National Green Tribunal: The Supreme Court has declared the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) position as a “unique” forum endowed with suo motu powers to take up environmental issues across the country. The court said the NGT need not wait for the “metaphorical Godot” to knock on its portal to flex its considerable muscles to save […]
Category: Current Affairs
Rajasthan’s Marriage Registration Bill
Rajasthan’s Marriage Registration Bill: The Rajasthan government has rolled back the Rajasthan Compulsory Registrations of Marriage Amendment Bill, 2021, after it got embroiled in controversy for making it mandatory to register all marriages, including those of minors. Key Provisions of the Bill: The Bill sought to amend Sections 5 and 8 of the Act, dealing […]
Indian Air Force (IAF)
The Indian Air Force (IAF): The Indian Air Force (IAF) have recently taken many steps towards ramping up the air defence ecosystem in order to get strategic advances over their enemy. In a whopping ₹48,000 crore deal with state-run aerospace & defence company Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), the Indian government ordered 83 Light Combat Aircraft […]
Indigenous Technology To Convert High Ash Indian Coal To Methanol
Indigenous Technology To Convert High Ash Indian Coal To Methanol: India has developed an indigenous technology to convert high ash Indian coal to methanol and established its first pilot plant in Hyderabad. This technology will help the country move towards the adoption of clean technology and promote the use of methanol as a transportation fuel […]
WMO Report On Terrestrial Water Storage (TWS) Loss
WMO Report On Terrestrial Water Storage (TWS) Loss: A report on terrestrial water storage (TWS) loss- 2021 State of Climate Services- was recently released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Terrestrial water storage (TWS) is the sum of all water on the land surface and in the subsurface, ie surface water, soil moisture, snow and […]
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) unanimously voted for recognising a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a Universal Human Right. If recognised by all, the right will be the first of its kind in more than 70 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was […]
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021: Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021 was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI). The Index considers data from 109 countries and 5.9 billion people. Global Data: 1.3 billion people are multidimensionally poor. About half (644 million) are children under age […]
Rail Link Between Nepal And India
Rail Link Between Nepal And India: The first stretch of rail link between Nepal and India is ready to resume on the neighbouring country’s first-ever broad gauge passenger service (Jainagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas railway project). The rail link between Nepal and India has been popular since the early 20th century. In 1937, the British had built a narrow […]
Mission Lucy: NASA
Mission Lucy: NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is set to launch ‘Lucy’, its first mission to explore the Jupiter Trojan Asteroids. Mission Lucy: The solar-powered mission is estimated to be over 12 years long, during which the spacecraft will visit eight asteroids covering a distance of about 6.3 billion km to deepen the […]
Quarterly Employment Survey (QES)
Quarterly Employment Survey (QES): The Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment released the results of the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) for the First Quarter (FQ) of 2021 (April to June). QES Survey: The Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) is part of the All-India Quarterly Establishment-based Employment Survey (AQEES). It covers establishments employing 10 or more […]
