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FSSAI notifies financial regulations, to form finance committee Subject : Polity Section : National body Concept : The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) notified financial regulations on Friday. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India Fund. According to the FSSAI (Finance) Regulations, 2023, it will maintain a Food Safety and […]
India sends notice to Pakistan to amend Indus Water Treaty Subject : International Relations Section : Neighbour relations Concept : India has sent a notice to Pakistan for the modification of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). This was after Pakistan unilaterally tried to change the process of resolving disputes between the two […]
India-South Africa sign pact, 12 cheetahs to be brought to Kuno Subject: Environment Section: Species in News Concept: An MoU on cooperation in reintroduction of cheetahs to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh next month, has been signed between India and South Africa. In terms of the agreement, an initial batch of 12 […]
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Subject : International Relations Section :United Nation Concept : An organization representing the Chin Kuki Mizo communities living in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar has sought the help of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in ending the “policy of extermination” of ethnic minorities inhabiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts […]
Rise in waterbird count recorded in Kerala’s capital Subject : Environment Section: Msc Concept : The Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) 2023 has recorded a 65% increase in water_birds in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram district, albeit with a slight dip in the count of species. Asian Waterbird Census It is a citizen-science programme supporting conservation and […]
130 model villages proposed in areas along the eastern border Subject: Schemes Concept: Commanding in Chief Eastern Command, on Friday said that there is a proposal of developing 130 villages in the Eastern Theatre as model villages in areas along the border. He said the initiative of model villages was announced in the […]
Ramacharitmanas Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Concept: On January 11, Bihar Education Minister Chandra Shekhar said the Ramcharitmanas, spreads hatred in society. About Ramacharitmanas The Ramcharitmanas is based on the Ramayana, sage Valmiki’s great epic. It is the holiest book of the Indo-Gangetic region, and among the world’s most read holy books. […]
India to raise at WTO EU’s plan to levy carbon tax on imports Subject: International Relations Section : Groupings Concept : With 15 per cent of India’s exports going to the EU, the proposed CBAM could put Indian exporters in a spot. India is likely to raise the issue of carbon tax, to […]
Karewas Subject :Geography Section: Indian Physical geography Context: Nourishing soils of Kashmir’s karewas crumble under infrastructure. About Karewas: Karewas are alluvial deposits of different soil and sediments such as sand, clay, silt, shale, mud, lignite and loess. Geologist Godwin-Austen first used the term karewas in the year 1859. The karewas of Kashmir occupy […]
Renewable energy investment matches fossil fuels in 2022 for 1st time Subject : Context: For the very first time in history, investment in low-carbon energy technologies worldwide was equal to money spent on fossil fuels, according to BloombergNEF, a global strategic research service provider. More on the News: The amount of investment in […]