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Governors as chancellors: The points of conflict Subject :History Section: Modern India In the initial years of our Republic, there were hardly any conflicts between governors as chancellors and state governments. The Congress was in power at the national and state level. The President, bound by the Prime Minister’s advice, appointed individuals closely […]
Association of Renewable Energy Agencies of States (AREAS) Subject :Schemes Context:Association of Renewable Energy Agencies of States (AREAS)’s 8th Foundation Day celebration held today in Kochi. Shri BhagwanthKhuba, Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy inaugurated the function. Concept: MNRE took an initiative in this regard in consultation with SNAs, and Association […]
Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar Campaign Subject : schemes Context: Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Participates in Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar Campaign at Puducherry Concept: It is the longest running coastal cleanup campaign in the world with the highest number of people participating in it, which will culminate on “International Coastal […]
Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Subject : Polity Context: On 7th July 2022, India was elected as a member of the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage for the 2022-2026 cycle. Concept: The Convention of the […]
Durga Puja in Kolkata’ was inscribed on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Subject: History Section : Art and Culture Context: Ministry of Culture celebrates the successful inscription of ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ on the Representative List of ICH of Humanity in 2021 in the presence of senior representatives of […]
Millets Subject:Agriculture Section: Crops Context: Union Finance and Agriculture Ministers and Karnataka CM address the Millets Conclave at Raichur Concept: Millets are often referred to as Superfood and its production can be seen as an approach for sustainable agriculture and a healthy world. These are essential climate resilient staple food crops grown in dryland […]
Need for more frequent labour data by govt flagged, with focus on rural Subject: Economy Details: The Centre is learnt to have held discussions at the highest level to look into the delay in frequency of the release of government employment-unemployment data, with one of the main concerns pertaining to the time lag […]
US urges India to join coalition seeking price cap on Russia oil Subject: International relations Section: International organization Context: US deputy treasury secretary Wally Adeyemo on Friday said Washington wants India to join the coalition that is seeking to impose a price cap on Russian oil. The restriction is aimed at squeezing revenue […]
To achieve net-zero emissions target by 2070 India needs $10-tn investment from now: report Subject : Environment Section: Climate change According to the ‘Getting India to Net Zero’ report, the investment required will be $13.5 trillion if the target is to be met by 2050. The report also says achieving net-zero by 2070 […]
Explained: Chhattisgarh’s forest ‘by mistake’ Subject : Environment Section : Biodiversity The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has objected to the transfer of thousands of hectares of land without following due process by Chhattisgarh from its Forest to the Revenue Department for setting up industries and for building road, rail, […]