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Familial Forestry

In Context About 2.5 million saplings have been planted in the past 15 years, with active participation of students and desert dwellers under Familial Forestry. About Familial Forestry Familial Forestry means caring for the tree as a family member so that the tree becomes a part of the family’s consciousness.  This movement involved more than […]

India’s First Steel Slag Road

In News  Surat has become the first city in the country to get a processed steel slag (industrial waste) road built as part of a joint-venture project by the CSIR, CRRI, Union Ministry of Steel, NITI Ayog, and ArcelorMittal-Nippon Steel (AM/NS), at Hazira.  About the Road It is a six-lane public road. The construction began […]

Great Indian Bustard

In Context Recently, the Supreme Court directed the High Level Committee to submit a status report in relation to protection of the Great Indian Bustard. The committee was constituted to examine the feasibility of under-grounding of overhead power lines. Great Indian Bustard (GIB) About: It is one of the heaviest flying birds endemic to the […]

Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022

In News  Recently, the Minister of External Affairs introduced Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022. Why is it needed ? In recent times, regulations relating to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems by international organisations have expanded.  Further, the United Nations […]

WHO Air quality Database 2022

In News The World Health Organisation’s air quality database 2022 has stated that almost the entire global population (99 percent) breathes air that exceeds WHO’s air quality limits.  Key Findings Quality monitored but still bad:  More than 6,000 cities in 117 countries are now monitoring air quality but their residents are still breathing unhealthy levels […]

Look Out Notice

In  News Recently, Journalist Rana Ayyub was stopped in Mumbai based on a look out circular (LOC) issued by the ED, which is investigating her in a case of alleged money laundering. What is Look Out Circular (LOC)? An LOC is issued to make sure that an individual who is absconding or wanted by law […]

Facial Recognition System (FRS)

In News Facial Recognition System (FRS) will be implemented in a phased manner. About Facial recognition System is part of the Digi Yatra initiative of the government for providing passengers seamless and hassle-free experience at airports. The first phase is planned at Kolkata, Varanasi, Pune, Vijayawada, Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad Airports by March 2023.  Preliminary […]

Part III of Six Assessment Report: IPCC

In News  The 56th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) approved the Summary for PolicyMakers (SPM) of the Working Group III contribution to the Sixth Assessment Cycle (AR6 WGIII) titled ‘Mitigation of Climate Change’. Major Highlights of the report  Updated global assessment: It  provides an updated global assessment of climate change mitigation  […]

Digital Form J

In News  The Punjab Mandi Board has decided to send a ‘digital form J’ on the WhatsApp number of farmers from this Rabi procurement season.  What is the ‘J form’ ? ‘J form’ is the sale receipt of a farmer’s agricultural produce in mandis (grain market).  These forms were earlier issued manually by arthiyas (commission […]

Near Field Communications (NFC)

In News  Google Pay has recently launched a new feature in India, ‘Tap to pay for UPI’, in collaboration with Pine Labs.  The feature makes use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. What is Near Field Communication (NFC)? It is a short-range wireless connectivity technology that allows NFC-enabled devices to communicate with each other and […]

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