drawing of market samples to check the conformity to mandatory hallmarking of gold ornaments and Hallmark Unique ID (HUID) in jewellery. Concept- BIS Hallmarking Scheme: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Hallmarking Scheme was launched […]
QUESTION HOUR TOPIC: Polity Context- Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that this was the first time in 70 years that no Cabinet Minister had replied to questions posed by members during the Question Hour. Concept- Question Hour: Question Hour is the first hour of a sitting […]
DEATH PENALTY TOPIC: Polity Context- The judgment by a three-judge Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar came in the rape and murder of a seven-year-old. The court commuted the death penalty of the convict to life imprisonment. Concept- Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, who authored the judgment, referred to the evolution of the principles of […]
The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- The WHO, on Wednesday, urged rich countries to pay their fair share of the money needed for its plan to conquer Covid by contributing $16 billion as a matter of urgency. Concept- Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator: The Access to […]