Introduction: Define EPR. Body: Explain benefits of EPR and how EPR is operationalized. Explain how the New EPR guidelines aims to tackle plastic packaging waste in India. Conclusion: Explaining the issues in new guidelines and provide a way forward. Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is a critical policy mechanism that helps advance the circular economy, decreases… Continue reading [Answered] Describe the concept of Extended producer responsibility. How the new extended producer responsibility (EPR) guidelines aim to tackle plastic packaging waste in India.
[Answered] The free trade agreements that were signed in the last 25 years have had a “tough experience” for India. Do you agree? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Introduction: Explain FTAs in India’s context. Body: Write positive experiences of India w.r.t FTAs. Write challenges faced by India due to FTAs. Conclusion: Explaining the need to relook India’s FTAs provide a way forward. In the 1990s India opened its economy to the world. Since then, India has viewed FTAs as an important tool to… Continue reading [Answered] The free trade agreements that were signed in the last 25 years have had a “tough experience” for India. Do you agree? Give reasons in support of your answer.
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz |February 19th, 2022
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We are posting the 10 PM current affairs quiz for today. Under our 10 PM current affairs quiz initiative, we are posting 10 MCQs sources from news articles, on a daily basis. MCQs in this initiative are sourced from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – February 19th, 2022
Dear Friends, We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs. What we sought to do: Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more than enough… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – February 19th, 2022
What data tells us about the lives of young Indians
What is the news? The book titled ‘Whole Numbers and Half Truths’ analyses data from various sources like census, National Statistical Office, National Family Health Survey, National Crime Records Bureau to analyse lives of Indians. India is the second-most populated country on the planet and also a young person’s country, average age of India is 28.4… Continue reading What data tells us about the lives of young Indians
I & B ministry warns officials on data security
What is the news? The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has prohibited the sharing of top secret or secret documents by its officials over Internet. What is the detailed order on data security by the ministry? The ministry has advised government officials to not use digital assistant devices such as Amazon’s Echo, Google Home… Continue reading I & B ministry warns officials on data security
National policy needed for synthetic biology, says DBT paper
What is the news? A draft foresight paper on synthetic biology released by the Department of Biotechnology has stressed the need for a national policy that can consolidate India’s stand on the issue. The paper has been developed through a consultative process with experts from various organisations, non-profit organisations, and industry experts. What is synthetic… Continue reading National policy needed for synthetic biology, says DBT paper
New technology can autonomously repair & restore high-value components such as moulds, turbine blades & aerospace components
What is the news? An Indian Scientist has developed a completely autonomous technology for the repair and restoration of high-value components such as moulds, turbine blades, and other aerospace components that require minimal human intervention. About existing repair techniques for high-value components The existing repair techniques like welding and thermal spraying are ad hoc and… Continue reading New technology can autonomously repair & restore high-value components such as moulds, turbine blades & aerospace components
Government notifies Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
What is the news? The government has notified the Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. The guidelines will come into effect from 1st July 2022. What are the salient points mentioned in the EPR on plastic packaging? Specify three categories of plastic packaging: –Category I: Rigid… Continue reading Government notifies Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
Crytodactylus exercitus: New gecko from NE gets Army tag
What is the news? A team of herpetologists have recorded a new species of bent-toed gecko from a wooded part of the Umroi Military Station in Meghalaya. The finding of the study was published in the latest issue of the European Journal of Taxonomy. About the new gecko species Its scientific name is Crytodactylus exercitus… Continue reading Crytodactylus exercitus: New gecko from NE gets Army tag
