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Membership for Global Biofuel Alliance to be opened up on July 22: H S Puri Subject : Environment Section: Sustainable development Context: The Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA), which is backed by the US, Brazil and India, will be opened up for membership from other countries on July 22 during the G20’s Energy Transition […]
Arth Ganga Rejuvenation Subject : Environment Section: Pollution Namami Gange Programme (NGP): Namami Gange is an integrated river rejuvenation programme not just to clean River Ganga but restore its entire riverine ecosystem. It is being operated under the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti. The program […]
Leachate spill in Aravalis: activists write to Haryana rights body Subject : Environment Section: Pollution Context: A group of environmental activists has written to the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) drawing its attention to the alarming levels of toxic pollutants caused by leachate spilling over to the Aravalis from the Bandhwari landfill site […]
Studies highlight the local perception of ecosystem services Subject : Environment Section: Ecosystem Context: Ecosystem services are conventionally evaluated only by ecological and economic values. Now, two studies investigate what local communities perceive as sociocultural values of ecosystems. Details: Recent studies are proposing adding a new dimension to the conventional evaluation of ecosystem […]
CBIC gets poll-ready, prepares SoP to track freebies movement Subject : Polity Section: Elections Concept : Movement of saris, shirts, caps, masks, scarves, party flags associated with the candidates or the political party in a poll without an e-way bill may be confiscated, a Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) prepared by the Central Board […]
North India Deluge 2023 Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: Ladakh, a cold desert, received over 10,000% of its normal rain on July 8-9. The entire state of Himachal Pradesh received 1,193 per cent excess rainfall on July 9, 2023. The district of Lahaul-Spiti received 3,640 per cent excess rainfall. Details: The occurrence […]
North India Deluge 2023: Yamuna crosses warning mark in Delhi amid heavy rain in upper catchment Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: The Yamuna River in Delhi crossed the warning mark in Delhi on July 10, 2023, as its level reached 204.63 metres. Why river Yamuna crossed the warning mark in Delhi? Heavy rainfall […]
SC gives 4 more weeks to the Centre for assessment of the carrying capacity of the Himalayan Region Subject: Environment Section: Ecosystem Context: The Supreme Court on Monday gave four additional weeks to the Centre to respond to a petition seeking an assessment of the carrying capacity and master plans of the Indian […]
Solomon Islands and China sign deals on police, economy, tech Subject : International Relations Section: Places in news Concept : China and the Solomon Islands signed a deal on police cooperation as part of an upgrade of their relations to a “comprehensive strategic partnership“, four years after the Pacific nation switched ties from […]
Strange particle that holds the key to ‘quantum supercomputers’ Subject : Science and technology Section: Awareness in IT Concept : Microsoft researchers have made significant strides in the creation of Majorana zero modes, a type of particle that could revolutionize quantum computing. Majorana zero modes, which are their own antiparticles, possess unique properties […]