Swadesh Darshan Scheme 2.0: Ministry of Tourism (MOT) revamps Swadesh Darshan Scheme Key features of the revamped scheme: Develop sustainable and responsible tourism Development of benchmark and standards Promote domestic tourism mainly in tier-II and tier-III cities State government will designate implementing agencies for the projects (earlier ministry of tourism used to do that) 100% […]
Category: Current Affairs
Snow Leopard
Snow Leopard: As per the study by the Zoological Survey of India, the Snow leopard regulates the population of its herbivores prey species (Siberian ibex and blue sheep) Snow leopard detection probability was high if the site was used by its prey species. Indicator species and flagship species: Snow leopards act as an indicator of […]
N-Treat Technology
N-Treat Technology: IIT-Bombay to help treat Mumbai’s sewage with new technology. N-Treat is a seven-stage process for waste treatment that uses screens, gates, silt traps, curtains of coconut fibres for filtration, and disinfection using sodium hypochlorite. The first stage involves screening to prevent the entry of floating objects such as plastic cups, paper dishes, polythene […]
Human-Animal Conflict
Human-Animal Conflict: Minister of Environment tabled data in Lok Sabha on human-animal conflict. Between 2018-19 and 2020-21, 222 elephants were killed by electrocution across the country, 45 by trains, 29 by poachers and 11 by poisoning. Among tigers, too, 29 were killed by poaching between 2019 and 2021, while 197 tiger deaths are under scrutiny. […]
Fresh Milk And Pasteurised Milk Exempted From Goods And Service Tax (GST)
Fresh Milk And Pasteurised Milk Exempted From Goods And Service Tax (GST): The Government of India clarified that fresh milk and pasteurised milk are fully exempted from Goods and Service Tax (GST). Further, milk products like curd, lassi, butter milk and paneer are also exempted from GST if sold in forms other than those pre-packaged […]
China Space Station
China Space Station: China launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year’s end. The 23-tonne Wentian (“Quest for the Heavens”) laboratory module was launched on the back of China’s most powerful rocket, the Long March 5B from the […]
Fiberisation
Fiberisation: India is preparing to auction off about 72 Ghz of airwaves to rollout 5G services in the country. However, the infrastructure needed for such a rollout requires existing radio towers to be connected via optical-fibre cables. The process of connecting radio towers with each other via optical fibre cables is called fiberisation. It helps […]
Ro-Pax And Passenger Ferries
Ro-Pax And Passenger Ferries: Government of India has directed all Major Ports to exempt all berth hiring and vessel-related charges being currently levied to the Ro-Pax and Passenger Ferries for the next six months with immediate effect. The decision has been taken to provide some quick respite to Port sector from the impact of Global […]
Heteropessimism
Heteropessimism: A recent example of heteropessimism in India is men trending #MarriageStrike on Twitter when the Delhi HC was hearing a plea to criminalise marital rape. Heteropessimism can be defined as public declarations of dissatisfaction with heterosexual relationships, by people who continue to be in those relationships. Heteropessimism has been caused and shaped by larger […]
Coastal Erosion
Coastal Erosion: As per the Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) 34% of India’s coastline is under erosion. West Bengal has suffered the worst (60.5% of its coast is threatened by erosion). Coastal Erosion is the process by which local sea-level rise, strong wave action, and coastal flooding wear down or carry away rocks, soils, and/or […]
