Category: 28 Aug CA

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Punjab govt. to give incentives to industries for using stubble

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation and pollution related issues.   Context: In an effort to check stubble burning menace during the paddy season, Punjab Government has announced a slew of measures.   Highlights: Certain categories of industries have been permitted to install paddy-straw-fired boilers to claim fiscal incentives. Cumulative fiscal incentives of ₹25 crore have …

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Eco-sensitive zone of the Deepar Beel Wildlife Sanctuary notified:

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.   Context: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the eco-sensitive zone of the Deepar Beel Wildlife Sanctuary on the south-western edge of Guwahati. The notification specified an area “to an extent varying from 294 metres to 16.32 km” as the …

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