Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: BT Context: India has launched Operation Kaveri to evacuate around 4,000 of its citizens who are stranded in Sudan due to the conflict between the country’s army and a paramilitary group. Various other past operations are: –
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: HT Context: Madhya Pradesh will develop the Gandhisagar Sanctuary as a second home for cheetahs within six months to retain the state’s tag as the “Cheetah State”. Why develop a second home? The move comes after experts suggested that Kuno National Park, the current home for cheetahs, does not …
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: NASA Context: NASA is developing a snake-like robot – EELS – which is capable of assessing evidence for life on extreme terrain and outer planets.
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: HT Context: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has urged food commissioners of all states and Union Territories to take action against the unauthorised use of artificial fruit ripening agents, such as calcium carbide, which has been prohibited. About Calcium Carbide:
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: TH Context: India is set to make malaria a notifiable disease nationwide, with the aim of being malaria-free by 2027 and eliminating the disease by 2030. Currently, malaria is notifiable in 33 states and union territories. What is the meaning of ‘notifiable disease’? A notifiable disease is any disease that …
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: BS Context: The Uttar Pradesh government has launched an agroforestry project in partnership with The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) to link farming with the global carbon credit market and generate additional rural income. About the carbon credit market: Read about Draft Carbon Credit Trading Scheme
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: DTE Context: A new study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) has found that countries that imposed crude oil sanctions on Russia used India, China, United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Turkey as ‘laundromats’ for refined products. Key points: During the last year, India has …
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: TH Context: The 12-day Pushkaralu festival of Telugu-speaking people began on April 22 in Varanasi.
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: TH Context: Recently, Manamadurai pottery was given GI tag About GI tag:
Content for Mains Enrichment (CME) Source: DTE Certain trees and crops that are native to India have been found to be effective in combatting air pollution, according to a new study. The level of Ascorbic acid in plants determines their tolerance against the adverse effect of oxidising pollutants (the higher the ascorbic acid, the higher the …
Content for Mains Enrichment (CME) Source: TH Alessandra Korap, a Munduruku Indigenous woman from Brazil, has won the Goldman Environmental Prize for her leadership in defending her community’s lands against illegal mining, hydroelectric dams, and other environmental crimes. Korap is part of a group of Munduruku women who have taken up the responsibility of …
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Issues related to Direct and Indirect Farm Subsidies Source: IE Context: None of the government measures has succeeded in reducing urea consumption in India. Background: In 2015, the Centre made it mandatory to coat all indigenously manufactured and imported urea with neem oil. This was followed by replacing 50-kg …
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Agriculture and related issues Source: DTE Context: ITC Limited has helped form 78 farmer-producer companies (FPC) between November 2022 and February 2023. FPC: It is a hybrid between cooperative societies and private limited companies, registered under the Companies Act 2013, owned and operated by farmers. It is a type …
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Indian economy and related issues Source: TH Context: The European Parliament has approved the world’s first set of comprehensive rules – MiCA – to bring largely unregulated cryptocurrency markets under the ambit of government authorities. The Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) legislation: Need: 22% of the global crypto industry …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Governance Source: IE Context: Given the recent incidents in Uttar Pradesh, this article tries to understand the concept of ‘Rule of Law’. What is the Rule of Law? It states that ‘the Law is supreme and no human being has authority over it’. In India, the Rule of Law …
