Author: prashant shekhar

News: To combat greenwashing, Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has released Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Greenwashing and Misleading Environment Claims. 1. Greenwashing: It refers to the process of company misleading consumers about the environmental benefits of their products or practices. 2. Also known as ‘green sheen’, it is responsible for adverse environmental impacts,… Continue reading Greenwashing Guidelines

News: India has raised concerns over the recent surge in imports of silver products, platinum alloy and dry dates under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. It has urged UAE to verify compliance with the rule-of-origin norms. 1. India- UAE CEPA, 2022: It is a major trade agreement between India and UAE that aims to strengthen… Continue reading UAE to review India’s concern over silver import surge: Centre

News: India has expelled six Canadian diplomats and strongly rejected Canada’s assertion that it had shared credible evidence of Indian involvement in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. While Canada has briefed Five Eyes partners on the status of the probe. 1. Five Eyes Intelligence Sharing Alliance: It is a multilateral intelligence sharing… Continue reading ‘Same old Trudeau saying same old things’: India rejects Canada PM claim

News: There is a need to end hunger and food insecurity, which is also a goal enshrined in Sustainable Development Goals. Further, nutritional security is required to counter malnourishment. 1. Food Security: It is defined as a condition in which all people, at all times, have reliable access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to… Continue reading A food sufficient India needs to be hunger-free too

News: Two separate reports from China show how stem cells were successfully used to ‘cure’ diabetes. One study showed how a woman with type 1 diabetes was reported to be insulin free a year after stem cell transplant. The other study showed similar success in a patient with type 2 diabetes. 1. Stem Cells: They… Continue reading Can stem cells ‘cure’ diabetes? Lessons from two trials show how

News: Expanding the Kavach protection system should be a national priority, but it cannot be regarded a silver bullet. 1. Kavach is an indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system developed by the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in partnership with three Indian companies to improve railway safety. 2. It oversees train speed and helps… Continue reading Take the gauntlet

News: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Heads of Government meeting in Pakistan. 1. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a permanent inter-governmental, Eurasian organisation, established in 2001, in Shanghai by China, Russia and 4 CARs (Central Asian Republics)- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. 2. SCO membership has been expanded to 10… Continue reading Jaishankar to visit Pakistan today for SCO meeting

News: Class action lawsuits are gaining prominence in India following recent cases against Ola Electric Ltd and Jindal Poly Films Ltd. Also, CCPA has issued show cause notice to Ola Electric after several complaints were received against it. 1. Class Action: It is a legal recourse in which a group of people with common grievance… Continue reading What are class actions, why are such lawsuits on the rise in India?

News: India is building a consortium of state-run port ventures to acquire and develop foreign ports and terminals as it seeks to strengthen its maritime heft. The focus will be on potential development opportunities along INSTC, IMEC, Eastern Maritime Corridor. 1. International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC): It is a proposed 7200 km long multi… Continue reading India builds a port consortium to snap up foreign assets