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‘Selling plant-based items as ghee, butter is cheating’ Subject: National Body Concept: Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) as decided to crack down on food business operators (FBOs) selling misleading products in the name of ghee, butter or by using other dairy terminologies to lure consumers. As per the provisions of […]
‘Nidhi companies need to step up disclosures’ Subject : Economy Section: Msc Context: The government has now made it mandatory for Nidhi companies to inform the authorities about any change in management control as part of additional disclosers required by these companies. Other information re quired includes details of collection centres and profit […]
Unauthorised use of 4 highly hazardous pesticides Subject : Environment Section: Pollution Context: Unapproved use of chlorpyrifos, fipronil, atrazine and paraquat in crops point to non-compliance with national regulation. More on the News: Report by Pesticide Action Network found, Safety of agricultural produce and environmental contamination is at risk due to the rampant use […]
SC panel questions need to revive oil palm plantations in Andaman Subject : Environment Section: Pollution Context: Oil palm plantations raised in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the past have proven to be a total commercial failure, the Supreme Court-constituted Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has said, questioning the need to revive the […]
Mass mortality of Olive Ridley turtles Subject :Environment Section: Species in news Context: Hundreds of vulnerable Olive Ridley Turtles ( Lepidochelys olivacea) have washed ashore along the coastline between Kakinada and Antarvedi in the Godavari region during the ongoing annual breeding season on the east coast. More on the News: The breeding grounds […]
GM Mustard is irreversible Subject : Science and Technology Section: Biotech Technology Context: What if risk of commercial release of GM Mustard is irreversible, Supreme Court asks government. More about the News: What if risk of commercial release of GM Mustard is irreversible, Supreme Court asks government. Government says the risks are known […]
‘Green comet’ appearing close to Earth after 50,000 years Subject :Science and Technology Section: Space Technology Context: The comet termed the C/2022 E3 (ZTF), is named to refer to those who first spotted it – astronomers using the wide-field survey camera at the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) in the US. Comets: Comets are […]
Neela Kedar Gokhale appointed additional judge of Bombay HC Subject :Polity Section :Judiciary Context: Neela Kedar Gokhale had been on multiple state and central government panels, and represented the central government before the Supreme Court as its panel lawyer. Concept : Additional Judges can be appointed by the President under clause (1) of […]
5 billion people globally exposed to toxic trans-fat linked to heart disease: WHO Subject: Science and Technology Section : Health Context: The global health body, in 2018, had advocated some best-practice policies for the global eradication of industrially generated trans-fat by 2023. Coverage of these policies has expanded about six-fold since its inception. […]
All is not well with Ladakh’s glaciers Subject: Environment Section: Climate change impact Context: Climate impact is visible in the Himalayas, with 25 glacial lakes and water bodies witnessing an increase in water spread area since 2009. Details: There has been a 40 per cent increase in water spread area in India, China […]