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Samarth Scheme Subject : Schemes Concept : The Ministry of Textiles has called for applications for implementing partners for its Samarth scheme, which will be on till the end of March 2024. The ministry has opened a window for the implementing partners – industries and industrial associations – to register before March 14, […]
BIMSTEC region can provide green, affordable energy access to all Subject: International Relations Section: Groupings Context: India hosted the first meeting of Governing Board of BIMSTEC Energy Centre in Bengaluru February 27, 2023. More on the News: Access to energy has increased in most BIMSTEC countries except Myanmar, the overall generation mix is […]
Frog endemic to the higher altitudes of Western Ghats ‘rediscovered’ Subject :ENVIRONMENT Section: Species in news Context: After 89 years, frog endemic to the higher altitudes of Western Ghats ‘rediscovered’ More on the News: The Jerdon’s narrow-mouthed frog (Uperodon montanus) could once be spotted leaping over slippery pebbles or peeping from behind rocks […]
Forest certification in India Subject :ENVIRONMENT Section: Ecosystem Context: The certification industry offers a multi-layer audit system that seeks to authenticate the origin, legality, and sustainability of forest-based products. More on the News: Large-scale destruction of forests has always been a concern for the environment, but with climate change, deforestation has become […]
African dryland trees store less carbon than believed earlier Subject: ENVIRONMENT Section: Ecosystem Context: Study by team including NASA scientists estimates carbon stocks of trees in semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa; calculates 840 million tonnes of carbon locked up. More on the News: There are far more trees spread across semi-arid regions of Africa than […]
SpaceX launches U.S., Russia, UAE astronauts to space station Subject : Science and Technology Section: Space Context: A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule has arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS), carrying two US astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates astronaut to begin a six-month science mission. About the mission […]
Sugarcane workers Subject: Geography Section: Economic Geography Context – Exploitation of sugarcane workers Concept – Sugar India is today the world’s top producer andconsumer of sugar, and the second largest exporter, as per government data In India, Sugarcane is grown as a Kharif Crop. It needs hot and humid climate with an average temperature of 21°C to 27°C. 75-150 cm rainfall is favorable for sugar cane cultivation. Irrigation needed for areas with lesser rainfall. Sugarcane can grow in any […]
Remembering Maulana Azad Subject: History Section: Personality Context: Historian S Irfan Habib’s biography, Maulana Azad: A Life, throws light on the man who stood against Muslim League’s demand for Pakistan Concept: He born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 1888, his family relocated to Calcutta (now Kolkata) two years after his birth. He studied a variety of languages such as Persian, Urdu and Arabic, and subjects such as […]
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act Subject :Polity Section: Msc Concept : Recently, the Central government of India suspended the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR). About Foreign Contribution Regulation Act: This act was enacted during the Emergency in 1976 amid apprehensions that foreign powers were interfering in […]
Young Defence Officers’ Exchange Programme Subject: Schemes Concept: Fifteen officers from the Australian Defence Forces are visiting India from March 1 under the inaugural General Rawat India-Australia Young Defence Officers’ Exchange Programme that was announced in 2022. About Young Defence Officers’ Exchange Programme In 2022, in recognition of the contributions of India’s first […]