ADEETIE Scheme: The Union ministry of power, through the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), is launching a first-of-its-kind scheme called ADEETIE (Assistance in Deploying Energy Efficient Technologies in Industries & Establishments). ADEETIE (Assistance in Deploying Energy Efficient Technologies in Industries & Establishments) Scheme is a flagship initiative of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under […]
Tag: 14th Jul 2025
3I/ATLAS
3I/ATLAS: Scientists using the ATLAS telescope in Chile reported discovering an object named 3I/ATLAS, tracked since June 14. It is an interstellar comet, likely to be the oldest comet ever observed by scientists, potentially predating the formation of the solar system by over 3 billion years. Its identification as an interstellar object was based on […]
Carbon Credit Trading Scheme
Carbon Credit Trading Scheme: The Indian government announced greenhouse gas emissions intensity targets for entities in eight of the nine heavy industrial sectors participating in the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme’s compliance mechanism. The Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) is a market-based framework developed under the Indian Carbon Market (ICM) to regulate and trade carbon credits. […]
Flue Gas Desulphurisation : In News
Flue Gas Desulphurisation: In News The Environment Ministry has exempted most coal-fired plants in India from installing Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) systems aimed at reducing sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions. Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) is a pollution-control process that removes Sulphur Dioxide (SO₂) from the flue gases produced by the combustion of fossil fuels, especially coal. […]
Sierra Leone’s First UNESCO Site Gola-Tiwai Complex
Sierra Leone’s First UNESCO Site Gola-Tiwai Complex: Sierra Leone’s Gola-Tiwai complex, comprising the Gola Rainforest National Park (GRNP) and the Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary, has been inscribed as its first United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site, due to decades-long conservation efforts by a non-governmental organization Environmental Foundation for Africa (EFA). […]
Grey Seal
Grey Seal: As climate change, pollution, and overfishing threaten the Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) in the Baltic Sea, Lithuania has launched a rehabilitation effort to support their survival and restore population balance. Gray seals live in coastal waters of the North Atlantic, from the US and Canada to the Baltic Sea and parts of Europe. […]
Informal Credit in India
Informal Credit in India: Despite nearly universal bank account penetration in India, fresh data (CMIE, Piramal Enterprises) show a sharp shift by poor households towards informal borrowing, due to limited access to formal credit channels. Informal Credit is Credit from non-regulated entities like moneylenders, pawnshops, friends/family, chit funds. Typically lacks transparency, documentation, or consumer protection. […]
Silent Salt Consumption Epidemic
Silent Salt Consumption Epidemic: The ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) has flagged a silent health crisis in India due to excessive salt intake, launching a community-driven intervention in Punjab and Telangana to promote low-sodium alternatives. Silent Salt Consumption Epidemic is a a public health crisis marked by widespread excessive intake of salt, contributing silently to […]
Air India Flight AI171 crash investigation
Air India Flight AI171 crash investigation: The Air India Flight AI171 crash investigation revealed that both engines of a Boeing 787-8 shut down moments after take-off due to an abrupt movement of fuel control switches to the “CUTOFF” position, triggering loss of thrust and a fatal crash. Fuel control switches are cockpit levers that regulate […]
Hindi as a compulsory third language : Maharashtra
Hindi as a compulsory third language : Maharashtra The Maharashtra government scrapped its government resolutions (GRs) mandating Hindi as a compulsory third language from Grades 1 to 5 in Marathi and English medium schools.Though the move was in line with National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, which promotes multilingualism through the three-language formula, it was withdrawn […]
