China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Pakistan and China decided to welcome any third country joining the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). In context to Afghanistan, it had broken new ground in strengthening international and regional connectivity. Earlier, Pakistan signed a new agreement with China to begin the second phase of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan […]
Category: Current Affairs
Sakurajima Volcano Japan
Sakurajima Volcano Japan: The Sakurajima Volcano erupted on Japan’s major western island of Kyushu. In 2021, the Fukutoku-Okanoba Submarine Volcano exploded in the Pacific Ocean, off Japan. Sakurajima is one of Japan’s most active volcanoes and eruptions of varying levels take place on a regular basis. It is an active stratovolcano. The largest historical eruptions […]
Monarch Butterflies
Monarch Butterflies: Migratory monarch butterflies have been declared endangered in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of threatened species. Monarch Butterfly :It’s a sub-species of the Danaus plexippus butterfly that travels around 4,000 kilometres across America. It’s the most recognizable butterfly species that are essential pollinators and further provides various ecosystem […]
Kargil Vijay Diwas
Kargil Vijay Diwas: The 23rd anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas is being observed on the 26th of July 2022. The day is dedicated to the martyred soldiers of the Kargil war. After the Indo-Pak war of 1971, there had been many military conflicts. Both the countries conducted nuclear tests in 1998 which further escalated tensions […]
Operation Hawk-Eye
Operation Hawk-Eye: Delhi police project to curb street crimes, snatching and robbery by analyzing the behaviour, body type, clothing etc. of the perpetrators and using best practices. Spotters would be recruited and trained to identify snatchers and robbers. A person with an ‘ectomorph’ body type (tall and slim) and bikers riding either a dilapidated or […]
Swadesh Darshan Scheme 2.0
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% […]
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 […]
