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Subject: Environment Context: The share of clean energy in India’s total power generation has risen rapidly to 30 per cent already this fiscal compared to 24.9 per cent in FY20. Concept: The share of generation from thermal plants in the country has been coming down and that of non-fossil power (which includes renewables, hydro and […]
Subject: Economy Context: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) told Parliament that the Centre has only transferred Rs 1.64 lakh crore or 60% of the proceeds from cess / levies in FY19 to the relevant reserve funds and retained the balance in the Consolidated Fund of India (CFI). Concept: A cess is a form […]
Subject: IR Context: G4 countries call for urgent steps for reform of UN and Security Council Concept: The G4 nations comprising Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan are four countries which support each other’s bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council. G4’s primary aim is the permanent member seats on the Security Council. Each of these four countries have figured among […]
Subject: Environment Context: China will aim to hit peak emissions before 2030 and for carbon neutrality by 2060, President Xi Jinping has announced. Concept: Carbon neutrality means every ton of anthropogenic CO2 emitted is compensated with an equivalent amount of CO2 removed, according to World Resources Institute. In order to limit global warming to 1.5 […]
Subject: Economy Context: In view of the Mandatory Hallmarking, the number of jewellers and hallmarking centres applying for Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certificate will increase manifold and to deal with increasing number of applications, an online system for issuing BIS certificate has been developed by BIS and launched by the Government Concept: Hallmarking is […]
Subject: Economy Context: Government has integrated Industrial Information System (IIS) portal with the GIS System Concept: It will provide updates on land availability and plot level information to investors anywhere in the world on real time basis and help them make informed decisions. For the development of National Land Bank, Government intends to solicit the […]
Subject: Environment Context: To consolidate and synergize the plastic processing industry Government is setting up Plastic Parks with state-of-the-art infrastructure informed by minister in Rajya sabha Concept: Under the scheme, Central Government provides grant funding up to 50% of the project cost, subject to a ceiling of Rs. 40 crore per project. The remaining project […]
Subject: Schemes Context: As per Rural Health Statistics-2019, as on 31.03.2019, a total of 1,57,411 Sub-centres, 24,855 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and 5,335 Community Health Centres (CHCs) have been functional in the rural areas of the country. Concept: The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched on 12th April 2005, to provide accessible, affordable and […]
Subject: Environment Context: Central Pollution Control Board has celebrated its 46th Foundation Day and pledged to provide technical leadership for more science-based environmental management. Concept: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), statutory organisation, was constituted in September, 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Further, CPCB was entrusted with the powers […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test fired a laser guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) from the indigenous Arjun main battle tank. Concept: The missile employs a tandem High-Explosive Anti-Tank [HEAT] warhead to neutralisearmoured vehicles which have reactive armours, which are specially-designed protective armours used in military […]