What is the news? India has emerged as the largest exporter of gherkins in the world. What are gherkins? Pickling cucumber is globally referred as gherkins or cornichons. Gherkins are exported under two categories — cucumbers and gherkins, which are prepared and preserved by vinegar or acetic acid and cucumbers and gherkins, which are provisionally preserved. How was… Continue reading “India emerges as largest exporters of cucumber and gherkins in the world”
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[Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – January, 2022 – 2nd week
Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of January 2022 – Second week. Click on the following link to download Download About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2022. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10 MCQs, based on the provided weekly schedule. For More… Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – January, 2022 – 2nd week
Centre’s move to rank states on pace of green clearances will spark unhealthy competition, dilute regulation
News Central government has recently put forth a proposal to rank state environment impact assessment authorities (SEIAA) according to the speed at which they issue environmental clearances. What are the concerns regarding the recent step? It undermines the role of regulatory oversight in environmental protection, which is recognised in several Supreme Court verdicts as one of the key… Continue reading Centre’s move to rank states on pace of green clearances will spark unhealthy competition, dilute regulation
Why India is unwilling to discuss forests at the international fora
News India at UNFCCC(COP 26) declined to join Deforestation declaration, this has been followed by India declining joining several such international platforms related to climate change. Apprehensions have been raised that the official reasons given for not joining these initiatives are not justified. Why India has not joined the Deforestation declaration? Read here. Consecutive Indian state… Continue reading Why India is unwilling to discuss forests at the international fora
Relocating the Amar Jawan Jyoti to National war memorial is logical, and beyond reproach
News Indian government’s recent move to shift the Amar Jawan Jyoti from its location under India Gate to the National War Memorial (NWM) has been seeing some protest. Some sections of the society are apprehensive that this may have some political aims. Why is the current place inappropriate? India Gate is a war memorial erected by the British, in 1921… Continue reading Relocating the Amar Jawan Jyoti to National war memorial is logical, and beyond reproach
New tax regime disincentivizes charity donations, says study
What is the news? Budget of 2020 option introduced an optional tax regime for personal income tax. What was this optional tax regime? Under this a taxpayer can choose between two structures. One structure, the older one, has higher rates and incentivizes philanthropic giving. The other one has lower rates but does not incentivize donations. These changes were analyzed in a study… Continue reading New tax regime disincentivizes charity donations, says study
Environment Ministry’s plan to rank states draws ire
News Union Environment Ministry has recently brought out a proposal of ranking States on how quickly they could give environmental clearances to proposed infrastructure projects. Many environmentalists have objected to this step and also stated that it contravenes the basic principles of environmental regulation. What are State Environmental Impact Assessment Agencies (SEIAA) and What do they do? SEIAA consists of State officers… Continue reading Environment Ministry’s plan to rank states draws ire
[Download] 9 PM Weekly Compilation – January, 2022 – 2nd week
Hello everyone, We are posting a Compilation of the 9 PM current affairs brief for the 2nd week of the Month of January. Click on the following link to download Download About 9 PM Current Affairs Brief: The idea behind the 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief is to make aspirants aware of the important news from… Continue reading [Download] 9 PM Weekly Compilation – January, 2022 – 2nd week
“Indonesia passes law to relocate capital to remote Borneo”
What is the news? Indonesian parliament has approved a bill to relocate the Nation’s capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan area on Borneo Island. The new centre will be called “Nusantara”. It is a Javanese name for the Indonesian archipelago chosen by the president. What is the reason for this relocation? Jakarta suffers from issues like Chronic congestion, floods… Continue reading “Indonesia passes law to relocate capital to remote Borneo”
Increase the green cover
News Although the recently released India State of Forests report, 2021 has shown an expansion in the forest cover but there are some apprehensions regarding these estimates. Why there are apprehensions regarding findings of the report? Majority of this increase in vegetation has occurred in the “open forests” category where a tree canopy of just above 10… Continue reading Increase the green cover
