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More Plastic Waste to be banned Subject – Environment Context – Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021. Concept – In the 4th United Nations Environment Assembly held in 2019, India had piloted a resolution on addressing single-use plastic products pollution, recognizing the urgent need for […]
‘Operation Blue Freedom’ Subject: Government Schemes It is a special initiative by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Under this initiate people with disabilities from across the country will undertake an expedition till Siachen Glacier to create a new World Record for the largest team of people with disabilities to reach the world’s […]
Plastic waste management amendment rules 2021 notified Subject: Environment Context: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, which prohibits identified single use plastic items which have low utility and high littering potential by 2022. Concept: Pollution due to single use plastic […]
‘SonChiraiya’ brand launched Subject: Government Schemes Context: “SonChiraiya”brand has been launched by Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. It is a brand for marketing of urban Self-Help Group (SHG) products. DAY-NULM Under the aegis of MoHUA, it has focussed on equipping the urban poor women with adequate skills and opportunities, and to […]
NISAR mission Subject: Science and Technology Context: Thursday’s failure, however, is a big cause of worry for the NISAR mission NISAR stands for NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar Mission It aims to study the hazards and global environmental changes and slated to launched in 2020-21. NISAR is a dual frequency (L & S Band) […]
Cryogenic engine Subject: Science and Technology Context: The launch of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s much-anticipated geostationary earth observation satellite, EOS-03, resulted in an unsuccessful mission after the GSLV’s cryogenic upper stage failed to ignite in space and carry the payload to its designated orbit. What is a cryogenic engine? Cryogenic engines are typically very […]
Emergency Use Listing Subject: Science and Technology Context: The World Health Organisation (WHO) may decide on giving an emergency authorisation for Covaxin in September, said S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs Concept: COVAXIN is an inactivated vaccine, created from a strain of the infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus that has shown promise in preclinical studies […]
Status of the total renewable energy capacity in the country Subject: Economy Context: There has been a marked increase in new capacity additions of wind and solar, particularly rooftop solar, in the first quarter of FY21. Concept: Total renewable energy capacity in the country was, as of July 31, a shade under the […]
GM soybean Subject: Science and Technology Context : With the soya prices soaring, crossing the ₹1 lakh (a tonne) mark, poultry breeders have written an SOS to the Government, asking for permission to import GM soyameal from the US, Brazil and Argentina Concept: GM soybean is one of the most widely planted genetically modified […]
Liquidity Control by RBI Subject: Economy Context: The economy has not yet bounced back to levels where the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) can start draining out the liquidity, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said Concept: The relationship between the Government and the RBI is both are working as partners to address the […]