News: A study by the Natural History Museum (NHM) has found that biodiversity decline is faster inside key protected areas than outside them, raising serious questions about the ongoing conservation practices. 1. Researchers analysed the Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII), which registered a decline of 1.88 percentage points globally between 2000 and 2020. 2. Biodiversity Intactness… Continue reading Why protected areas are seeing faster biodiversity decline
Tribal community in Kerala to remove alien species of plants
News: A pilot project has been initiated at Pothupara, Kerala, where the members of the Kadar tribe are taking up restoration of natural forests degraded by invasive alien species. 1. Kadar Tribe: It is an indigenous tribal community in South India, predominantly inhabiting the forests of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. 2. They are categorised as… Continue reading Tribal community in Kerala to remove alien species of plants
Govt. Doubles loan limit under Mudra Yojana to Rs. 20 lakh
News: The Union Government has decided to enhance the limit of Mudra loans to Rs. 20 lakh from the current Rs. 10 lakh for those entrepreneurs who have availed and successfully repaid previous loans under the ‘Tarun Category’. 1. The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) was launched in 2015 to facilitate microcredit to non-farm micro… Continue reading Govt. Doubles loan limit under Mudra Yojana to Rs. 20 lakh
Issue, Reasons, and Solutions for Crop Stubble Burning
Source: The post issue, reason, and solution for crop stubble burning has been created, based on the article “Paying farmers to harvest paddy manually could reduce NCR’s pollution” published in “Indian Express” on 26th October 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS paper3- Environment Context: The article discusses the Supreme Court’s criticism of the government for not… Continue reading Issue, Reasons, and Solutions for Crop Stubble Burning
Desire for Upward Mobility Declining
Source: The post desire for upward mobility declining has been created, based on the article “Harish Damodaran writes: Why aspiration is dead in India” published in “Indian Express” on 26th October 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS paper3- Economy-growth, development and employment. Context: The article discusses how people’s desire for social and economic advancement is fading… Continue reading Desire for Upward Mobility Declining
Criticisms of Nobel laureates AJR’s views
Source: The post criticisms of Nobel laureates AJR’s views has been created, based on the article “A Nobel in hand, but where AJR’s model falls short” published in “The Hindu” on 26th October 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS paper3- Growth and Development Context: The article discusses the 2024 Nobel Prize winners, Daron Acemoğlu, Simon Johnson,… Continue reading Criticisms of Nobel laureates AJR’s views
India’s Opportunities and Challenges in Carbon Markets
Source: The post India’s opportunities and challenges in carbon markets has been created, based on the article “Fair trade: India must develop a transparent carbon trade policy” published in “The Hindu” on 26th October 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS paper3- Environment Context: The article discusses the push for India’s transition to carbon markets ahead of… Continue reading India’s Opportunities and Challenges in Carbon Markets
Issues, current challenges, and proposed amendments in the Anti-Defection law in India
Source: The post Issues, current challenges, and proposed amendments in the Anti-Defection law in India has been created, based on the article “Sharpen the anti-defection law, strengthen democracy” published in “The Hindu” on 26th October 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS paper 2- polity- Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers &… Continue reading Issues, current challenges, and proposed amendments in the Anti-Defection law in India
सम्मान के साथ मृत्यु का अधिकार- बिन्दुवार व्याख्या
हाल ही में, स्वास्थ्य एवं परिवार कल्याण मंत्रालय ने मरणासन्न रोगियों में जीवन रक्षक उपचार वापस लेने के लिए मसौदा दिशा-निर्देश जारी किए हैं। इन दिशा-निर्देशों का उद्देश्य सभी भारतीयों के लिए सम्मान के साथ मरने के अधिकार पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट के 2018 और 2023 के आदेशों को लागू करना है। ये मसौदा दिशानिर्देश और… Continue reading सम्मान के साथ मृत्यु का अधिकार- बिन्दुवार व्याख्या
ISRO-DBT Agreement to design and conduct experiments
Source: This post on ISRO-DBT Agreement to design and conduct experiments has been created based on the article “ISRO-DBT ink deal to conduct biotechnology experiments in space station” published in The Hindu on 26th October 2024. Why in news? The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) have signed an agreement to… Continue reading ISRO-DBT Agreement to design and conduct experiments
