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RBI’s crucial role in energy transition Subject: Economy Section: Monetary policy and Banking RBI’s recent report highlights its key role in mitigating the risks of transitioning to a low-carbon economy. With India’ needing approximately $10 trillion by 2070 meet it’s net-zero target, need to address the climate change risks that can impact the […]
Climate finance will be key at Bonn Climate Conference Subject: Environment Section: International Convention Context: While the $100 billion climate finance goal — first pledged in 2009 — may be met this year, discussions on its successor, the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance, will continue at Bonn, where the Sixth […]
Higgs boson Subject : Science and technology Section: Mega science Concept : Physicists working with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle-smasher at CERN, in Europe, reported that they had detected a Higgs boson decaying into a Z boson particle and a photon. This is a very rare decay process that tells us important […]
What is affecting trade momentum? Subject : Economy Section: External Sector Concept : According to information, India’s merchandise exports shrunk 12.7% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis to $34.66 billion in April — a six-month low. About The fall in imports and exports is not limited to India as other countries too have recorded […]
Iranian embassy to reopen in Saudi Arabia Subject : International Relations Section: Places in news Concept : Iran has confirmed it will reopen its embassy in Saudi Arabia this week, seven years after it was closed due to a diplomatic rift. In a short statement on Monday, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser […]
Time to give up on the vaunted but unproven ‘paleo diet’ Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : The paleo diet’s proponents contend that by eating this way, we will lose weight and reduce our risk of chronic diseases. Paleo Diet The paleo diet is based on the assumption that the […]
UN body faults U.S., other states over Guantanamo prisoner torture Subject : International Relations Section: Places in news Concept : The United States and seven other countries are responsible for torture and illegal detention of a Saudi prisoner awaiting a death penalty trial at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, a UN watchdog has […]
Rashtriya Rail SanrakshaKosh Subject: Schemes Rashtriya Rail SanrakshaKosh’ has been introduced in 2017-18 for works relating to renewal, replacement, upgradation of critical safety assets under Capital segment of Budget. The Fund has a corpus of ` 1 lakh crore over a period of five years, with an annual outlay of ` 20,000 crore. […]
Railways to secure signalling equipment with double locks Subject : Science and technology Section: Msc Concept : The root cause of the three-train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district is suspected to be a change in the electronic interlocking system. Double Locking Arrangement Indian Railways issued a circular on a week-long safety drive, […]