- Speaking at the launch of the first national mediation conference organised by the Mediation Association of India (MIA), the President stressed on mediation to resolve disputes and lower the burden of courts across the country.
- Mediation is a voluntary, confidential, and non-adversarial process where a neutral third party helps disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable solution.
- It is one of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms alongside arbitration, negotiation, and conciliation. Read More
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Daily Current Affairs – 5 May, 2025
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- At the Arctic Circle India Forum 2025, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar emphasized the global significance of the Arctic and India’s growing involvement in the region.
- It is a vast, diverse region spanning 24 time zones, eight countries, and three continents, with varying climatic conditions, development levels, and cultural landscapes.
- It includes both ice-free areas, like parts of Norway and Northwest Russia, and ice-covered regions, such as Alaska and Canada. Read More
India’s Growing Engagement in Arctic Region
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- The Union Agriculture Minister announced the development of two genome-edited rice varieties and said the technological advancement would lead to a second green revolution in the country.
- Genome editing refers to a group of technologies that enable scientists to precisely modify the DNA of an organism.
- One of the most advanced tools is CRISPR-Cas9 (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats-associated protein 9), which acts like molecular scissors to cut specific sections of DNA. Read More
Genome-Edited Seeds to Mark Beginning of Second Green Revolution
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What is Genome Editing?
- World Solar Day, as observed on 3rd May, highlighted the transformative potential of solar energy, particularly in agriculture.
- Agriphotovoltaics (APVs) offer a dual solution for food and energy production by integrating solar panels with farming.
- It maximizes land-use efficiency, allowing crops to grow beneath elevated solar panels while generating electricity. Read More
Agriphotovoltaics: Integrating Solar Energy with Agriculture
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About the Agriphotovoltaics
- The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has notified the Biological Diversity (Access to Biological Resources and Knowledge Associated thereto and Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits) Regulation, 2025.
- ABS refers to the framework through which benefits arising from the use of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge are shared fairly and equitably with the communities that have conserved these resources.
- It is a principle under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Read More
New Rules for Access and Benefit Sharing of Biodiversity
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What is Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)?
- India has restricted the flow of waters of Chenab at the Baglihar and Salal hydro-electric dams in Jammu and Kashmir after the Indus Treaty suspension.
- Origin: It is formed by the confluence of two rivers, Chandra and Bhaga, at Tandi in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.
- Known as Chandra-Bhaga in upper reaches, it becomes Chenab downstream. Read More
