National Physical Literacy Mission: The Supreme Court has asked the Centre and States to respond to a report recommending sports to be expressly made a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. Further, the report submitted by the court’s amicus curiae (friend of the court) suggested that the “narrow” phrase ‘sport’ be replaced by […]
Tag: 11th May 2022
What Is Ethanol Blending?
What Is Ethanol Blending? The level of ethanol blending in petrol in India has reached 9.99%. Ethanol is one of the principal biofuels, which is naturally produced by the fermentation of sugars by yeasts or via petrochemical processes such as ethylene hydration. Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP) is aimed at reducing the country’s dependence on crude […]
Low Wheat Procurement In The Current Marketing Season
Low Wheat Procurement: Wheat procurement by government agencies is set to dip to a 15-year low in the current marketing season, from an all-time high scale last year. Likely procurement this time: The 18.5 million tonnes (mt). This would be the first time that wheat procured from the new crop (18.5 mt) is less than […]
