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Hasdeo Aranya forests Subject : Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution July 27, 2022 urging the Centre to cancel allocation of coal blocks in Hasdeo Aranya forests. Tribal communities and activists have been opposing coal mining in the forests for a long time, fearing damage to its biodiversity. There […]
Approves advisory for management of Human-Wildlife Conflict across the country Subject : Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: The Standing Committee of National Board of Wildlife (SC-NBWL) in its 60th meeting held on 05th January has approved the advisory for management of Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) in the country. Causes for Human-Wildlife Conflict: Loss of habitat Growth […]
Freebies- a violation of Constitutional provisions Subject :Polity Section: Constitution Context: Naalaya India, a civil society organisation, has urged the Election Commission to direct the AIADMK and the DMK to remove the freebies promised in their election manifestos, as these violated a number of provisions of the Constitution and the Representation of the […]
Africa Protected Areas Congress Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: The first-ever Africa Protected Areas Congress has convened in in Kigali, Rwanda to discuss the role of protected areas in conserving nature. Content: A $200 billion trust fund has been initiated to conserve around 8,600 protected areas covering 26 million square kilometres in Africa. The […]
Black money Subject : Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Context: In cases related to deposits made in unreported foreign bank accounts in HSBC, undisclosed income of more than Rs 8,468 crore has been brought to tax and penalty of over Rs 1,294 crore has been levied, according to the Finance Minister. Black Money: There […]
India Post Payment Bank Subject : Economy Section: Banking Context: Doorstep banking services are now available in every village according to the India’s Post report. Details: About 1.90 lakh Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) have been trained to serve as mobile bankers-providing Doorstep Banking Services. India Post Payment Bank-IPPB is one of […]
International Financial Services Centre -related topics Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: Recently, PM Narendra Modi is visiting to the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) Details: He will launch the country’s first international bullion exchange –India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX) at the GIFT City He will lay the foundation stone of the […]
Eye on private firms, govt may define ‘ownership’ of non-personal data Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biology Context: The draft framework, announced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) in May, looks at acquiring non-personal data from the Government and persuading private companies to share this data for the benefit of […]
Look for ‘ectomorph’ body type, zig-zag riding: Delhi Police chief’s tips for identifying snatchers Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biology Context: A circular issued by Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on July 18 outlines “Operation Hawk-Eye”, which was launched in Delhi’s Outer North police district with the “objective to curb street crimes, snatching […]
Five images and a million new questions Subject: Science and Technology Section: Space Science Context: The first five images sent by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope created a buzz of excitement among scientists, astronomy enthusiasts, and laypeople alike. One of them, a deep-field image of a galaxy that is five billion light years […]