Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released the first images of the glacier burst that happened in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. The glacial burst has so far caused 32 lives. After the incident, more than a hundred people are still missing. The satellite images show that flash floods were reported […]
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World’s First Energy Island In The North Sea : Denmark
World’s First Energy Island In The North Sea: Denmark has approved a plan to build the world’s first energy island in the North Sea. The artificial island, in its initial phase, will be the size of 18 football fields. It will be linked to hundreds of offshore wind turbines and will supply both powers to […]
Unified Portal of Gobardhan – Key Points | Objective
Unified Portal of Gobardhan: A Unified Portal of Gobardhan has been launched to ensure smooth implementation of Biogas schemes/initiatives and their real-time tracking. Objectives: Ensure close coordination with various Departments/Ministries for smooth implementation of Biogas schemes/initiatives and their real-time tracking. Coordinated by: The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Swachh Bharat Mission – […]
Per Drop More Crop Scheme : Key Points
Per Drop More Crop: The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of ‘Per Drop More Crop’ component of ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY-PDMC)’ from 2015-16 in all the States of the country. It focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through Micro Irrigation viz. […]
What Is MetroNeo in the Union Budget 2021?
MetroNeo: By making a sizeable budgetary allocation for MetroNeo in the Union Budget, the central government has paved the way for the innovative system of mass transport, which could soon be replicated across the country. To be adopted for the first time in the country in Maharashtra’s Nashik, MetroNeo is a comfortable, rapid, energy-efficient, and […]
India’s First Centre For Wetland Conservation And Management : Key Points
India’s first Centre For Wetland Conservation And Management : The Central government has announced that, it will soon set up a new Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management (CWCM) in Chennai. This Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management will be set in a bid to address the knowledge gaps and specific research needs for the […]
Domestic Manufacturing Programme For Critical Power And Renewable Energy Equipment
A domestic manufacturing program: A domestic manufacturing program for critical power and renewable energy equipment will be launched by the Ministry of Power in the Financial Year 2021. The program has an outlay of Rs 1,500 crore. This scheme was announced in the Union Budget. It would set up three manufacturing zones per year. The three zones […]
What Is Neptune Declaration? Maritime India Vision 2030
Neptune Declaration: The Maritime body MUI urged the government to take cognizance of the” Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change” in order to formulate the Maritime India Vision 2030. The “Maritime India Vision 2030” will be formulated by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways of India. Neptune Declaration: The Neptune Declaration was […]
Sustainable Development Of Little Andaman Island Vision Document By NITI Aayog
Sustainable Development of Little Andaman Island Vision Document by NITI Aayog: A plan named the Sustainable Development of Little Andaman Island Vision Document by NITI Aayog for the sustainable and holistic development of the 680 sq km, fragile Little Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar island group has raised alarm among conservationists. Earlier in […]
Voluntary Vehicle Scrappage Policy : Budget 2021
“Voluntary Vehicle Scrappage Policy”: The Finance minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, has proposed for the “Voluntary Vehicle Scrappage Policy”. This proposal was made during the presentation of the Union Budget for Financial Year 2022. The voluntary vehicle scrappage policy will help to scrap out the unfit and pollution-causing vehicles. The new policy will help in […]
