Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key highlights of his address?2.1 On Covid-19 Impact2.2 On Digitisation3 What is the way forward then? What is the News? The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) Governor has delivered his keynote address at the National Management Convention of the All India Management Association (AIMA). What are the key… Continue reading Creative destruction’ dents inclusion, ups output: Das
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CSIR-CMERI Solar DC Cooking System- A Step Towards a Green & Pollution Free India
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Solar DC Cooking System?3 Benefits of this System4 What are AC and DC? What is the News? Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (also known as CSIR-CMER) has developed a Solar DC Cooking System. What is the Solar DC Cooking System? Solar DC Cooking System is a Solar… Continue reading CSIR-CMERI Solar DC Cooking System- A Step Towards a Green & Pollution Free India
India’s income divide narrows, wealth divide persists: Survey data
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key highlights from the survey?2.1 Wealth Inequality2.2 Income Inequality is lower than Wealth Inequality2.3 Share of bottom 10 per cent in total income has increased3 The difference between the top 10% and bottom 10% is reducing What is the News? National Sample Survey Organisation(NSSO) has released the… Continue reading India’s income divide narrows, wealth divide persists: Survey data
WHO says air pollution kills 7 million a year, toughens guidelines
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Global Air Quality Guidelines(AQGs)?3 What are the new guidelines?4 What do these guidelines mean for India? What is the News? The World Health Organization(WHO) has released the Global Air Quality Guidelines(AQGs). What are Global Air Quality Guidelines(AQGs)? Global Air Quality Guidelines(AQGs) is an annual mean concentration guideline for… Continue reading WHO says air pollution kills 7 million a year, toughens guidelines
National Single Window System for Investors and Businesses Launched
What is the News? The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry has launched the National Single Window System (NSWS) for investors and businesses. What is the National Single Window System (NSWS)? National Single Window System is a one-stop digital platform that aims at allowing investors to apply for various pre-operations approvals required for commencing a… Continue reading National Single Window System for Investors and Businesses Launched
IISc researchers find a way to substitute for single-use plastics
Contents0.1 What is the News?0.2 What is the new material developed by IISc?0.3 What is the significance of this development?1 Why is there a need to find an alternative to plastic? What is the News? Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc) have found a way to make a substitute for single-use plastic… Continue reading IISc researchers find a way to substitute for single-use plastics
Covid deaths: Centre okays ex-gratia, state funds to cover it
What is the News? The government of India has informed the Supreme Court that National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has recommended an ex-gratia amount of Rs 50,000 for loss of life due to Covid-19. Background The Supreme Court of India had directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to recommend guidelines for giving ex gratia… Continue reading Covid deaths: Centre okays ex-gratia, state funds to cover it
Sea level rise is certain
Source: This post is based on the article “Sea level rise is certain” published in The Hindu on 23rd Sep 2021. Contents1 What is the news? 2 What are the scenarios illustrated by the report? 3 What are the findings of the report? 4 What is the situation in India regarding sea level rise? 5 What are the recommendations? What is the… Continue reading Sea level rise is certain
A time to introspect: On GST Council meeting
What is the news? Recently, GST Tax Council held its first physical meeting during the pandemic. It approved various changes. Concessional tax rates on vital COVID-19 equipment such as oxygen concentrators will lapse on Sep 30, while the lower rates on medicines were extended till December. As there are no signs the virus and its variants… Continue reading A time to introspect: On GST Council meeting
These animals and plants of India could have become ‘possibly extinct’ : IUCN
What is the news? In the latest edition of the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species, a number of animals and plants have been listed as ‘possibly extinct’, including many species from India. What are the findings of report? First, among animals, there is the coconut crab, the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world. There are… Continue reading These animals and plants of India could have become ‘possibly extinct’ : IUCN
