Subject: Environment Context: Recent estimation of Asiatic lions in Gujarat showed increase in species population to 674. Concept: Lion census is conducted once every five years Due to lockdown the census due on this year is not possible. Unlike in previous years, this count was estimated not from a Census, but from a population “observation” […]

Subject: Environment Context: Since the morning of May 27, natural gas has been continuously flowing out of a gas well in Assam Concept: The Baghjan 5 well is a purely gas-producing well in Tinsukia district. Sometimes, the pressure balance in a well may be disturbed leading to ‘kicks’ or changes in pressure. If these are […]

Subject: Environment Context: India has improved its place in Environment Performance Index but still poorly ranked Concept: India secured 168 rank in the 12th edition of the biennial Environment Performance Index (EPI Index 2020) that measured the environmental performance of 180 countries It was released by the Yale University on June 4, 2020. India’s rank was […]

Table Of Contents Direct Tax Buoyancy, Revenue Foregone, Tax Base Mission Sagar Persian Gulf and GCC Environment Performance Index Assam Gas Leak 1. Direct Tax Buoyancy, Revenue Foregone, Tax Base Subject: Economy Context: The gross direct tax collection in 2019-20 fiscal dipped 4.92 per cent to Rs 12.33 lakh crore on account of reduction in […]