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ECO SENSITIVE ZONE(ESZ)
ECO SENSITIVE ZONE(ESZ)
1.Context
The Supreme Court has ordered the Rajasthan government to shutter 68 mines operating within a 1-kilometre periphery of the critical tiger habitat (CTH) of the Sa...
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05-Jul 2022
HOW WILL G-7 DEVELOPMENT PLAN IMPACT INDIA
G-7 DEVELOPMENT PLAN-INDIA
The G-7 grouping of the world’s most industrialized nations –Canada, France, Germany, Italy, U.K., Japan and the U.S.along with the European Union-launched a U.S.le...
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05-Jul 2022
SODIUM-ION BATTERIES
SODIUM-ION BATTERIES
Background
The development of a domestic battery manufacturing ecosystem is crucial to India’s ambitious push toward renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs).
The div...
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05-Jul 2022
SERVICE CHARGE GUIDELINES
SERVICE CHARGE GUIDELINES
Source: Indian Express
Context
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Monday issued guidelines to prevent unfair trade practices and to protect th...
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05-Jul 2022
ALLURI SITARAMA RAJU
ALLURI SITARAMA RAJU
Context: PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the statue of freedom fighter "Alluri Sitarama Raju" in Andhra Pradesh
1. Background
The fourth of July marks the 125th birth annivers...
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05-Jul 2022
NITRATE ABSORPTION IN PLANTS
NITRATE ABSORPTION
Introduction
The NCBS-TIFR(National Centre of Biological Sciences-Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) found that there is a new pathway in plants to absorb nitrates.
M...
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04-Jul 2022
INDIA'S LARGEST FLOATING SOLAR PLANT
INDIA'S LARGEST FLOATING SOLAR PLANT
Source: The Indian Express
Context
India's largest floating solar plant is now fully operational at Ramagundam in Telangana.
Key Points
The 100-meg...
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04-Jul 2022
PAN AFRICAN FLAG
PAN AFRICAN FLAG
Source: indianexpress
Context: A PAN AFRICAN FLAG, flying outsides the Black socialist group headquarters was set on fire. Video released by the group of Uhuru movement
PA...
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04-Jul 2022
SINGLE USE PLASTIC
SINGLE-USE PLASTIC
1. Context
While India may have banned single-use plastic in 2022 and called for employing “sustainable” alternatives, the nation has struck a contradictory note at the o...
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04-Jul 2022
BARDOLI SATYAGRAHA
BARDOLI SATYAGRAHA
1. Background
Satyagraha is fundamentally a way of life, which guides the modes of political activism undertaken by the Satyagrahis.
On an individual level, it involves a li...
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04-Jul 2022
NEW VIRUS SUB VARIANTS(Omicron)
New virus Sub-variants(Omicron)
Source: indianexpress
Context:
The Omicron sub-variants BA.2 and BA.2.38 are driving the current surge across the country. Cases of BA.4 and BA.5 are increasing. S...
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02-Jul 2022
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) PROJECTS
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP)
Source: PIB, Investopedia
Context
The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance has empanelled 12 Transaction Advisers for Public-Private Partnership (...
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02-Jul 2022
RAMP SCHEME
RAMP
1. What is RAMP?
“Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance” (RAMP) is a World Bank-assisted Central Sector Scheme.
It has been launched to support various Resilience and Recovery Interv...
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01-Jul 2022
SINGLE PLASTIC USE
SINGLE PLASTIC USE
Context
The ban on single-use plastic items was announced by the Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Banned items
Single-use plastic is a source of pollu...
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01-Jul 2022
INDIAN RUPEE
INDIAN RUPEE
Source: The Hindu
Context
The Indian rupee hit an all-time low against the U.S. dollar this week weakening past the 79 rupees to a dollar mark and selling as low as 79.05 against th...
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01-Jul 2022