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₹930 crore saved from being siphoned off in financial frauds Subject: Schemes Section: IT and computer Context:₹930 crore saved from being siphoned off in financial frauds More about the news: The Ministry of Home Affairs reported that the timely action against over 3.80 lakh complaints through the ‘Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and […]
Dhanwantri image in IMC logo Subject: History Section: Ancient India Context: Dhanwantri image in IMC logo. Why doctor protesting More about the news: The logo of the National Medical Commission, featuring a colorful depiction of the physician god Dhanvantri, has faced criticism from doctors, prompting the Indian Medical Association to call for “corrective […]
Electric- vehicle boom drives miner’s $100-m hunt for new palladium uses Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography Context: Russia’s MMC Norilsk Nickel is spending $100 Mn to find new uses for palladium as the electric-vehicle boom threatens the metal’s crucial catalytic converter market. Palladium: It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal. Nornickel […]
Climate change is making the world sick Subject :Environment Section: Climate change Context: The public health has been compromised by climate change in the form of heat stress, Lung damage from wildfire smoke, and the spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes into new regions as temperatures rise. Details: From 2030malnutrition, malaria and dengue, diarrhoea, and […]
Who is responsible for farming’s impact on the environment Subject : Environment Section: Agri and SD Introduction: The expansion of international trade has created global supply chains, directly linking consumers to geographically distant impacts, including carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, freshwater depletion, soil degradation and labour-rights issues – all of which have local, regional, […]
Secure Himalaya Project Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context: UNDP India climate chief The ‘Secure Himalaya’ project is funded by the Global Environment Facility launched in 2017. It supports the government’s efforts for conservation of snow leopard and its habitat by developing and implementing a landscape-based approach for Himalayan ecosystems, and addresses key […]
Developing countries reject GGA draft, vote of support for rechanneling Special Drawing Rights Subject: Environment Sec: Int Conventions Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA): A draft text on the GGA was made available at the COP28 meeting. The text around the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, means of implementation, particularly […]
The journey towards a plastic-free world Subject: Environment Sec: Int Conventions Context: Under the UN Environment Assembly Resolution 5/14, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) is responsible for delivering a global plastics treaty by 2025. Details: It would be an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution worldwide. The INC-3, held at Nairobi […]
Global Stocktake draft calls for phasing out fossil fuels Subject: Environment Section: Int Conventions Context: The latest version of the Global Stocktake (GST) includes a clause committing all signatories to “an orderly and just phase out of fossil fuels”. Details: For the first time, a key document being negotiated at the UN’s annual […]
Glaciers shrank 1m a year in a decade: WMO Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context: The 2011-2020 decade, though the warmest ever recorded in history, saw the lowest number of deaths from extreme events, said a report from the World Meteorological Organisation. Details: Report title- The Global Climate 2011-2020: A Decade of Acceleration […]