Sugar to ethanol: Government increases its support Sugar cane farmers will benefit greatly as the government supports the export of excess sugar and the conversion of sugar to ethanol in order to secure timely payment of cane dues. Context: To assure prompt payment of sugarcane farmers' dues...
Other Backward Classes' Sub categorization Why is it in the news? The Union Cabinet has granted a six-month extension of the mandate of the Commission established under Article 340 of the Constitution to investigate the issue of sub-categorization under the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the Central...
UNWGIC In 2022, India will host the second UNWGIC Why is it in the headlines India's efforts to host the second United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC) in 2022 have been revealed to the global geospatial information community. The United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC) is...
Quit India Movement: Using Ideals to fight social evils Context: As part of the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' commemorating 75 years of independence, an exhibition on the 'Quit India Movement' has been displayed at the National Archives of India. Relevance: Remembering the ideals of the Quit India movement: ...
RoDTEP SCHEME Context: The Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) plan has been notified by the Centre, which claims that it would soon put "direct cash in the pockets of exporters." The scheme, which covers 8,555 tariff lines and accounts for nearly 75%...
The first composite Financial Inclusion Index: RBI Published Context: According to the Reserve Bank of India's first composite Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index), which attempts to quantify the amount of financial inclusion across the country, a large portion of the country remains financially excluded. According to the...
Nuclear fusion research: The developments The Findings of the research: The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California reported that a nuclear fusion experiment conducted in its National Ignition Facility had resulted in a breakthrough. Lasers were utilized to heat a small target or fuel pellets in...
The context The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) with a budget of Rs 400 crore to build state-of-the-art testing infrastructure in collaboration with the private sector in order to strengthen domestic defence and aerospace industries. The five-year plan...
The context A working group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said in a report released on August 9 that human activities were unequivocally the primary driver of changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, and biosphere, or climate change, in one of the...
The Context As part of the "Amrit Mahotsav," which commemorates India's 75th anniversary of independence, 75 "Hunar Haats" will be held. According to the Minister for Minorities, 75 "Hunar Haat" events will be held across India as part of the "Amrit Mahotsav" commemorating India's 75th...
