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Apr 13, 2021
1 Project Lion Could Displace Maldharis [ Environment/Ecology, Govt. Schemes/Projects, Down-to-Earth ]
Project Lion Could Displace Maldharis
- According to a report, Maldharis, a traditional pastoral people found in and around the Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, might end up being uprooted from their homes, if the Project Lion proposal takes shape.
- Project Lion was launc
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2 Changing Diet (DTE 16-31 December 2020) [ Science/Technology, Health, Environment/Ecology, Down-to-Earth ]
Changing Diet
Plant absorb CO₂ in photosynthesis but release large amount of CO₂ when decompose.
- In September 2020, UNEP along with WWF, EAT and Climate Focus, released a report that says the largest production line of the world—which involves everything from grow
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3 Multidimensional Poverty Index (Yojana December 2020) [ Environment/Ecology, Agriculture/Agro Industries, Yojana ]
Multidimensional Poverty Index
- India has been the biggest gainer of all the countries that have taken up Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) to measure their overall poverty statistics.
- India being a lower middle-income country has recorded the fastest reductions in poverty (a
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Apr 4, 2021
1 Compressed Biogas, and Climate Change (DTE 1-15 January 2021) [ Environment/Ecology, Agriculture/Agro Industries, Down-to-Earth ]
Compressed Biogas
- Compressed biogas (CBG) can replace CNG as a transport and industrial fuel – Paddy Stubble.
- If all goes well, the country will have 5,000 such plants by 2023. Going by the policy initiative Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT), int
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Apr 2, 2021
1 Svamitva Scheme [ Science/Technology, Health, Environment/Ecology, Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
Svamitva Scheme
- SVAMITVA (Survey of villages and mapping with improvised technology in village areas) scheme is a new initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
- It aims to provide rural people with the right to document their residential properties so that they can use their
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2 Brown Carbon Tarballs Hasten Glacial Melt [ Science/Technology, Environment/Ecology, Down-to-Earth ]
Brown Carbon Tarballs Hasten Glacial Melt
- According to a recent study, nearly 28 per cent of particles collected from the air samples from a research station in the Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau were tarballs.
- Tarballs are small light-absorbing, carbonaceous particles formed due to
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Mar 28, 2021
1 Telemedicine for Corona Care from Home [ Science/Technology, Health, Environment/Ecology ]
Telemedicine for Corona Care from Home
- Telehealth is bridging the gap between people, physicians, and health systems, enabling everyone, especially symptomatic patients, to stay at home and communicate with physicians through virtual channels.
- It is helping to reduce the spread
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2 Menace of Iron and Fluorosis Across the Nation [ Science/Technology, Health, Environment/Ecology ]
Menace of Iron and Fluorosis Across the Nation
The Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) has transferred its High Flow Rate Fluoride & Iron Removal technology to Capricans Aqua Private Limited, West Bengal.
Key Points
- Technology: It is a Community Level Wa
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Mar 24, 2021
1 Natural Gas Marketing Reforms (Yojana November 2020) [ Economy, Environment/Ecology, Yojana ]
Natural Gas Marketing Reforms
- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved ‘Natural Gas Marketing Reforms. ‘
- The objective is to prescribe standard procedure to discover market price of gas to be sold by gas producers, through a transparent and competitive process.
- These
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Mar 23, 2021
1 US Elections and Waste Entry through Harbors in Developing Nations (DTE 16 to 30 November 2020) [ Economy, Environment/Ecology, Govt. Schemes/Projects, Down-to-Earth ]
US Elections
- Rejoining of Paris Agreement
- Mask & Lockdowns for Corona
According to Copenhagen accord, US agreed to be 17 % below 2005 levels by the end of 2020, and as per the Paris Agreement, 26 - 28 % below 2005 levels by 2025.
- Biden had said that he had plans for a $1.7 tr
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2 Kerala & Covid and NCR (DTE 16 to 30 November 2020) [ Economy, Health, Environment/Ecology ]
Kerala & Covid
- High population density
- More lifestyle diseases
- Political protests
- Gold scams
- Returning people to state
- Higher literacy
- Thriving democracy
The population density in Kerala is 856 people per sq km. The national average is below 500. We are also a state with a high
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3 Harnessing Demographic Dividend (Yojana November 2020) [ Economy, Environment/Ecology, Yojana ]
Harnessing Demographic Dividend
- To make India “FINE” (Finance, Innovation, Networking & Entrepreneurship).
- Initiatives like Make in India, Skill India, Digital India, Start-up India, and Stand up India have been successfully launched. To bring inclusive development in India.
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Mar 16, 2021
1 Agro Entrepreneurship (Kurukshetra November 2020) [ Economy, Environment/Ecology, Agriculture/Agro Industries, Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
Agro Entrepreneurship
- India has the 10^th largest arable land resources in the world and with 20 agri-climatic regions, all 15 major climates in the world exist in India.
- The country also possesses 46 of the 60 soil types in the world.
