Centre seeks to reward all Jal Jeevan Projects by year’s end

Source: The post is based on the article “Centre seeks to reward all Jal Jeevan Projects by year’s end” published in Livemint on 23rd July 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Jal Jeevan Mission?3 What is the progress of the Jal Jeevan Mission?4 Is there a funding problem with the mission? What… Continue reading Centre seeks to reward all Jal Jeevan Projects by year’s end

Incentivize the world’s farmers to improve soil health

Source: The post is based on an article “Incentivize the world’s farmers to improve soil health” published in the Live Mint on 21st July 2022.  Syllabus: GS 1 Salient features of World’s Physical Geography; and GS 3 Ecology and Environment  Relevance: Soil Health  News: Recently, ‘Conscious Planet: Save Soil’, a global movement to change the… Continue reading Incentivize the world’s farmers to improve soil health

Blockchains can cut both ways in their impact on global warming

Source: The post is based on an article “Blockchains can cut both ways in their impact on global warming” published in the Live Mint on 21st July 2022.  Syllabus: GS 3 Environment and Ecology  Relevance: Role of Blockchain in the global warming  News: Recently, the Centre for Alternative Finance at the University of Cambridge has… Continue reading Blockchains can cut both ways in their impact on global warming

India’s tenfold path to manage exchange rate volatility

Source: the article “India’s tenfold path to manage exchange rate volatility” published in the Live Mint on 21st July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Issues and Challenges pertaining to growth and development of the Indian Economy Relevance: Indian Rupee Depreciation; macroeconomic condition; Monetary policy measures News: In recent months, India has witnessed the depreciation of the… Continue reading India’s tenfold path to manage exchange rate volatility

A friendlier tax regime can hold back an exodus

Source: The post is based on an article “A friendlier tax regime can hold back an exodus” published in the Live Mint on 20th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 International Relations; Indian Diaspora Relevance: Indian Citizenship News: This week, the government has placed the latest data in Parliament, which shows a rising number of people… Continue reading A friendlier tax regime can hold back an exodus

Urban woes and construction catastrophe

Source: The post is based on an article “Urban woes and construction catastrophe” published in the Live Mint on 21st July 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 Urbanization in India; GS 3 Infrastructure; Cities Relevance: City Development News: Recently, the United Nations released its report titled the World Population Prospects 2022. The population in India is expected to… Continue reading Urban woes and construction catastrophe

The West digs for the next energy battle

Source: The post is based on an article “The West digs for the next energy battle” published in the Live Mint on 20th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Infrastructure; Energy Relevance: Green Energy Transition News: In the recent summit meetings of the US-EU in Brussels, the EU Council, the G-7, and NATO, it was noticed… Continue reading The West digs for the next energy battle

Why the sceptics are wrong and we must invest in space

Source: The post is based on the article “Why the sceptics are wrong, and we must invest in space” published in the Live Mint on 20th July 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 3, Achievements of Indians in Science & Technology, etc. Relevance: Space Sector and associated reforms News: Last week, the first images from the James… Continue reading Why the sceptics are wrong and we must invest in space

The win-win potential of India’s partnership with African nations – on African Continental Free Trade Area

Source: This post is created based on the article “The win-win potential of India’s partnership with African nations” published in Live Mint on 19th July 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 2 –International Relations – Bilateral and Multilateral relation of India News: The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to create the largest free… Continue reading The win-win potential of India’s partnership with African nations – on African Continental Free Trade Area

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