Contents1 What is the News?2 Snakebite Deaths in India3 What is the problem with the treatment available against snakebite in India?4 What has been done by the researchers to overcome this problem? What is the News? Researchers from the Serum Institute of India (SII), Pune and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru have shown… Continue reading Snakebite: Researchers purify commercial Indian antivenoms, find them more potent
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Konark will now light up its Sun Temple with solar energy
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is Konark Sun Temple?3 How is solarisation of Konark Sun Temple a significant step?4 What are the challenges in implementing this plan? What is the news? Odisha plans to make Konark a 100% solar town and place it among India’s first few zero emission cities or towns. To implement… Continue reading Konark will now light up its Sun Temple with solar energy
End Plastic Pollution: 175 countries commit to forge internationally binding treaty on plastic pollution
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the purpose of this resolution?3 What will be the objectives of the agreement?4 Why do we need a legally binding agreement against Plastic Pollution? What is the News? Around 175 countries have endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in Nairobi, Kenya titled “End Plastic… Continue reading End Plastic Pollution: 175 countries commit to forge internationally binding treaty on plastic pollution
Most carbon capture & utilization technologies may be counterproductive: Study
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Carbon Capture and Utilization(CCU) technologies?3 What does the study say about CCU Technologies?4 India and CCU Technologies What is the News? According to a study, most Carbon Capture and Utilization(CCU) technologies that suck carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and convert it into fuel or other valuable products,… Continue reading Most carbon capture & utilization technologies may be counterproductive: Study
How the saltwater crocodile once lorded over Vietnam’s waterways and then died out
What is the News? Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) which was once used to be found in Vietnam and southern China has become extinct in these areas due to human activity. What is a Saltwater Crocodile? Saltwater Crocodile is the largest of the 23 species of ‘extant’ or living crocodilians. This includes ‘true crocodiles’, alligators and… Continue reading How the saltwater crocodile once lorded over Vietnam’s waterways and then died out
Wildfires will be more frequent, larger and intense due to climate change: UNEP
Contents1 What is the News?2 About Annual Frontiers Report3 What are the key highlights from the report?4 Noise Pollution5 Phenological Shifts5.1 Wildfires What is the News? The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released its latest Annual Frontiers Report. About Annual Frontiers Report This is the fourth edition of the Frontiers Report. The first one… Continue reading Wildfires will be more frequent, larger and intense due to climate change: UNEP
About PMFBY: India’s facade of agricultural insurance
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana(PMFBY)?3 Other Features of the Scheme:4 What are the issues with the PMFBY?5 What are the steps taken by the government to address issues with the PMFBY? What is the News? Since its launch in 2016, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has seen… Continue reading About PMFBY: India’s facade of agricultural insurance
MNRE’s new policy framework recognises distributed renewable energy as solution for uplifting rural economy
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Distributed Renewable Energy(DRE)?3 What are the problems faced by Distributed Renewable Energy(DRE) in India?4 What does the policy framework say on Distributed Renewable Energy(DRE)? What is the News? The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) released a draft policy framework for Distributed Renewable Energy(DRE). What is Distributed… Continue reading MNRE’s new policy framework recognises distributed renewable energy as solution for uplifting rural economy
Maharashtra may become 8th state to opt out of Centre’s flagship crop insurance scheme
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana(PMFBY)?3 Which States have opted out of PMFBY?4 What Central Government is planning to stop states from opting out of PMFBY? What is the News? Maharashtra may follow several other big states and opt-out of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana(PMFBY). What is Pradhan Mantri… Continue reading Maharashtra may become 8th state to opt out of Centre’s flagship crop insurance scheme
Why Union Budget is not good in environmental terms
News: Indian government at Glasgow CoP26 has set targets like achieving Net zero carbon emissions by 2070 and Reduction of one billion carbon emissions by 2021 to 2030, etc. However, the recent budget does not have provisions that would help it achieve these. What are the issues in the present Budget wrt environment conservation? Reduced… Continue reading Why Union Budget is not good in environmental terms
