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Why Botswana threatened to send 20000 elephants to Germany Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: Botswana, which harbors the world’s largest elephant population of approximately 130,000, faces a significant challenge due to its overabundant elephant numbers. President Mokgweetsi Masisi has proposed relocating 20,000 elephants to Germany amidst discussions in the country to […]
Strategic military infra upgrade in the works for Andaman & Nicobar Islands Subject: Geography Section: Mapping Context: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are undergoing significant military infrastructure enhancements, which include revamped airfields, jetties, additional logistics, storage facilities, habitats for troops, and a sophisticated surveillance infrastructure. Details: These upgrades aim to support the deployment […]
Swiss women win landmark climate victory at human rights court Subject: Environment Section: Int Conventions Context: The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in favour of a group of Swiss women, affirming that Switzerland’s insufficient actions to mitigate climate change infringe on their human rights, particularly the right to a private and […]
Russia-Kazakhstan floods: Is climate change warming the Ural Mountains and western Siberia? Subject: Geography Section: Mapping Context: The recent catastrophic flooding along the continental borders of Asia and Europe in the Ural mountains has sparked widespread concern and debate over whether it is a consequence of climate change. details: Evidence indicates that both […]
The ‘import restrictions’ on solar PV cells Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on March 29, ordered to re-implement its 2021 notification of an ‘Approved List of Models and Manufacturers of Solar Photovoltaic [PV] Modules’, also called the ALMM list. What is the ALMM list? […]
SC questions Centre’s rigid position on control over industrial alcohol Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Context: A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court raised questions about the Central Government’s insistence on maintaining exclusive control over industrial alcohol, thereby not allowing States the authority to regulate its misuse, including its illegal conversion to consumable […]
At least 20 firms bought electoral bonds within 3 years of incorporation, a punishable offence: Data Subject: Polity Section: Elections Context: Despite a legal prohibition against companies less than three years old making political contributions, including through electoral bonds, data indicates that at least 20 such new firms purchased electoral bonds totalling about […]
Two reasons why food inflation may soften in the months ahead Subject: Economy Section: Inflation Context: The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) noted how food price pressures have been interrupting the ongoing disinflation process, posing challenges for the final descent of inflation to the target [of 4%]. More on news: […]
Nobel laureate Peter Higgs, who proposed existence of ‘god particle’, dies at 94 Subject: Science and tech Section: Space Context: Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called “god particle” that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94. More on news: In […]
Right against climate change part of right to life, equality: Read the Supreme Court’s exact arguments Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: On April 5, 2024, the Supreme Court of India, in a landmark judgment led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, recognized the right against the adverse impacts of climate change as […]