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VP appoints own staff on House committees Subject : Polity Section: Parliament Concept : Eight members of the personal staff of VicePresident and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar have been appointed to 20 committees that come within the ambit of the Upper House. There is no past precedent of personal staff working on […]
Meeting carbon sink target Subject :Environment Section: Climate Change Context: India updated its climate commitments. It said it would reduce the emissions intensity of its economy — emissions per unit of GDP—by45percentfrom2005levelsinsteadofthe33to 35per cent promised earlier. And that it would ensure that renewables formed at least 50 per cent — up from theoriginal40percent—of […]
Illegal sand mining in Haryana affecting water supply in Delhi: DJB Subject: Geography Section: Indian Physical geography Context: According DJB illegal mining in Haryana Yamuna: Yamunotri, which is north of Haridwar in the Himalayan Mountains, is the source of the Yamuna. The river Yamuna, a major tributary of river Ganges, originates from the […]
Adenovirus Infection Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that 19 children have succumbed to acute respiratory infection (ARI) in West Bengal so far and six of them had contracted the adenovirus. Adenoviruses Adenoviruses are common viruses that cause a range of illnesses. They […]
US Supreme Court hears case challenging Section 230 of US Communication decency act Subject : International Relations Section: Msc Concept : The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began hearing two pivotal lawsuits that will for the first time ask it to interpret Section 230 of the U.S. Communications Decency Act of […]
SWAMIH Investment Fund Subject : Government Schemes Section: Infrastructure Concept : SWAMIH (Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing) Investment Fund has completed 20,557 homes since inception in 2019. It is India’s largest social impact fund specifically formed for completing stressed and stalled residential projects. SWAMIH Investment Fund It is a government backed […]
Army Court martial Subject : Polity Section: Judiciary Concept : An Army court martial in Jammu and Kashmir has recommended life imprisonment for a Captain in connection with the killing of three men in a staged encounter at a remote hilly village at Amshipura in the Shopian district of south Kashmir in July […]
GSI Discovers Gold Deposits in Odisha Subject : Geography Section: Economic Geography Concept: Context: Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Kumar Mallik has informed the state Assembly that gold deposits have been found in three districts of Odisha, including Deogarh, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj. More about the news? Geological Survey of India (GSI) conducted a […]
Living near the birds can lead to diseases in humans Subject: Science and technology Section: Health Concept: Recently, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra put up several posters warning people against feeding pigeons in order to spread public awareness about hypersensitive pneumonia, a lung disease which is contracted by living near pigeons. […]
Rice husk biochar removes fluoride from groundwater, prevents drinking water contamination, new study shows Subject :Environment Section: Pollution Why flouride contamination is dangerous? Prolonged fluoride consumption in higher concentrations in drinking water can cause dental fluorosis, skeletal fluorosis, kidney diseases, arthritis. Skeletal fluorosis is somewhat more difficult to identify unless significant deformation occurs […]