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14 monuments and sites declared protected in 3 years: Minister Subject: History Janardana temple in kerala, the Haveli of Agah khan in Agra and Gonpa complex in Ladakh are among the sites which have been declared under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and […]
Mental health helpline receives 20000 calls in two months Subject :Government Schemes Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (MANAS), a toll-free 24/7 number which was launched on October 10 on World Mental Health Day by the Union government, has received over 20,000 calls to date, reported the International Institute of Information […]
National Waterways undergoes expansion Subject :Geography Context: Inland Waterways Authority of India is spreading the scope of the National Waterways (NW) as it plans to develop and operationalise NW 5 and a part of NW 64. About National Waterways: National Waterways are an important mode of transport for both passengers and cargo. In […]
Project Vaani Subject :Government Scheme Context: Project Vaani scales decibels as it maps language landscape of India. About Project Vaani: Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), ARTPARK (AI and Robotics Technology Park) and Google have come together for mapping the language diversity of India. Aim is to create data corpora of over 150,000 hours […]
The window for FTAs shrinks as India braces for a set of non-tariff barriers Subject :Economy Context: As India pushes the pedal on free trade agreements , non-tariff issues such as carbon emission norms, climate action, labour and gender balance standards, that comprise an increasingly substantive part of these new pacts, are weighing […]
Putin says Russia ready for talk with Ukraine Subject :International Relations Context: Russian President Putin in a recent interview said that Russia is ready to negotiate with all parties involved in the war in Ukraine but Kyiv and its Western backers have refused to engage in talks. More about the news: Russia’s February […]
Fewer polluted river stretches but worst stretches unchanged Subject :Environment Context: The number of polluted stretches in India’s rivers has fallen from 351 in 2018 to 311 in 2022 though the number of most polluted stretches is practically unchanged, according to a report from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Identification of Polluted […]
‘Floating’ solar farms on Delhi’s water bodies, the first one at Bawana lake Subject :Environment Context: After rooftop panels, the Delhi government has come up with a new proposal to generate electricity through solar energy by installing ‘floating solar farms’ in lakes, water bodies and ponds across the city. About the project: The […]
A 225-km yatra to save the endangered sacred groves of Rajasthan Subject: Environment Context: A unique 225-km-long yatra taken out through remote villages and hamlets in western Rajasthan, a powerful voice to the demand for protection of orans or sacred groves facing the threat of destruction with their land being allotted for renewable […]
Good while it lasted – III: Why this is a mass extinction Subject: Environment Context: Of the 4 billion species that have evolved over the last 3.5 billion years, some 99 per cent have disappeared in a series of extinctions Mass extinction: The Earth has experienced five mass extinctions so far; one every […]