Vaquita Porpoise: Little Cow According to the United States Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), Vaquita porpoise (Phocoena sinus) is nearing extinction and immediate measures are needed to save the remaining population. Porpoises are among the smallest members of the cetacean family (whales, porpoises and dolphins). They are only distant relatives of dolphins (they last had […]
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Draft Uniform Code For Medical Device Marketing Practices
Draft Uniform Code For Medical Device Marketing Practices: The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) recently published the draft Uniform Code for Medical Device Marketing Practices (UCMDMP), which is aimed at bringing in a voluntary code to regulate fair marketing practices by the medical device industry. It also aims at giving the industry an identity, apart from […]
Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956
Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956: The Telangana Government has requested the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) one more time to refer its complaint made under Section 3 of the Inter State River Water Disputes Act, 1956, to the existing Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II or Brijesh Kumar Tribunal immediately to finalise the fair and equitable […]
Parboiled Rice
Parboiled Rice: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao staged a dharna at Telangana House, demanding a uniform paddy procurement policy. The protest came after the Centre said it was stopping the purchase of excess parboiled rice, of which Telangana is a major producer. Parboiled rice refers to rice that has been partially boiled at the […]
Ammonia In Yamuna
Ammonia In Yamuna: Water supply was disrupted in parts of Delhi once again when ammonia levels in the Yamuna river remained high on 16th April. The concentration of ammonia in the river was 7.4 ppm (parts per million), seven times the level of around 1 ppm that the Delhi Jal Board’s water treatment plants (WTPs) […]
Tanzania’s First Woman President : Samia Suluhu Hassan
Tanzania’s First Woman President : Samia Suluhu Hassan Samia Suluhu Hassan is a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party that is currently ruling the country. She is Tanzania’s first female president. She is the third woman head of government of a country in the East African Community. The other two female heads of […]
Oil Bonds
Oil Bonds: The government issues oil bonds to compensate the oil marketing companies (OMCs) to offset the losses that are suffered by them with the aim of shielding consumers from rising crude oil prices. These bonds were issued by the government mainly from 2005 to 2010. Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister had said that the central […]
Black Sea And Russia
Black Sea And Russia: The sinking of the warship Moskva, the 600-foot, 12,500-tonne flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet — whether due to a Ukrainian missile strike or, as Russia claims, a fire on board — is a serious setback for Russia. The Black Sea, also known as the Euxine Sea, is one of […]
National Data And Analytics Platform
National Data And Analytics Platform: The NITI Aayog is planning to launch a National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) in May to provide government data in a user-friendly format, to promote data-driven decision making and research. Started in 2020, the platform aims to standardise data across government sources and provide flexible analytics that make it […]
Poverty In India : Status 2019
Poverty In India : Status According to policy research working paper of World Bank, Poverty in India is 12.3 percentage points lower in 2019 as compared to 2011. The poverty headcount rate has declined from 22.5 percent in 2011 to 10.2 percent in 2019. Poverty reduction was higher in rural areas as compared to urban […]
