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Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE) to conduct survey on enemy properties Subject :Polity Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the DGDE will start the process of survey for Custodian of Enemy Property for India (CEPI). The government has decided to dispose off over 9,400 enemy properties in the country, which is likely to […]
Funding the energy transition: India’s G20 presidency must follow lessons from COP27 Subject: Environment The V20 group: The Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group was established with the inaugural meeting of the V20 Ministers of Finance of the Climate Vulnerable Forum chaired by the Philippines, on 08 October 2015 in Lima, Peru in conjunction with […]
GI tags Subject: Science and Technology In the news: Kerala State’s five agricultural products get GI Tag. These five products are: Attappady Attukombu Avara (beans), Attappady Thuvara (red gram), Onattukara Ellu (sesame), Kanthalloor-Vattavada Veluthulli (garlic), and Kodungalloor Pottuvellari (snap melon) This achievement is the result of the teamwork of Kerala Agricultural University, the […]
Wayanad rice festival promotes climate-resilient crops Subject: Environment Context: A Kerala-based organisation named Thanal has embarked on a unique conservation experiment, planting 300 climate-resilient varieties of traditional rice on 1.5 acres of land at its agroecology centre in Panavally in the Wayanad district. About the initiative: Ikki Jathre, or the Festival of Rice, […]
NASA set to launch first global water survey satellite Subject: Science and Technology In the news: A SpaceX rocket was due for launch from California early on Friday carrying a U.S.-French satellite designed to conduct the first global survey of Earth’s surface waters, shedding new light on the mechanics and consequences of climate […]
COP15 Montreal: ‘Coalition for Nature’ formed by Small Island Developing States Subject: Environment Context: A number of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have agreed to form a ‘Coalition for Nature’ for the implementation and adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological […]
Broadcasting to be brought under Prasar Bharati route Subject: Governance Information and Broadcasting Minister said that the entry of Central/State/UT Government into the business of broadcast for educational purposes should be done through the Prasar Bharati route through suitable agreements between Prasar Bharati and the government concerned. The advisory had been issued after […]
Central Bureau of Communication Subject: Governance Government has spent a total of Rs 3,723.38 crore on advertisement of its policies and programmes over the past five years through the Central Bureau of Communication, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. About: The Central Bureau of Communication is the nodal agency of the Government of […]
Uniform Civil Code Subject: Polity Union Law Minister informed the Rajya Sabha that States can enact laws on a uniform civil code.. About the news The Union Government told Parliament that States are empowered to enact personal laws that decide issues such as succession, marriage and divorce to secure a uniform civil code […]
Corrupt Public Servant can be convicted even if proof circumstantial: SC Subject: Governance Observing that courts should not show leniency towards corrupt public servants, the Supreme Court ruled that direct evidence of demand and acceptance of bribe is not necessary to prove guilt under the Prevention of Corruption Act and a person can […]