New European Climate Law: The European Union has unveiled some of the world’s most ambitious proposals, titled “Fit for 55”, to reduce carbon emissions and wean its 27 members off fossil fuels. These measures are a EU’s roadmap to achieve its target to reduce emissions by 55% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels. The roadmap […]
Kanwar Yatra : Key Points
The Kanwar Yatra: It is a pilgrimage organised in the Hindu calendar month of Shravana (Saavan). Saffron-clad Shiva devotees generally walk barefoot with pitchers of holy water from the Ganga or other holy rivers. The water is used by the pilgrims to worship Shiva lingas at shrines of importance. Devotees carry the pitchers of holy […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 15th July 2021
Today Current Affairs: 15th July 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Amnesty Scheme For Infrastructure And Industrial Projects
Amnesty Scheme For Infrastructure And Industrial Projects: The union environment ministry has put together an amnesty scheme for infrastructure and industrial projects that have violated environmental clearance norms. The SOP is a result of orders from the National Green Tribunal, which earlier this year directed the ministry to put in place penalties and an SOP […]
Cabo Delgado
Cabo Delgado: The European Union has approved a Military Training Mission in Mozambique to support armed forces there to protect the civilian population. It aims to train and support the military in restoring security to northern Cabo Delgado, which has been plagued by extreme violence amid Jihadist attacks since 2017. Over the last three years, […]
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA): The death of Father Stan Swamy, a Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist, while in judicial custody, has brought the stringent provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) into the focus. UAPA is the India’s main anti-terrorism legislation, but the law makes it more difficult to obtain bail. This difficulty […]
Cabinet Committees
Cabinet Committees: After a large-scale rejig at the Council of Ministers, Prime Minister effected some changes in Cabinet committees. Eight Cabinet Committees: Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. Cabinet Committee on Accommodation. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs. Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs. Cabinet Committee on Security. Cabinet Committee on Investment and […]
Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has demanded an additional $200 billion fund flow to developing countries from various sources to manage nature through 2030. It is one of many demands and targets that have been set through 2030 in the official draft of a new Global Biodiversity Framework. […]
Suborbita Flight
Suborbita Flight: A six person crew on Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spaceship undertook a brief trip to the “edge of space” which is known as Suborbital Flight. Sirisha Bandla, an astronaut born in India, was a part of the crew. She was the third woman of Indian origin to go to space after Kalpana Chawla […]
Country’s First Green Hydrogen Mobility Project
Country’s First Green Hydrogen Mobility Project: REL, a 100% subsidiary of NTPC, signed a MoU with Union Territory of Ladakh and the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) to setup the country’s first Green Hydrogen Mobility project. The signing of the MoU was also marked with the inauguration of NTPC’s first solar installations in Leh […]
