India imports helium for its needs, and with the USA appearing set to cut off exports of helium since 2021, Indian industry stands to lose out heavily. The Federal Helium Reserve which is the major helium reserve of the USA is set to close down production in 2021, and scientists …
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India: Transforming to a Net-Zero Emissions Energy System
Recently, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Shell have released a report titled “India: Transforming to a Net-Zero Emissions Energy System”. It illustrates a pathway to steer the domestic energy system towards net-zero emissions by 2050, while achieving India’s sustainable economic development ambitions. Important points: Possible yet Challenging: India …
Read More »Electoral Bonds
The Supreme Court flagged the possibility of misuse of money received by political parties through electoral bonds for ulterior objects like funding terror or violent protests. The court also asked the government whether there is any “control” over how these donations were used by political parties. Electoral Bond Electoral Bond …
Read More »JAL JEEVAN MISSION: ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF WATER CONTAMINATION
Minister of State for Jal Shakti informed the parliament about the status of water contaminated habitations in India. Minister informed that the Government started a National Water Quality Sub Mission (NWQSM) in the year 2017 specifically aimed at 27,544 habitations affected by Arsenic and Fluoride. Till date, all such habitations …
Read More »Ayush Ministry Sets up Interdisciplinary Team of Experts to Explore the Potential of Yoga as a Productivity Enhancing Tool for the Population
Yoga, it is widely accepted, is a boon to the individual who seeks health, wellbeing and personal growth. Can this rewarding pursuit be deployed as a productivity boosting tool at the workplace? Can its wider adoption have positive implications on the systematic growth and development of the economy, and hence …
Read More »Dfi Is Required for the Next 25 Years of Growth: Minister
The Rajya Sabha recently cleared the legislation to establish the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NBFID), which was announced in the Budget speech by Finance Minister as the principal development financial institution (DFIs) for infrastructure financing. Opposition members argued unsuccessfully for sending the Bill to a select committee, …
Read More »IN SIGNAL TO CHINA, U.S. RAISED INDIA TIES DURING ALASKA TALKS
The Joe Biden administration highlighted the strength of U.S.-India ties in its recent meeting with Chinese officials in Alaska, underlining how it has increasingly come to view India as central to its broader objectives in dealing with China in the Indo-Pacific region. The reference to India, it is learnt, was …
Read More »Why No Decision on List Sent by Collegium, SC Asks Government
The Supreme Court recently asked the government to clarify on the status of 55 recommendations made by the Collegium for judicial appointments to High Courts six months to nearly a year-and-a-half ago. Of the pending recommendations, 44 were made to fill vacancies in the Calcutta, Madhya Pradesh, Gauhati, Rajasthan and …
Read More »Artificial Photosynthesis to Provide Solutions for Carbon Capture and Conversion
Scientists have found a method to mimic nature’s own process of reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, namely photosynthesis, to capture excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This artificial photosynthesis (AP) harnesses solar energy and converts the captured carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide (CO), which can be used as a …
Read More »Possible Origin of Winds From Black Hole Accretion Discs Probed
As gas and dust fall toward a black hole, they form a disk around it. As material piles up in the disk, it heats up to temperatures in excess of millions of degrees. A fraction of this infalling matter is ejected in the form of winds. Scientists have tracked the …
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