Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper III: Indian Economy Why in news? Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the
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India’s population data & Projections
India’s population data & Projections Relevance: G.S paper I: Society and Social Issues & Sociology: Population Dynamics: (a) Population size,
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Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism. & G.S paper II: Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features
Continue readingThe Ratle Hydroelectric project
The Ratle Hydroelectric project Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S Paper II: International & G.S paper III: Indian Economy The Ratle Hydroelectric project It is a run-of-the-river
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Mount Sinabung: Volcanic eruption in Indonesia’s Relevance: Prelims: Geography Why In News? Recently, Mt. Sinabung, which is an active volcano on Indonesia’s
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World Health Organization & its Relevance Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper II: International Context: Coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 19
Continue readingWorld Elephant Day
Relevance: Prelims: Environment: Biodiversity Context World Elephant Day celebrated on August 12 is an international annual event, dedicated to the
Continue readingGovernment committed towards a lasting, robust solution to bring an end to Human-Elephant Conflict:
Relevance: Prelims: Environment: Biodiversity CONTEXT The Environment Minister said thatIndia is committed to the cause of saving Elephants and other
Continue readingShift from forest finance toward a rights-based REDD+
Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper III: Environment CONTEXT Criticisms of REDD+ may leave the impression that this is an uncertain avenue
Continue readingAboriginal people and clean energy projects planned for their land
Relevance: Sociology: Crisis of development: displacement, environmental problems and sustainability. CONTEXT While renewable energy projects are essential for transitioning Australia
Continue readingDraft EIA 2020 & impact on North East
Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper III: Environment CONTEXT The region, with eight per cent of India’s total geographical area, has 25
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Relevance: Prelims/Mains: Disaster and disaster management Context Arunachal Pradesh got its first permanent battalion of National Disaster Response Force as
Continue readingRBI’s new Loan Recast Scheme
Relevance: Prelims/Mains: Indian Economy: Banking Finance Why in News? Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cleared a loan restructuring
Continue readingNegative Imports List for Defence Procurement Announced by Defence Minister:- Big Step Towards Self-Reliance in Defence.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday announced a list of 101 items that the Defence Ministry will stop importing. It essentially means that the
Continue readingNational Disaster Response Force (NDRF): The Saviors in News
Teams of rescuers from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), in their orange uniforms, are now a familiar sight at
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