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Resource Efficiency Circular Economy Industry Coalition (RECEIC) was recently launched on the sidelines of the fourth G-20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) and Environment and Climate Ministers’ meeting. Circular Economy Circular Economy aims to eliminate all forms of junk from the market. Junk refers to any inefficient utilization of resources or assets. It is …

Union Minister of Earth Sciences informed the Lok Sabha about Samudrayaan project. Deep Ocean Mission has been launched in 2021 as a Central Sector Scheme of Ministry of Earth Sciences. Samudrayaan is a project under the Deep Ocean Mission. The Samudrayaan mission is India’s first manned ocean mission, with the goal of sending men deep into the ocean in …

Why in NEWS Union Home Minister told the Lok Sabha on Monday that the government was ready for a discussion on Manipur on the floor of the House as the country needs to know the “truth about the sensitive situation in the State”. What is happening in Manipur Manipur, a …

Manipur is burning but the rest of India did not care. The violence in the State began on May 3, 2023, but the nation was in deep slumber till July 19. It took a video clip of sexual violence by a mob to surface and go viral on social media …

In September, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will receive the first C-295 transport aircraft and ahead of it, six pilots have been trained in Seville by Airbus and training of a 20-member maintenance crew is currently under way. Ground breaking ceremony for a training centre at Air Force Station, Agra, …

A determined battle by environmentalists in the Supreme Court of India against Delhi University’s genetically modified (GM) herbicide-tolerant (HT) mustard is all that stands between GM food and Indian farmers and consumers. GM crops are quite different from conventional varieties and hybrids, such as those developed by farmers, agricultural research …

NITI Aayog is releasing the third edition of Export Preparedness Index (EPI) for States/UTs of India for the year 2022. Report Highlights The report discusses India’s export performance amid the prevailing global trade context in FY22, followed by an overview of the country’s sector-specific export performance. The report further highlights …

The Ministry of Steel has written to the Finance Ministry asking it to look at the possibility of levying customs duty on Chinese stainless steel shipments coming into India. Such a duty will benefit the domestic stainless steel industry which has been badly hit by such imports and is “facing …

One more cheetah has been found dead in the Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, The fifth adult to have died since 20 of the beasts were translocated from Namibia and South Africa a year ago. The latest death of the cheetah, named Surya, comes two days after Tejas, was found …

The latest Consumer Price Index data showing a resurgence in retail inflation proves exactly why the RBI’s monetary authorities have reiterated the need to keep the policy approach firmly tilted towards ensuring price stability. CPI-based provisional inflation With food prices becoming unmoored and spiralling up, June’s CPI-based provisional inflation reading …

Semi-high-speed trains operating at an average speed of 125 km per hour will be able to cover the approximately 420-km Thiruvananthapuram-Kannur distance in three-and-a-half hours through standard gauge tracks in another six years The trains would be able to attain a maximum speed of 200 kmph and would halt at …

Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation Limited (TTDC) plans to allow tourism in the eco-sensitive area surrounding Pakkasuran Malai, a hill near Coonoor. Ecotourism Ecotourism is now defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, and involves interpretation and education”. Principles …

Union Environment Minister planted mangrove saplings at Kovalam as part of the Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats and Tangible Incomes (MISHTI) programme. The plantation drive is the part of ongoing “ Hariyali Mahotsav ” with a particular focus of Mangroves. The Centre launched the programme recently to take up mangrove …

A successful training launch of a Medium-Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-1 was carried out by the Strategic Forces Command from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha recently. Agni-1 ballistic missile The word “Agni” means fire. The medium-range Agni-1 ballistic missile has a strike range of over 700 kilometres and weighs around 12,000 kilograms. It is also capable of …

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu clashed over Mekedatu project What is the Mekedatu project? The Mekedatu dam project is located in Ramanagaram district about 100 km south of Bengaluru (Karnataka), close to where the Cauvery enters Tamil Nadu. Mekedatu is a multipurpose balancing reservoir project focussing on the generation of electricity and supply of drinking water in the …

Encroachment pushes Himalayan brown bears into Kashmir’s villages The Himalayan brown bear is also known as the Himalayan red bear, isabelline bear or Dzu-The. It is a subspecies of the brown bear occurring in the western Himalayas. It is the largest mammal in the region. It is omnivorous and hibernates in dens during the winter. Distribution The Himalayan brown bear occurs in the western Himalayas from northeastern Pakistan …

SEBI floated a consultation paper mandating additional disclosure norms from high-risk foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) that have either concentrated single group exposures and/ or significant overall holdings in their India equity investment portfolio. There is a need for additional disclosures for certain types of FPIs in order to have greater investor protection, and …

Cabinet approves City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain 2.0 (CITIIS 2.0) from 2023 to 2027 What is CITIIS 2.0? CITIIS 2.0 is a program conceived by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in partnership with: the French Development Agency (AFD), Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), the European Union (EU), and National Institute …

Cabinet approves Constitution and Empowerment of an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) for Facilitation of “World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector” The Union Cabinet approved the constitution and empowerment of an Inter Ministerial Committee (IMC) for facilitation of the World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector by convergence of various schemes of various ministries: the Ministry …

Recently, Hvaldimir, the beluga whale, was spotted off the Swedish coast. It is speculated that the beluga was supposedly Russia’s newest spy. The beluga whale is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is one of two members of the family Monodontidae, along with the narwhal, and the only member of the genus Delphinapterus. It is also known as the white …