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Lion vs Tiger Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: Starting in August, Cheetahs will be imported from Namibia and South Africa to Kuno National Park in MP to establish Cheetah into its “historical range”. Kuno is getting Cheetahs ostensibly to serve a host of grassland ecosystem services, all of which could be served by […]
World Tiger Day: The cats have gone extinct in 3 Southeast Asian countries Subject: Environment Context: As the world celebrates yet another World Tiger Day July 29, 2022, there is sobering news. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently confirmed that the tiger has gone extinct in Cambodia, Laos and […]
Why the government plans to scrap the decades-old Coffee Act Subject :Environment Section : Biodiversity Context: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is planning to replace the 80-year-old Coffee Act with the new Coffee (Promotion and Development Bill), 2022, which has been listed for the Monsoon Session of Parliament The origin of the […]
India may open up lithium mining in batteries quest Subject :Geography Section :Economic Geography India is seeking to change laws to allow private miners to extract lithium, the key ingredient for batteries used in in electric vehicles and energy storage, as the nation aims to be more self-sufficient in green technologies. Eight minerals, […]
Wildlife amendments to ‘save entrepreneurs from harassment’ Subject :Environment Section : Biodiversity Context: The Centre’s proposed amendments to decriminalise certain provisions of the Environment Protection Act (EPA), were to “save law abiding citizens/ entrepreneurs from undue harassment in case of minor non-compliances What is the Environment (Protection) Act,1986? The EPA, 1986 establishes the […]
The Eleventh Agricultural Census (2021-22) Subject: Agriculture Context: The nationwide Eleventh Agricultural Census (2021-22) was launched on Thursday by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Concept: The agricultural census is the main source of information on a variety of parameters, such as the number and area, operational holdings, their size, class-wise distribution, land […]
WWF’s ‘Good for you Good for the planet’ campaign Subject :Environment Section : Biodiversity Context: A new study by WWF and Tesco revealed that food waste amounts to 10 per cent of GHG, a jump from previous estimates of eight per cent. Concept: The WWF has launched the “Good for you, Good for […]
Earth Overshoot Day Subject :Environment Section : Biodiversity Context: This year’s Earth Overshoot Day was observed July 28, a day before it was celebrated last year July 29 and nearly a month earlier than it was celebrated in 2020 August 22. Concept: It marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services […]
Uniform Civil Code Subject : Polity Section : Constitution Context: The government does not propose to set up a committee to implement a uniform civil code (UCC), Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Concept: What is UCC? The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) calls for the formulation of one law […]
Suspension of MPs: the rules and the powers of presiding officers Subject: Polity Section: Parliament Context The two Houses suspended these MPs because they disrupted proceedings, demanding a debate on rising prices and increasing GST rates on essential commodities. Why do MPs disrupt Parliament? One reason is the lack of time available to […]