In News The recent MoEFCC data stated that 1,160 elephants were killed due to reasons other than natural causes. Key Facts A total of 186 wild elephants died after being hit by trains across the country till 31 December 2020. Assam recorded the highest death of 62 elephants while Tamil Nadu reported five. As many […]
In News The COP26 meeting in Glasgow last month was billed as an event that would trigger a significant scale-up in the actions being taken to halt global warming. Background The Paris Agreement of 2015: Seeks to keep the global rise in average temperatures to within 2°C from pre-industrial times. For a chance to keep […]
In News The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has extended the timeline for the implementation of the Smart Cities Mission to June 2023 due to the Covid pandemic. Smart Cities Mission (SCM) About: It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched in 2015. It will cover 100 cities and is being implemented by the Ministry […]
In Context Recently, Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) reported that almost 26,000 Indian websites have been hacked into in the 10-month period ended October. About There have been attempts from time to time to launch cyberattacks on Indian cyberspace. The attackers are compromising computer systems located in different parts of the world and use masquerading […]
Context Recently, the need was felt to revise the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to accommodate predictions. What is the Graded Response Action Plan? GRAP is a set of measures to be taken to reduce Air Pollution depending on the current level of pollution. It was notified by the Union Environment Ministry in 2017 to […]
In News Recently, the European Commission has announced €300 billion for global infrastructure to rival China. Global Gateway Plan About: The European Commission has announced the Global Gateway plan to mobilise €300 billion ($340 billion) between 2021 and 2027 in public and private infrastructure investment around the world. Global involvement: The plan is global in […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 4 Central Vista work following non-polluting norms: Centre to SC (Polity and Governance) Central Vista project, its significance, criticism and the supreme court’s stand on it GS 2 6 Lok Sabha passes Bill to regulate assisted reproductive technology […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1&12 Omicron scare grounds international flight plan Vulnerable should put off travel: WHO OECD cuts world growth outlook on Omicron fears (Health ) Concerns over the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, recent step of the government […]
In News Recently, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare provided performance details of Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 in Rajya Sabha. About Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 It is an initiative by the government to provide immunization free of cost to pregnant women and children in India. Two rounds of IMI 3.0 […]
In News IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose from 55.9 in October to 57.6 in November. The Indian manufacturing sector continued to expand strongly in November, as an accelerated rise in sales supported the fastest upturn in production for nine months. This signalled the strongest improvement in the health of the sector […]
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