National Mission On Use Of Biomass In Coal Based Thermal Power Plants: Commission for Air Quality Management recently reviewed the progress of Biomass Co-firing. Though some progress has been made towards co-firing, the CAQM finds the progress not up to the desired levels. In May 2021, to address the issue of air pollution due to […]
Month: March 2022
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 23rd March 2022
Today Current Affairs: 23rd March 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
World Water Day 2022 : Theme
World Water Day 2022 : Theme On 22nd March, World Water Day is observed annually. This day is observed to raise awareness regarding the importance of water and its conservation. This day focuses to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) of the United Nations. SDG 6 looks to ensure sanitation […]
Cyclone Asani
Cyclone Asani: The cyclone seems to be carrying thunderstorms for the eastern coast of India which includes West Bengal, Odisha, etc. Meteorologists have predicted that the cyclone will move towards the north. The name of the cyclone has been given by Sri Lanka and “Ashani” translates to “Wrath” in the Sinhala language. The sea surface […]
Section 144 Imposed In Telangana
Section 144 Imposed In Telangana: Section 144 has been imposed in Bodhan town in Telangana after protests turned violent over the installation of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji at Ambedkar junction in the town by the Shiv Sena and BJP workers. Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) of 1973 generally prohibits public gathering. […]
Gulf Business Summit
Gulf Business Summit: Delegates from 33 companies from Hong Kong, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia arrived in Srinagar to instill and gauge the growing situation in Jammu & Kashmir for investments and will also see that the MoUs amounting to Rs. 3,000 crores, signed earlier this year, are utilized properly. Gulf Business Summit will be […]
International Day Of Forests 2022
International Day Of Forests: Observed on 21st March every year since 2021. The organizers are the United Nations Forum on Forests and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Governments, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests and other relevant organizations in the field. The occasion was established, and the date […]
Protest Against Par Tapi Narmada River-Linking Project
Protest Against Par Tapi Narmada River-Linking Project: The tribals in Gujarat are protesting against the Centre’s Par Tapi Narmada river-linking project. Envisioned under the 1980 National Perspective Plan. It proposes to link three rivers: Par, originating from Nashik in Maharashtra and flowing through Valsad. Tapi from Saputara that flows through Maharashtra and Surat in Gujarat. […]
Exercise LAMITIYE 2022
Exercise LAMITIYE 2022: An Indian Army contingent has arrived in Seychelles for the ninth edition of the Joint Military Exercise Lamitiye 2022 between the Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF). Seychelles is an Archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, comprising about 115 islands. Lamitiye, which in Creole means friendship, is a biennial training event […]
Navroz: Important Points
Navroz: The PM greeted the people on the occasion of Navroz (21st March 2022). Navroz is also known as Parsi New Year. In Persian, ‘Nav’ stands for new, and ‘Roz’ stands for the day, which literally translates to ‘new day’. Though celebrated in March globally, Navroz arrives 200 days later in India and is celebrated […]