- Agriculture sector employs 50 % of India
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2 Role of Soft Skills in Developing Rural Entrepreneurs (Kurukshetra November 2020) [ Economy, Health, Environment/Ecology ]
Role of Soft Skills in Developing Rural Entrepreneurs
- Ministry of Rural Development
- Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- As per Economic Survey 2018 - 19 almost 93 % of total workforce in India is informal.
- As per ILO estimates, almost 1.6 billion (approx. 80%) i
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Mar 15, 2021
1 Smart Villages: Drivers of Inclusive Growth (Kurukshetra November 2020) [ Economy, Health, Environment/Ecology, Agriculture/Agro Industries, Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
Smart Villages: Drivers of Inclusive Growth
- Vision of New India 2022, an India free from poverty and corruption rests largely on the growth and development of rural India.
- Smart village initiatives envisage holistic and integrated development of villages in multiple areas healt
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Mar 12, 2021
1 A March from Enterprise to Self-Reliance (Kurukshetra November 2020) [ Economy, Environment/Ecology, Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
A March from Enterprise to Self-Reliance
- Skill and Knowledge are the driving force of socio-economic development for any nation.
- In India the working people in the age group of 15 to 59 years are more than the dependent population.
- An unprecedented increase in world-class dema
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Mar 10, 2021
1 Global Eco Watch Komodo Dragons Could Become Extinct Soon [ Environment/Ecology, Down-to-Earth ]
Global Eco Watch Komodo Dragons Could Become Extinct Soon
- The Komodo dragon is the world’s largest lizard.
- It could become extinct in the next few decades due to climate change unless measures are taken to change the status quo.
Overview
- A study has been conducted by Univers
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2 Leaked UN Report on Biodiversity [ Economy, Environment/Ecology, Down-to-Earth ]
Leaked UN Report on Biodiversity
Overview
- The 10^th meeting of COP of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) included 20 global biological targets in the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity for the 2011 - 2020.
- But the report says that none of the 20 Aichi
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3 Conservation Centers in Five States to Protect Vultures [ Environment/Ecology, Down-to-Earth ]
Conservation Centers in Five States to Protect Vultures
National Board for Wildlife recently approved Action Plan for Vulture Conservation 2020 - 25.
In accordance with the plan the following states will get vulture conservation and breeding center each-
- Uttar Pradesh
- Tripura
- M
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4 Mandatory Building Energy Code by 2030 [ Science/Technology, Environment/Ecology ]
Mandatory Building Energy Code by 2030
- The building sector is not on track to meet the climate goals set out in 2015 Paris Agreement as well as achieving United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
- Global energy demand and carbon emissions from the building sector have
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5 Microbes to Fight Oil Spillage in Oceans [ Environment/Ecology, Down-to-Earth ]
Microbes to Fight Oil Spillage in Oceans
- A surge in oil extraction through offshore drilling that has resulted in spillage of oil – accidently or due to negligence.
- Industrial effluent discharge, waste burn-out and other manmade disasters polluting the marine environment are ot
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6 Housing Ministry Launches Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework [ International Relations/Organizations, Environment/Ecology ]
Housing Ministry Launches Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework
- The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0.
- The ministry also launched ‘Street for People Challenge’ in a virtual event organized by Sma
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7 UNEP Launches Green Nudges Programme Universities [ Environment/Ecology, Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
UNEP Launches Green Nudges Programme Universities
- The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a new publication, ‘The Little Book of Green Nudges. ‘
- It is a quick guide for reducing your campus’ environment impact through behavioral change in the form of a concise and user-
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8 US Government Halts Funding in Relocation Projects in Protected Areas [ Environment/Ecology, Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
US Government Halts Funding in Relocation Projects in Protected Areas
- The United States government has halted funding to voluntary and involuntary projects from protected areas (PA) across the world on account of human rights violations including beating, torturing, raping and m
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Mar 10, 2021
1 EPCA Directs Delhi and Other States to Implement GRAP [ Environment/Ecology, Down-to-Earth ]
EPCA Directs Delhi and Other States to Implement GRAP
- Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) directed Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh to implement Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), to combat air pollution in Delhi-NCR.
- The pollution monit
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2 EPCA Directs Delhi and Other States to Implement GRAP: Environment Pollution [ Environment/Ecology, Down-to-Earth ]
EPCA Directs Delhi and Other States to Implement GRAP
- Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) directed Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh to implement Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), to combat air pollution in Delhi-NCR.
- The pollution monit
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3 BRICS Countries Promoting Circular Economy to Recover from COVID 19 Effects [ International Relations/Organizations, Environment/Ecology ]
BRICS Countries Promoting Circular Economy to Recover from COVID 19 Effects
- The environment ministers of BRICS countries participated in a meeting through video conference under the presidency of Russia.
- It was the sixth environment ministers’ meeting.
- In the meeting, the nati
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4 Khus and Immune System (DTE 1-15 November 2020) [ Health, Environment/Ecology, Down-to-Earth ]
Khus
- Kerala, the grass is extensively grown in the littoral sandy soil to protect the coastal areas from sea level rise.
