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Subject: Environment Context: Union Ministry for Environment, Forests and Climate Change has released the detailed Status of Tigers Report 2018on occasion of International Tiger Day celebrated on July 29. Findings: Tigers were observed to be increasing at a rate of 6 per cent per annum in India from 2006 to 2018. There were nine tiger […]
Subject: Environment Context: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Oil India Limited (OIL) to deposit ₹25 crore with the administration of eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district for environmental damage due to the fire in Baghjan well. Concept: The well is close to the Maguri-Motapung wetland, which is within the eco-sensitive zone of the fragile Dibru-Saikhowa National […]
Subject: Polity Context: Rajasthan state government in its fresh recommendation to governor has refused to mention whether it is seeking a trust vote. The government has said that the agenda of the House has to be decided by the Business Advisory Committee (BAC). Concept: The Business Advisory Committee of LokSabha consists of 15 members including […]
Subject: Polity Context: Delimitation committee is appointed for Jammu and Kashmir Concept: Delimitation literally means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a province having a legislative body. Under Article 82 of the Constitution, the Parliament by law enacts a Delimitation Act after every census. The […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Election Commission of India has made reply asserting that all decisions on the conduct and timing of elections are its sole remit, in respone to Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s speech over elections. Concept: The EC, before coming out with the election dates, takes relevant factors into consideration. These include the […]
Subject: Environment Context: “Periglacial Flora of Western Himalayas Diversity And Climate Change Vulnerability” study by Botanical survey of India found high altitudes plants are facing the “climb higher or die” situation due to climate change. Concept: Acclimatization is the process in which an individual organism adjusts to a change in its environment (such as a change in altitude, temperature, humidity, […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Prime minister has virtually launched COVID-19 testing facilities in Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata. Concept: These facilities will ramp up testing capacity in the country and help in strengthening early detection and treatment, thus assisting in controlling the spread of the pandemic. These labs will also reduce turn-around-time and exposure of […]
Subject: Environment Context: Huge criticism is rising against the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) 2020 notification issued to amend rules. Concept: Environment Impact Assessment or EIA can be defined as the study to predict the effect of a proposed activity/project on the environment. A decision making tool, EIA compares various alternatives for a project and […]
Subject: IR Context: An Israeli team led by a esearch and development (R&D) defence official arrived with a multi-pronged mission codenamed “Operation Breathing Space” to work with Indian authorities. Concept: In this mission scientists from both countries work on COVID response. Four different kinds of rapid tests, which will be jointly developed after trials on […]
Subject:Economy/ IR Context: State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 warns difficulty in achieving SDG goal of Zero hunger. Concept: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World is the most authoritative global study tracking progress towards ending hunger and malnutrition. It is produced jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the […]