Introduction: Union Cabinet has approved the funding and implementation of Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers project. This project which involves transfer of water from the Ken to the Betwa River will be of immense benefit to the water starved Bundelkhand region, spread across the states of MP and UP. It will provide water for irrigation of …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: India, being a tropical country, has a significant edge in green hydrogen production due to its favourable geographic conditions and abundant natural resources. Producing hydrogen from renewables in India is likely to be cheaper than producing it from natural gas. Need for: The vast …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Context: 21st edition of the event was inaugurated recently. It is being held in virtual format. Theme: Towards a Resilient Planet: Ensuring a Sustainable and Equitable Future. About the World Sustainable Development Summit: It is the annual flagship event …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: China has equated the India, U.S., Australia, Japan Quad grouping with the AUKUS (Australia, U.K., U.S.) defence pact, calling both “exclusive cliques” part of the Biden administration’s “ill-intentioned” Indo-Pacific strategy. It said, this ‘strategy’ resurrects the Cold War mentality …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: Russia has said it is pulling out its forces surrounding Ukraine. But, NATO and the U.S. have said that they are yet to be convinced the pullout was real. What’s the issue? Fears have been mounting of a …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Context: Last month, the Supreme Court upheld the 27% quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the All-India Quota seats for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test and reiterated that reservations for backward …
