GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Infrastructure (Energy)/Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation Source: TH Context: The 2023 Union Budget has allocated ₹19,700 crore for the National Green Hydrogen Mission. This could help India establish itself as a green H2 superpower. Importance of Green H2 for India: India has committed to 50% electricity capacity from non-fossil …
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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Government Policies and Interventions and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation Source: IE Context: Five years ago, the sale window for the first tranche of Electoral Bonds was opened in March 2018. Introduction of Electoral bonds: The Electoral Bond Scheme (EBS), announced in the 2017 Union Budget, …
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GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Important Geophysical phenomena Source: TH Context: The climate crisis is no longer a distant event that might happen in the future. Indications of the impending climate crisis: Temperatures are rising, rainfall patterns are shifting, and extreme events such as record-high temperatures, etc. For example, the month of February (this year) …
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GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Geography- Geophysical phenomenon. Source: The Tribune, NRSC (Data given in the article is taken from this report) Context: All 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh have figured on a list prepared by the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of locations prone to landslides. The Landslide Atlas of India was released …
