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Over 100 experts oppose ‘Nature Positive Fund’ in open letter to UN before COP15 Subject :Environment Context- A hundred and nineteen experts from academia and civil society have called on the United Nations (UN), World Economic Forum (WEF), European Commission (EC) and World Wide Fund for Nature to reject the ‘Nature Positive Fund’ […]
Avoiding climate breakdown depends on protecting Earth’s biodiversity — can the COP15 summit deliver? Subject :Environment CoP15 to Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)- Originally had to take place in Kunming, China, in October 2020, but delayed due to covid-19 pandemic. Currently taking place in Montreal, Canada. Theme- Building a shared future for all […]
Oldest known DNA paints a picture of a once-lush arctic world Subject: Science and Technology About the discovery- Location-KapKobenhavn in Northern Greenland’s permafrost, a region 600 miles from the north pole. Species discovered- 135 species of animal and plants (120 plant species out of which 75 are new). These species include Mastodons (a […]
Piracy Subject : Geography Context- Anti-Maritime piracy bill is being discussed in LS. What is piracy? Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of […]
No plan to privatize Singareni Collieries Company Subject : Map/Renewable energy Context: Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said that there is no plan to privatize PSU miner Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL). Concept : SCCL is a joint ownership of Telangana government and the center on a 51:49 equity basis. Since the government […]
Over 9 GW of nuclear power capacity in works Subject : Science and technology Context :India will add a total of 9.4 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear power capacity in the coming areas over the present installed capacity of around 6.7 GW with projects of 8.7 GW under construction and another 700 megawatts (MW) […]
ISRO inks MoU with Social Alpha to create SpIN Subject: Science and Technology Context: ISRO inks MoU with Social Alpha to establish SpaceTech Innovation Network Concept: Social Alpha is a multistage innovation, curation and venture development platform for science and technology start-ups. It addresses the most critical social, economic, and environmental challenges through […]
Global South Subject : IR Context: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar while assuming the presidency of the G20 group of countries for 2022 to 2023 said that the country would be the “voice of the Global South” What is Global South: The Global South is a term often used to identify the […]
RBI increases key lending rate by 35 bps Cuts FY23 GDP Growth Projection to 6.8% Context: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI increased key interest rates by 35 basis points. More about news: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday raised the benchmark lending rate by 35 basis points (bps) to […]
FSSAI warns officials against arbitrary action Subject : Governance Context: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked State food safety commissioners to ensure proper due diligence while seizing food products. Concept : The food safety authority also asked State food safety commissioners to deal with “arbitrary or unreasonable seizures” […]