In News  Recently,  the Prime Minister of India  mentioned India’s efforts to create ‘green jobs. What are ‘Green Jobs’? ‘Green jobs’ refer to a class of jobs that directly have a positive impact on the planet, and contribute to the overall environmental welfare.  Jobs involving renewable energy, conservation of resources, ensuring energy efficient means are […]

In Context A group of environmentalists, lawyers, and activists have come together to identify and ‘defuse carbon bombs’– coal, oil and gas projects that have the potential to contribute significantly to global warming. What are Carbon Bombs? It is “an oil or gas project that will result in at least a billion tonnes of CO2 […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1 Govt  reaches out to all  OIC members (International Relations) What is the rationale behind MEA’s decision to send heads of missions special memos on dealing with diplomatic fallout of comments by BJP leaders?How is it going to affect India’s relations […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1   Government widens CDS selection pool: Rtd, serving 3-star officers also eligible   New Tour of Duty for recruitment likely today (Defence) What are the recently amended service rules of the armed forces?   What is the new Tour of […]

In Context June 6 marked the completion of 25 years since the 1997 Bangkok Declaration launched a modest grouping with the acronym, BIST-EC.  What is BIMSTEC? The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a multilateral regional organisation established with the aim of accelerating shared growth and cooperation between littoral […]

In News Recently, the debate arose around The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act.  This Act was passed in parliament in 2021. Key provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act: Objective:  The Act sought to regulate the surrogacy part of a rather flourishing infertility industry in the country.  Defining ‘surrogacy’: It is defined as a practice where a woman […]

In News  Recently, the Vice President of India  highlighted the strength of India-Qatar ties and called for building an enabling environment and forging more collaborations for mutual benefit.  About India-Qatar Business Forum It was jointly organised by FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM, along with Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Leading businessmen from both India and […]

In News Recently, three countries in the Gulf region had summoned the Indian ambassadors to their nations to register their protest, and demanded a public apology from India. There was an ongoing controversy over suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s remarks on the Prophet. India and Gulf Region  About:  The Pakistan-sponsored attack on Mumbai in 2008 […]

In News Recently, the Finance Ministry said that the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. (NARCL), set up to take over large bad loans of more than 500 crore from banks, will pick up the first set of such non-performing assets (NPAs) in July. Background NARCL is a special purpose asset reconstruction company for taking over […]

In News 75% of river monitoring stations report heavy metal pollution according to the recent State of Environment Report 2022. It is published by the environmental NGO, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Key observations of the report: River Pollution: Three out of every four river monitoring stations in India posted alarming levels of […]