Central Government has increased the prices of different grades of ethanol under the Ethanol Blended Petrol(EBP) Programme for the forthcoming 2019-20 sugar season. Ethanol Blended Petrol programme was launched in 2003.It aims at blending ethanol with petrol thereby bringing it under the category of biofuels and saving millions of dollars by cutting fuel imports. This… Continue reading Centre hikes procurement prices of ethanol for blending with petrol
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Task force recommends online loan sale platform
The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has set up a task force to submit a report on the development of a secondary market for corporate loans.It was headed by T.N. Manoharan. The task force has recommended setting up of a self-regulatory body of participants who would work on creating a platform for secondary sale of corporate… Continue reading Task force recommends online loan sale platform
Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2019
India and USA will be conducting a joint military training Exercise called Yudh Abhyas. The exercise will be conducted at Joint Base Lewis, Washington, USA from 5th-18th September 2019. Exercise Yudh Abhyas is one of the largest joint running military training exercises between India and USA. The exercise was started in 2004 under US Army… Continue reading Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2019
Asean-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX)
The United States and ASEAN Countries will be jointly conducting ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise(AUMX) in the South China Sea. The Maritime Exercise will lasts for five days starting at the Sattahip Naval Base in Thailand and ending in Singapore. In this exercise,all the members of the Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) nations will take part which… Continue reading Asean-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX)
Daily Quiz #3 UPSC Prelims Marathon – September 4, 2019
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Four more States join ration card portability
The government has extended the inter-state portability of ration cards between Kerala-Karnataka and Rajasthan-Haryana to implement ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’. These two new clusters will join the existing State pairs of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as well as Maharashtra and Gujarat. One nation one ration card scheme is all about inter-state portability of ration… Continue reading Four more States join ration card portability
Joint Naval Annual Quality Conclave (JNAQC)
The Joint Naval Annual Quality Conclave(JNAQC) will be held in Visakhapatnam on September 5,2019. The conclave will be hosted by the Naval Quality Assurance Establishments under the aegis of Director General Quality Assurance (DGQA), Ministry of Defence. The theme of the conclave is ‘Transformation of QA Paradigm: Opportunities and Challenges’. The conclave will provide a… Continue reading Joint Naval Annual Quality Conclave (JNAQC)
Lignin from agro-waste helps make useful nanocomposites
Researchers have developed a lignin-based nanocomposite from Agricultural waste. The lignin-based nanomaterial could potentially have a commercial value.It can act as additive in coating and packaging materials. Lignin is a complex organic polymer rich in polyphenols with antimicrobial qualities. It is found in almost all dry plants including crop residues and the woody bark of… Continue reading Lignin from agro-waste helps make useful nanocomposites
Telling Numbers: The food we waste, and what it costs the global economy
A new report titled “Reducing Food Loss and Waste” by the World Resources Institute (WRI) with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation has quantified global food wastage. The report has said that nearly one-third of the food that is produced globally each year goes uneaten,costing the global economy over $940 billion. Most of the food… Continue reading Telling Numbers: The food we waste, and what it costs the global economy
72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia
Recently,India has hosted the 72nd Session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for South-East Asia. Addressing the session,Union Health minister has said that India’s disease burden is shifting from communicable to non-communicable diseases which means diet-related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity are rising rapidly. He said that the government has taken… Continue reading 72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia
