Major Ports Authorities Bill – 2020: The “Major Ports Authorities Bill, 2020” was passed in the Rajya Sabha on February 10, 2020. The bill was passed using the ballot votes. Significance of the Bill: The Union minister of state for ports, shipping, and waterways, Mansukh Mandaviya, highlighted that the bill will encourage good competition within […]
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Uttarakhand Glacier Burst : Images Released By ISRO
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 […]
Formation And Promotion Of 10,000 Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs) Scheme
Formation And Promotion Of 10,000 Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs): The Government of India has launched a new Central Sector Scheme called the “Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs)”. Highlights: The scheme has been launched with a clear strategy and committed resources in order to form and promote 10,000 new FPOs across India. […]
Lancet Report 2021 : Highlights
The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change has published its new research in Lancet Planetary Health Journal recently. The report has highlighted the benefits of the adoption of the Paris Agreement to health. It highlights that the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are inconsistent with the Paris […]
What are Index-linked Insurance Policies (ILIPs) ?
Index-linked Insurance Policies (ILIPs): A committee was set up by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on the request of some insurers. The committee has recommended introducing index-linked insurance policies (ILIPs). Index-linked insurance policies (ILIPs): The returns coming from the ILIPs will be linked to benchmark indices. ILIPs are the Insurance products […]
Excessive Use Of Fertilisers : Matter Raised In Lok Sabha
Excessive Use Of Fertilizer: Union Minister of Agriculture informed Lok Sabha about the Excessive Use of Fertilizer. Investigations carried out under the All India Coordinated Research Project on ‘Long Term Fertilizer Experiments’ over five decades at fixed sites have indicated that continuous use of nitrogenous fertilizer alone had a deleterious effect on soil health and […]
Einsteinium : Properties Of Element 99 In The Periodic Table
Einsteinium: A team of scientists at the Berkeley Lab has reported some of the properties of element 99 in the periodic table called “Einsteinium”, named after Albert Einstein. With this new study published in the journal Nature last week, for the first time researchers have been able to characterize some of the properties of the […]
Initiatives To Promote Farm Mechanization
Initiatives To Promote Farm Mechanization: The government of India informed Parliament about the initiatives to Promote Farm Mechanization. A special dedicated scheme ‘Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)’ has been introduced by the Government of India in 2014-15. The scheme aims at making farm machines accessible and affordable for the small and marginal farmers (SMFs) […]
Restriction Of Industrial Trans Fatty Acid (TFA) In Food Products
Restriction Of The Industrial Trans Fatty Acid (TFA) In Food Products To 2 Percent From 2022: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has restricted the permissible amount of industrial Trans Fatty Acid (TFA) in food products to 2 percent from 2022. In December, the FSSAI had capped TFAs in oils and fats […]
Open Market Operations : RBI Announces Rs. 20,000 Crore
Open Market Operations: RBI announces ₹20,000 crore open market operations on February 10. Open market operations are the sale and purchase of government securities and treasury bills by RBI or the central bank of the country. The objective of OMO is to regulate the money supply in the economy. It is one of the quantitative […]
