About Paris Agreement (COP 21) As the Kyoto Protocol ultimately failed to induce significant emission reductions on a global scale, the Paris Agreement was adopted at the COP21 held in Paris. It aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change and specifies long-term goals regarding global average temperatures, adaptation to climate… Continue reading Progress on Paris Climate Change Agreement: In India and world
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Authorisation of coronavirus vaccines
Context: Safety and efficacy data for the new vaccine must be known before emergency-use authorisation for vaccines. Contents1 Why in news?2 Why fast tracking of vaccine authorization is needed?3 What are the concerns associated with authorization of vaccines?4 What needs to be done? Why in news? The Pune-based Serum Institute of India has approached the regulator… Continue reading Authorisation of coronavirus vaccines
Coercive and Liberal environmentalism
Context– India’s ability to influence the new geopolitics of climate change will depend a lot on its domestic political resilience in adapting to the new imperatives. What are China’s climate commitment? China would become carbon net-zero by the year 2060. Also, China now aims to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030.That means China would not… Continue reading Coercive and Liberal environmentalism
Farmers could perish with new farm acts
Context- Agricultural operations may flourish with new farm acts, but they threaten to lead to the marginalization of the farmers Contents1 How farmer’s protest is unique?2 Why is the anger so pronounced in Punjab?3 What is government’s contention?4 What are the issues with the new farm Acts? How farmer’s protest is unique? Farmer’s group come together–… Continue reading Farmers could perish with new farm acts
ESSENTIAL SERVICES MAINTAINENCE (ESMA)ACT
What is ESMA? The Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) was enacted in 1968, to maintain “certain essential services (which if obstructed would) affect the normal life of the community”. The Essential Services Maintenance Act empowers the government to control production, distribution and supply of certain essential commodities. What are the aims of ESMA? The Act… Continue reading ESSENTIAL SERVICES MAINTAINENCE (ESMA)ACT
US, China dominated arms market in 2019: SIPRI
Source: Click Here News: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute(SIPRI) has released a report on the global arms market. Facts: Key Takeaways: The total sales by the Top 25 arms manufacturers rose by 8.5% to $361 billion or 50 times the annual budget of the UN’s peacekeeping operations. S and Chinese companies dominated the global arms market in… Continue reading US, China dominated arms market in 2019: SIPRI
What are Eco-ducts or Eco-bridges?
Eco-ducts or Eco-bridges? Source: Click Here News: Ramnagar Forest Division in Nainital district,Uttarakhand has recently built its first eco-bridge for reptiles and smaller mammals. Facts: Eco-ducts or Eco-bridges: These are areas of wildlife habitat that aim to enhance wildlife connectivity that can be disrupted because of highways or logging.Usually these bridges are overlaid with planting from the… Continue reading What are Eco-ducts or Eco-bridges?
What is Havana Syndrome?
Source: Click Here News: National Academies of Sciences(NAS) has found microwave radiation to be the cause for the “Havana syndrome”. Facts: Havana Syndrome: In 2016, US diplomats in Havana reported feeling ill after hearing strange sounds and experiencing odd physical sensations in their hotel rooms or homes.The symptoms included nausea, severe headaches, fatigue, dizziness, sleep problems, and hearing… Continue reading What is Havana Syndrome?
UN removes cannabis from ‘most dangerous drug’ category
Source: Click Here News: United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs(CND) has voted to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. Facts: Earlier Status: Cannabis was a part of both Schedule I and IV of the UN’s Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs — and while drugs in Schedule I can… Continue reading UN removes cannabis from ‘most dangerous drug’ category
History Quiz: The Mauryan Empire | 8th Dec, 2020
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