- Khus grass ensures that pools of standing water do not form on the land. By ensuring even distribution of water, it helps maximize its us
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5 Stubble Burning Solutions and Rainy Days (DTE 16-31 October 2020) [ Environment/Ecology, Govt. Schemes/Projects, Down-to-Earth ]
Stubble Burning Solutions
Rainy Days
- 2019 & 2020 are two consecutive years when monsoon rainfall has been more than long period average or LPA (average for 1961 - 2010) of 880 mm.
- With 109 % of LPA, 2020 recorded the third highest rainfall in last 30 y
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6 Lakes Beneath Glaciers in Mars and Ethical Issues in Covid Vaccine (DTE 16-31 October 2020) [ Health, Environment/Ecology, Down-to-Earth ]
Lakes Beneath Glaciers in Mars
- In region Ultimi Scopuli: 3 salty waterbodies underneath icy glaciers possibility of microbial extraterrestrial life on Mars and its habitability for humans
- Findings by Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding (MARSIS) aboard th
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7 Positivity Rate and EIA Notification 2020 (DTE 15-31 September 2020) [ Environment/Ecology, Committees/Govt. Bodies, Down-to-Earth ]
Positivity Rate
- A low positivity rate means that testing levels are sufficient for the scale of the epidemic and surveillance is penetrating the community enough to detect resurgence. A high positivity rate indicates that testing is limited to people with high suspicion and may
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8 Raota Village and Coal & Carbon Emissions (DTE 15-31 September 2020) [ Science/Technology, Environment/Ecology, Down-to-Earth ]
Raota Village
- On Delhi-Haryana border
- Wastewater from Najafgarh drain (Sahibi river)
- Due to unregulated construction on Najafgarh wetland (shrunk from 220 to 7 sq. km).
- The drain gets wastewater from residential colonies and industries in Gurugram – 50 % Gurugram sewage is her
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Jan 21, 2021
1 G20 Countries Bank on Fossil Fuels for COVID-19 Recovery Plans [ Health, Environment/Ecology ]
G20 Countries Bank on Fossil Fuels for COVID-19 Recovery Plans
- As a response to coronavirus pandemic, the G20 countries are banking on fossil fuel-based recovery.
- The G20 countries announced 251 new or amended energy policies since the onset of the pandemic early this year.
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2 New Strategy to Kill Antibiotic Resistant Bugs in Wastewater [ Environment/Ecology, Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
New Strategy to Kill Antibiotic Resistant Bugs in Wastewater
- New strategy to kill antibiotic resistant bugs in wastewater has been introduced.
- It is called – “Wrap, trap, zap. “
- Microspheres wrapped in graphene oxide help destroy antibiotic resistant bacteria and free-floating
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3 India Among Top 10 Countries Gaining Forest Area in the World [ Environment/Ecology, Down-to-Earth ]
India Among Top 10 Countries Gaining Forest Area in the World
- According to Global Forest Resource Assessment (FRA), India has ranked third among the top 10 countries that have gained in forest areas in the last decade.
- Global FRA has been brought out by the Food and Agricultura
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4 MoU Signed between National Medicinal Plants Board and ICAR-NBPGR [ Health, Environment/Ecology ]
MoU Signed Between National Medicinal Plants Board and ICAR-NBPGR
- An MoU has been signed between -
  - National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB) under Ministry of AYUSH
  - ICAR-National Bureau of plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) under Department of Agricultural Research and Education
- The
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5 NGT Brings Strict Conditions for Commercial Use of Groundwater [ Environment/Ecology, Newspaper Editorials ]
NGT Brings Strict Conditions for Commercial Use of Groundwater
- NGT (National Green Tribunal) has set stringent conditions for commercial use of groundwater.
- The order came on plea seeking direction to check depleting groundwater level in the country.
- The Central Ground Water A
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6 MoU for Compressed Biogas Products [ Science/Technology, Environment/Ecology ]
MoU for Compressed Biogas Products
- An MoU has been signed by GAIL (India) Limited and CCSL (Carbon Clean Solutions Limited) for exploring project development opportunities in Compressed Biogas (CBG) value chain in India.
- The MoU aims at building a closer strategic partnership b
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7 Researchers Develop Thin Lightweight Solar Cells [ Science/Technology, Environment/Ecology, Down-to-Earth ]
Researchers Develop Thin Lightweight Solar Cells
- New generation of thin, lightweight, and flexible solar cells have been devised by researchers using inkjet printing.
- The cells are scalable and can capture energy from light.
- They offer an alternative way to power novel electro
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Dec 30, 2020
1 Irregularities in Non-Profits’ Owl Conservation Efforts [ Environment/Ecology, Down-to-Earth ]
Irregularities in Non-Profits’ Owl Conservation Efforts
- A forest inquiry has found irregularities in a non-profit’s owl conservation efforts.
- The non- profit is involved in owl conservation in core area inside the Melaghat Tiger Reserve.
- Melaghat Tiger Reserve is in Maharashtr
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2 Earth’S Inner Core is Older Than Previously Determined [ Environment/Ecology, Down-to-Earth ]
Earth’s Inner Core is Older Than Previously Determined
- The estimate of the age of Earth’s solid inner core has been revised by researchers.
- They have revised it from 565 million years to 1 - 1.3 billion years.
- Over the years, estimates for core age have fluctuated.
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