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Author: ForumIAS
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 9, 2019
How land relates to climate Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently released a report titled Climate Change and Land’ which shows how land based activities affect climate and in turn gets affected by climate change. Land acts as both the source as well as a sink of carbon. Activities like agriculture and livestock… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 9, 2019
7 PM | Towards safer roads | 9th August, 2019
Context: the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha on July 15, 2019 by the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari. The Bill seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to provide for road safety. The Act provides for grant of licenses… Continue reading 7 PM | Towards safer roads | 9th August, 2019
7 PM | Does the Medical Commission Bill encourage quackery? | 9th August, 2019
Context: National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 and the reasons of medical fraternity being against the bill. More in News: The National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 was introduced by the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan in Lok Sabha on July 22, 2019. President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the National Medical… Continue reading 7 PM | Does the Medical Commission Bill encourage quackery? | 9th August, 2019
How land relates to climate
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently released a report titled Climate Change and Land’ which shows how land based activities affect climate and in turn gets affected by climate change. Land acts as both the source as well as a sink of carbon. Activities like agriculture and livestock rearing release greenhouse gases such… Continue reading How land relates to climate
World’s food supply at risk due to climate change, window to act rapidly closing: UN
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently released a report titled Climate Change and Land’. The report explains how land-based activities such as agriculture, forestry, cattle-rearing and urbanisation is causing global warming, and is affected by the climate change. According to the report, the land sector had been contributing about 5.2 billion tonnes of… Continue reading World’s food supply at risk due to climate change, window to act rapidly closing: UN
India to seek boost to protection status of 5 species at CITES
India has submitted proposals regarding changes to the listing of various wildlife species in the CITES secretarial meeting. The meeting is scheduled to be held in late 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. India has submitted a proposal to re-list the star tortoise from CITES Appendix II to Appendix I. It is listed as Vulnerable in the… Continue reading India to seek boost to protection status of 5 species at CITES
Pranab Mukherjee awarded Bharat Ratna
Former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has been conferred the Bharat Ratna award. The award has also been given posthumously to social activist Nanaji Deshmukh and noted Assamese singer Bhupen Hazarika. Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of India. It is given for exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in… Continue reading Pranab Mukherjee awarded Bharat Ratna
Daily Quiz #8 UPSC Prelims Marathon – August 9, 2019
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Maharashtra to set up task force on climate change
The Maharashtra government has decided to constitute a task force to study impact of climate change on Mumbai. The taskforce will comprise of local and global experts. The task force will be set up by the environment department of Maharashtra in coordination with Mumbai First, a non-profit think-thank The taskforce will study urban flooding in… Continue reading Maharashtra to set up task force on climate change
