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World Sustainable Development Summit 2022

In News The PM inaugurated The Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) latest edition of the 21st World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) that deliberated on the planetary resilience in wake of the multitude of extreme weather events across the globe in recent years.  About Theme: ‘Towards a Resilient Planet: Ensuring a Sustainable and Equitable Future’. The […]

Satellite Internet

In Context Reliance Jio has teamed up with SES, a global satellite provider, to launch Satellite broadband services in India. About Satellite Broadband will account for 50 per cent of the global space economy by 2040, Morgan Stanley Report. Other Similar Projects in the race: Bharti Airtel Ltd’s OneWeb, Starlink Network project of Elon Musk. […]

India Lacks Solar Waste Handling in India

In Context The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) estimated that the global photovoltaic waste will touch 78 million tonnes by 2050, with India being one of the top five generators of such waste. India currently considers solar waste a part of electronic waste and does not account for it separately. India’s Solar Capacity India has […]

Ponzi Scheme

In Context Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor has said that cryptocurrencies are akin to Ponzi schemes (due to volatility, regulator challenges, and other factors) or even worse, and banning them is the most sensible option for India.  What Are Ponzi Schemes?  It is a fraudulent investing scam promising high rates of […]

Doxxing

In News Meta’s oversight board, in a blog, suggested Facebook and Instagram to make strict doxxing rules. What is Doxxing? Doxxing is publishing and analysing others’ personal information on the internet with a malicious intent that can reveal the person’s real identity making them victims of harassment and cyber attacks. Need for strict regulation It […]

Reduction in agri-cess for Crude Palm Oil (CPO)

In News  Recently, the government has reduced the Agri-cess on crude palm oil (CPO) from 7.5 per cent to 5 per cent after taking into account agri development cess and social welfare cess. Implications of the move The reduction in the tax, known as the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC), will widen the gap […]

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

In News Maharashtra may follow several other big states and opt-out Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). Farmer groups have flagged irregularities in PMFBY & demanded a new state-level programme. About the scheme PMFBY insures farmers against all non-preventable natural risks from pre-sowing to post-harvest. Farmers have to pay a maximum of 2 per cent […]

India’s Geospatial Sector

In News New guidelines have taken effect to completely de-regulate the geospatial sector in India. About Geospatial data is data about objects, events, or phenomena that have a location on the surface of the earth. The location may be static in the short-term, like the location of a road, an earthquake event, malnutrition among children, […]

e-Rupi Platform

In News The RBI has hiked the cap on e-Rupi prepaid digital vouchers from Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh and enabled the instrument for multiple transactions. About e-Rupi Meaning e-RUPI is a cashless and contactless digital payments medium, which will be delivered to mobile phones of beneficiaries in the form of an SMS string […]

Agricultural Products’ Export Development Authority (APEDA)

In News  Recently, the Agricultural Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) celebrated its 36th Foundation Day.  About APEDA The Government in 1986 had set up APEDA through an Act of Parliament under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.  Then the newly created body replaced the then-existing Processed Food Export Promotion Council.  Headquarters: New […]

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