Source: The post is based on the article “Committee to monitor bulk drug parks” published in the Livemint on 17th November. What is the News? The department of pharmaceuticals has set up a high-level committee to monitor the progress of bulk drug parks that are being set up in three states. The parks in Andhra Pradesh,… Continue reading Committee to monitor bulk drug parks
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Health as the focus of air pollution policy
Source: The post is based on the article “Health as the focus of air pollution policy” published in The Hindu on 16th November. Syllabus: GS 3 – environmental pollution and degradation. Relevance: About the status of health in India’s pollution policy-making. News: The harmful effects of air pollution on health has again been highlighted by the poor… Continue reading Health as the focus of air pollution policy
A call to action to avoid climate catastrophe
Source: The post is based on the article “A call to action to avoid climate catastrophe” published in The Hindu on 16th November 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation. Relevance: About the required actions to avoid climate catastrophe. News: Climate change is a global problem that requires cooperation between all nations. Hence, more than… Continue reading A call to action to avoid climate catastrophe
India’s LT-LEDS: Setting the COP agenda
Source: The post is based on the following articles “Setting the COP agenda” published in the Indian Express on 16th November 2022. “COP-27: India’s net-zero strategy lays out the challenge before it, and the world” published in the Indian Express on 16th November. Syllabus: GS 3 – Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation. Relevance: About the key takeaways of… Continue reading India’s LT-LEDS: Setting the COP agenda
World Population Prospects 2022: India’s Population Growth Appears To Be Stabilising: United Nations
Source: The post is based on the following articles “India’s Population Growth Appears To Be Stabilising: United Nations” published in NDTV on 16th November. “World @ 8 billion, India set to be most populous” published in Indian Express on 15th November 2022. What is the News? The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social… Continue reading World Population Prospects 2022: India’s Population Growth Appears To Be Stabilising: United Nations
Forced transmission-New guidelines for satellite channels leave wide scope for interpretation
Source: The post is based on the article “Forced transmission-New guidelines for satellite channels leave wide scope for interpretation” published in the Business Standard on 15th November 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Relevance: About the concerns associated with mandatorily… Continue reading Forced transmission-New guidelines for satellite channels leave wide scope for interpretation
G20 Summit: What’s at stake?
Source: The post is based on the following articles “Making G20 relevant: The body works best when it makes an enabling global economic environment its focus. India should take note” published in The Times of India on 15th November 2022. “G20 Summit: What’s at stake?” published in the Indian Express on 15th November 2022. Syllabus: GS… Continue reading G20 Summit: What’s at stake?
Financing India’s infrastructure: India has to invest $55 billion p.a. in urban infra to meet needs of growing population: World Bank report
Source: The post is based on the article “India has to invest $55 billion p.a. in urban infra to meet needs of growing population: World Bank report” published in The Hindu on 15th November 2022. What is the News? Recently, the World Bank released a report titled “Financing India’s Infrastructure Needs: Constraints to Commercial Financing and Prospects for… Continue reading Financing India’s infrastructure: India has to invest $55 billion p.a. in urban infra to meet needs of growing population: World Bank report
Projects to track small fishing vessels along India’s coast makes progress
Source: The post is based on the article “Projects to track small fishing vessels along India’s coast makes progress” published in The Hindu on 15th November 2022 What is the News? As part of coastal security measures instituted post-26/11 Mumbai attacks the Indian government has instituted a project to install transponders on small fishing vessels… Continue reading Projects to track small fishing vessels along India’s coast makes progress
Bilateral trade with India doubled to $2 billion in the past two years, says Ambassador of Norway
Source: The post is based on the article “Bilateral trade with India doubled to $2 billion in the past two years, says Ambassador of Norway” published in The Hindu on 15th November 2022 What is the News? In the last two years, bilateral trade between India and Norway has doubled to $2 billion. What is the present status of… Continue reading Bilateral trade with India doubled to $2 billion in the past two years, says Ambassador of Norway
