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GWP100 or GWP*: Meat, dairy lobby pushing for new methane metric. How this will enable greenwashing Subject : Environment Sectional: Climate Change Context: Some of the world’s big, industrialised meat and dairy companies have been promoting a new metric for measuring methane emissions, called GWP* (pronounced as GWP star), which they argue is […]
What we know of the Uttarakhand tunnel collapse Subject :Geography Section : Places in news Context: An under-construction tunnel in northern Uttarakhand collapsed. About Silkyara- Barkot Tunnel Project: Silkyara Tunnel (or Silkyara- Barkot tunnel) is located on the Uttarkashi-Yamnotri road. The tunnel is a part of the Char Dham all-weather road project which […]
India’s apex food regulator has no data on the presence of GMOs in fresh produce imported over the past 5 years Subject : Polity Section: National body In the news: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the country’s nodal food regulatory body, does not know if the fresh food produce […]
Small Saving Schemes/Instruments in India Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy About Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) The Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) is a government-backed savings scheme designed for individuals aged 60 years and above, or those aged 55 to less than 60 who have retired. Basic Features: Eligibility: Individuals aged 60 years […]
‘Breathing toxic air is equivalent to smoking at least 10 cigarettes a day’: AIIMS doctor Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: Two cities joined New Delhi to be among the world’s worst 10 for pollution with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers let loose with firecrackers for Deepavali. Details: The other […]
Community rights and forest conservation Subject: Environment Section: Environmental laws Context: From the colonial forest law in 1865 to the Forest Conservation Amendment Act, of 2023, more than fifteen laws, Acts, and policies have been formulated interlinking forests with legal and policy frameworks. However, there is little to no recognition of the rights […]
Kenneth Boulding Award Subject: IR Section: Awards Context: Bina Agarwal wins Kenneth Boulding Award More about the awards: Development economist Bina Agarwal has been awarded the Kenneth Boulding Award for Ecological Economics. As a Professor of Development Economics and Environment at the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, and former director of the […]
How GPS anklet work Subject: Science and Tech Section: Awareness in IT Context: For the first time in India, a prisoner in J&K has been given bail on condition that his movements are monitored constantly. More about the news: In a first-of-its-kind initiative in India, a prisoner in Jammu and Kashmir, Ghulam Mohammad […]
GeM procurement crosses ₹2 lakh crore on buying activity Subject: Schemes Section: S&T Context: The procurement of goods and services from the government portal GeM has crossed ₹2 lakh crore so far this fiscal due to higher buying activity by different ministries and departments. What is GeM? GeM facilitates online procurement of common use Goods & Services required by various Government Departments / Organisations / PSUs. The initiative was launched in August 2016, by the […]
Kerala Lok Ayukta rejects plea alleging misuse of CMDRF Subject: Polity Section: National body Context: The Kerala Lok Ayukta on Monday dismissed a plea alleging that the previous LDF government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had misused the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) to illegally gratify the next of kin of two late political allies and a deceased bodyguard of a departed ruling party leader. What is Lokayukta? The Lokayukta is the Indian Parliamentary Ombudsman, executed into power, through and for, each of the State Governments of India. It is an anti-corruption authority. The […]