What is the News? The Prime Minister has launched a global initiative ‘Lifestyle for the Environment – LiFE Movement’. What is Lifestyle for the Environment – LiFE Movement? The idea of LiFE was introduced by the Prime Minister during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow in 2021. Aim:… Continue reading PM launches global initiative ‘Lifestyle for the Environment- LiFE Movement
World’s first fishing cat census done in Chilika
What is the News? The World’s First Fishing Cat Census has been conducted at Chilika Lake. About World’s First Fishing Cat Census Conducted by: Chilika Development Authority(CDA) in collaboration with The Fishing Cat Project(TFCP). Significance: This is the world’s first population estimation of the fishing cat, which has been conducted outside the protected area network.… Continue reading World’s first fishing cat census done in Chilika
India has achieved the target of 10% ethanol blending ahead of schedule
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Save Soil Movement?3 The timeline of India’s Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme4 What are the benefits of achieving this goal? What is the News? At the Save the Soil movement event, the Prime Minister said that the Government of India has achieved the target of 10% ethanol blending… Continue reading India has achieved the target of 10% ethanol blending ahead of schedule
The status of eVTOL: soon to be reality?
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Electric Vertical Take off and Landing(eVTOL) Aircraft?3 What is the significance of eVTOL?4 What are the challenges with eVTOL?5 What about bringing eVTOL aircraft to India? What is the News? The Union Civil Aviation Minister has said that the Government of India is exploring the possibility of inviting… Continue reading The status of eVTOL: soon to be reality?
State of Environment Report 2022: Rivers facing heavy pollution:CSE
What is the News? The State of Environment Report 2022 has been released. What is the State of Environment Report 2022? Released by: Center for Science and Environment (CSE). Purpose: The report is an annual compendium of environment-development data and is derived from public sources. What are the key findings of the report? Heavy Pollution… Continue reading State of Environment Report 2022: Rivers facing heavy pollution:CSE
How to keep inflation under control
News: Recently, the GDP growth of India has been pegged at 8.7% for the fiscal year 2021-22. It seems the economy is largely out of the shadow of Covid-19. But both GDP growth and inflation are likely to be in the range of 6.5 to 7.5 per cent in 2022-23 if bold and innovative steps… Continue reading How to keep inflation under control
Modinomics and the long distance to the finish line
News: Recently, the National Statistical Office (NSO) announced that the fourth quarter GDP growth rate of the FY 2021-22 stands at 4.1% compared to fourth quarter figures for the previous year, 2020-21. What are the important considerations in terms of the Indian Economy? Some Indian economists believe that the Indian economy has been consistently declining… Continue reading Modinomics and the long distance to the finish line
Say no to cookies from strangers
Context: How did the web cookie become the bone of contention in the battle for privacy? What is a web cookie? A cookie is a little piece of text stored on one’s web browser. It can identify what sites one has visited, to which sites one goes too often, or even, under some circumstances, the… Continue reading Say no to cookies from strangers
External vulnerabilities: Time for a rupee review
News: India’s exports in May were up 15.5% on last year’s figure. On this upbeat momentum, India could see another year of robust exports, beating the $418 billion record set in 2021-22. High oil prices are also a major reason for a rise in exports this year, since petroleum products made up a big share… Continue reading External vulnerabilities: Time for a rupee review
New WHO report on assistive technology for disabled provides a roadmap for India
News: The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) jointly launched the first Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT) on May 16. Contents1 What is Assistive technology (AT)?2 What are the findings of the GReAT report?3 What are the challenges regarding access and coverage wrt AT?4 Way forward What is Assistive technology… Continue reading New WHO report on assistive technology for disabled provides a roadmap for India
