GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: When is it celebrated? 2nd Feb Every Year. Significance: The day also marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) in Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971. Protection: Wetlands are currently protected under different designations, including the …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Infrastructure- Energy. Context: In its endeavour to reduce emissions and control dependence on crude oil, the Centre has said four coal gasification plants will be set up on a pilot basis to understand the technical and financial viability of such projects. Significance: India is committed to cut …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Infrastructure- Energy. Context: In line with National Hydrogen Mission, GAIL has commenced India’s first-of-its-kind project of mixing hydrogen into the natural gas system to establish the techno-commercial feasibility of blending hydrogen in City Gas Distribution (CGD) network. The project has been initiated in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. GAIL has started …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Context: For its opening ceremony, China picked a final torchbearer from Xinjiang as a rebuttal to the many countries that have criticized its human rights record in the region. Xinjiang is a region where …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions. Context: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022. About UNEP: Founded in 1972 following the landmark UN Conference on the Human Environment. UNEP was conceived to monitor the state of the environment, inform policy making with science and coordinate …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and issues related. Context: Even as the union Cabinet cleared the Rs 44,605-crore Ken-Betwa link project (KBLP) in December 2021 with a eight-year deadline for completion, the project does not have the clearances to start work as yet. Why? What are the challenges? 2016-2017: KBLP got …
