Source: The post is based on the article “Anang Tal lake declared monument of national importance” published in Indian Express on 25th August 2022. What is the News? The Anang Tal lake has been declared a Monument of National Importance through a gazette notification by the Ministry of Culture. What is Anang Tal Lake? It… Continue reading Anang Tal lake declared monument of national importance
Explained: What is ‘Arth Ganga’, govt’s new model for the river’s sustainable development
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: What is ‘Arth Ganga’, govt’s new model for the river’s sustainable development” published in Indian Express on 25th August 2022. What is the News? Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga spoke about the Arth Ganga model during his virtual keynote address to the… Continue reading Explained: What is ‘Arth Ganga’, govt’s new model for the river’s sustainable development
Cabinet approves amendment to export policy for Wheat or Meslin Flour
Source: The post is based on the article “Cabinet approves amendment to export policy for Wheat or Meslin Flour” published in PIB on 25th August 2022. What is the News? The Union Cabinet has approved changes in the policy of exports of wheat and has removed the exemptions on Wheat or Meslin Flour from export… Continue reading Cabinet approves amendment to export policy for Wheat or Meslin Flour
India’s battery storage potential to be 600 GWh by 2030: Niti Aayog
Source: The post is based on the article “India’s battery storage potential to be 600 GWh by 2030: Niti Aayog” published in TOI on 25th August 2022. What is the News? NITI Aayog has released a report titled ‘Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Reuse and Recycling Market in India’. What are the key findings of the… Continue reading India’s battery storage potential to be 600 GWh by 2030: Niti Aayog
Gati-Shakti Vision for Telecom Infrastructure – Right of Way Rules Amended for Faster 5G Roll-out
Source: The post is based on the article “Gati-Shakti Vision for Telecom Infrastructure – Right of Way Rules Amended for Faster 5G Roll-out” published in PIB on 25th August 2022. What is the News? The Department of Telecommunications has released the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2022. The amendments are expected to expedite… Continue reading Gati-Shakti Vision for Telecom Infrastructure – Right of Way Rules Amended for Faster 5G Roll-out
For ease of doing biz, century-old Boilers Act to be decriminalized
Source: The post is based on the article “For ease of doing biz, century-old Boilers Act to be decriminalized” published in Livemint on 26th August 2022. What is the News? The Government of India is set to decriminalize the archaic Indian Boilers Act,1923. What is the Indian Boiler Act,1923? Indian Boilers Act-1923 was enacted with… Continue reading For ease of doing biz, century-old Boilers Act to be decriminalized
The global threat to our food security
Source: The post is based on the article “The global threat to our food security” published in the Live Mint on 26th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Food Security Relevance: Threat to Food Security News: Recently, data on inflation suggests a softening of the trend of rising inflation in retail prices. Much of the… Continue reading The global threat to our food security
Privatization of PSBs
Source: The post is based on the article “Privatization of PSBs” published in The Hindu on 26th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the purpose of the article ‘Privatization of Public Sector Banks’?3 Why the public sector banks should be not privatized?4 What should be the way forward according to the authors?… Continue reading Privatization of PSBs
Newly identified gene could be clue to treatment of fungal infection in immuno compromised patients
Source: The post is based on the article “Newly identified gene could be clue to treatment of fungal infection in immuno compromised patients” published in PIB on 25th August 2022. What is the News? Scientists have identified a gene called CSA6. This gene can hold the key to prevent fungal infection Candidiasis. What is Candidiasis?… Continue reading Newly identified gene could be clue to treatment of fungal infection in immuno compromised patients
Nikshay Poshan Yojana: TB nutrition aid falls short
Source: The post is based on the article “Nikshay Poshan Yojana: TB nutrition aid falls short” published in Down To Earth on 25th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Nikshay Poshan Yojana?3 Performance of the scheme: 4 What are the reasons for the poor performance of the scheme? What is the News?… Continue reading Nikshay Poshan Yojana: TB nutrition aid falls short
