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Neighbour’s envy: India’s jute economy is faltering while Bangladesh’s is flourishing; here’s why Subject: Geography Section: Economic Lack of market, government procurement and diversification, poor infrastructure as well as the sorry state of Indian jute mills is responsible for current scenario. India is still the largest producer of jute but in terms of […]
India knowledge system Subject : Government Schemes Section: Education Indian Knowledge System (IKS) is an innovative cell under Ministry of Education (MoE) at AICTE, New Delhi. It is established to promote interdisciplinary research on all aspects of IKS, preserve and disseminate IKS for further research and societal applications. It will actively engage for […]
Principles of International Environmental Law Subject: Environment Section General Principles of Environmental Law Sovereignty and Responsibility Principle International environmental law has developed between two contradicting principles. First principle is that states’ have sovereign rights over their natural resources. Second, states should not damage to the environment. However, the concept of sovereignty is not […]
‘Russian propaganda promoters list’: NSAB Chairman on Ukraine list Subject : National organisation Besides P S Raghavan — who retired as India’s ambassador to Russia in 2016, others on the list are former National Knowledge Commission Chairman Sam Pitroda and journalist Saeed Naqvi. Published on July 14, Ukraine’s “Center for Countering Disinformation”, the […]
The violent conflict in the DRC, in which two BSF personnel were killed Subject :International Relations Section: Mapping Context: Two Border Security Force personnel who were part of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), […]
The technology powering hybrid electric vehicles Subject: Science and tech Section: electric vehicle Context: In recent months, automakers Maruti Suzuki, Toyota and Honda have launched hybrid electric vehicles in India, offering car buyers more choices in the nascent electric vehicle market What is a hybrid electric vehicle? A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) uses […]
India observes Chabahar Day with emphasis on linkage with Central Asia Subject: IR Section: International organisation Context: The Ministry of Port, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) on Sunday observed ‘Chabahar Day’ in Mumbai to mark the Chabahar – Link to International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) – Connecting Central Asian Markets. Chabahar Chabahar is located strategically […]
E-Waste Subject: Environment New e-waste rules threaten jobs, collection network Electronic waste, or electronic goods that are past their shelf life, is largely handled by India’s vast informal sector. The environment ministry brought the E waste (Management) Rules, 2016, that introduced a system of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compelling makers of electronic goods […]
COVID-19 reinfection common with BA.5 variant Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Compared with the earlier Omicron BA.2 subvariant, currently dominant Omicron BA.5 is linked with higher odds of causing a second SARS-COV-2 infection regardless of vaccination status The researchers said 10% of BA.5 cases were reinfections, compared to 5.6% of BA.2 cases, […]
States fail to give Environment Ministry details on elephant reserves Subject :Environment Section : Biodiversity The Elephant Range States across India, have ignored an 18-month-old instruction from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), to furnish information on their Elephant Reserves. The MoEFCC had, on January 12, 2021, written to the […]