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Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 1st time, compensating poor nations for climate disasters on the table (Environment) What is the main agenda of COP27? GS 2 7 2022 likely to be fifth- sixth warmest year so far : WMO (International organsiations) Know about the World Meteorological […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 Climate compensation on COP­27 agenda  (Environment) Know about the agenda of  COP­27 GS 3 5 Indian black honeybee is a Western Ghats discovery (Species In News) Learn facts related to Indian black honeybee. GS 2 7 The continuing stalemate in Myanmar  […]

Commonality between Chip industry and the Petroleum Sector

In News Recently ,It has been highlighted that  the two external obstacles to India achieving its economic potential are its vulnerability to the geopolitical and supply chain vicissitudes of the petroleum and electronics industries. Common link b/w Petroleum and electronics industries.  Both industries are dominated by a handful of countries and corporates, both are capital […]

Orphan Crops

In News Recently, experts have cited the importance of Indigenous Crops in Surviving the Climate Change. What are Orphan Crops? Orphan crops are those that aren’t traded internationally. They tend to get less attention in terms of research of agricultural training and extension.  Because they get less research attention, the breeding technology for orphan crops […]

Air Quality Index (AQI)

In News Recently, the AQI in NCR dipped to the ‘severe’ category. About Air Quality Index (AQI) Background It was launched by the central government in 2014 as part of the Swachh Bharat campaign.  IIT Kanpur and the Expert Group recommended an AQI scheme. Meaning AQI is a number, which is a measure of air […]

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Rocket

In News Recently, SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy rocket into a geosynchronous Earth orbit from the Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, U.S. The rocket is carrying satellites to space for the U.S. military in a mission named U.S. Space Force (USSF)-44. Falcon Heavy rocket It is considered as the most […]

Partial Stubble Burning

In News Many farmers this year said that they are not burning the paddy stubble completely and are instead resorting to partial burning or burning only the loose straw. What is loose straw and standing stubble? The short and long-duration paddy varieties have a height of 4 feet and over 5, respectively. Standing stubble  The […]

World Heritage Glaciers

In News UNESCO finds that some iconic World Heritage glaciers will disappear by 2050.  One third on the list is under threat.  About World Heritage glaciers  As many as 50 UNESCO World Heritage sites are home to glaciers, representing almost 10 per cent of the Earth’s total glacierized area. They include the highest (next to […]

Indian Black Honeybee

In News  A new species of endemic honeybee has been discovered in the Western Ghats.  About species  The new species has been named Apis karinjodian and given the common name Indian black honeybee. It has  been spotted from the Western Ghats after a gap of more than 200 years. The last honeybee described from India […]

‘WMO Provisional State of the Global Climate 2022’

In News  The report titled ‘WMO Provisional State of the Global Climate 2022’ released at the 27th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC. About the report  The WMO State of the Global Climate report is produced annually.  It provides an authoritative voice on the current state of the climate using key climate indicators and reporting […]

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