GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation and Pollution related issues. Context: The National Mission for Clean Ganga has set a Guinness World Record on the first day of the Ganga Utsav for the highest number of photos of handwritten notes uploaded on Facebook in an hour. Background: The event was held to raise awareness …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation and Pollution related issues. Context: The Indian High Commissioner in Colombo has assured Sri Lanka’s northern fishermen that he would convey their concerns over bottom trawling by Indian fishermen in the Palk Strait to both New Delhi and Tamil Nadu and look at some immediate measures to address the …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation and Pollution related issues. Context: The Supreme Court has said a blanket ban on firecrackers may not be possible. The Court was setting aside a Calcutta High Court order which had ordered a complete ban on firecrackers on October 29. What has the Supreme Court said? Strengthen the …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: The UK will host the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference from October 31 to November 12. This year marks the 26th Conference of Parties (thus the name COP26) and will be held in the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow. What is the Conference of …
GS Paper 3: Context: In an effort to battle climate change, PM Modi has made the following announcements at the ongoing COP26 summit in Glasgow: India will achieve net zero emissions latest by 2070. By 2030, India will ensure 50% of its energy will be sourced from renewable sources. India will also reduce its …
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