GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Environmental pollution and degradation Source: Indian Express Directions: This Article has been taken from the Indian Express editorial. Go through it once, you can use it for value addition. Context: Ahead of COP27, the Lancet report has said that the continued dependence on fossil fuels is compounding the health …
GS Paper 3 Source: The Hindu Context: Coffee cultivation is becoming an increasingly loss-making proposition in India. Coffee production in India More than 75% of Indian coffee production is Exported. India’s share in the global coffee market is less than 5%. The coffee community in India, comprises close to 4 lakh coffee growers, …
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GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Environmental Conservation Source: The Hindu Context: The first bio-energy plant of a private company in the Sangrur district of Punjab will produce Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) from paddy straw, thus converting agricultural waste into wealth. Benefits of CBG plant: From paddy stubble, CBG valued at ₹46 per kg as …
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GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Indian Economy and related issues Source: livemint Direction: This article is in the continuation of yesterday’s article on Oil and the Dollar. Context: Out of 34 currencies tracked by The Economist every week only four currencies – issued by Russia, Brazil, Mexico and Peru – have appreciated against the …
