The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2022 on Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2022
What is a near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO)?
NASA recently launched CAPSTONE, a microwave oven-sized CubeSat weighing just 55 pounds (25 kg) from Read More …
What is Refuse derived fuel (RDF)?
Refuse derived fuel (RDF) is produced from domestic and business waste, which includes biodegradable material Read More …
India Forum for Nature-Based Solutions launched at 11th World Urban Forum
The National Institute of Urban Affairs’ (NIUA) Climate Centre for Cities (NIUA C-Cube), World Resources Read More …
Cabinet approves Categorization of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) as an ‘International Organization’
The Union Cabinet has approved the categorization of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) Read More …
What is a transfer payment?
A transfer payment is a one-way payment to a person or organization which has given Read More …
Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2022
Twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 170 aircraft Read More …
NASA launches CAPSTONE in Landmark Mission to Return to Moon
The US space agency NASA launched a nanosatellite ‘CAPSTONE’ into outer space on June 23, Read More …
India State Support Programme for Road Safety
The World Bank has approved a $250 million loan to support the Government of India’s Read More …
G-7 issues ‘2022 Resilient Democracies Statement’
Leaders of the G7 grouping and its five partner countries, including India, have committed to Read More …
Commonwealth adopts historic Living Lands Charter
AT the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, all 54 Commonwealth members Read More …
Pent-up demand
India’s economy gathered momentum in May 2022 driven by pent up demand for services and Read More …
Five planets line up in rare planetary conjunction
In a year of spectacular astronomical events, five planets — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Read More …
What is Partners in the Blue Pacific?
The US and its allies — Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the United Kingdom — Read More …
Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment
The G7 group on June 26 announced a new Initiative by raising $600 billion for Read More …
Draft GSR Notification to introduce Bharat NCAP
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has approved the draft notification to introduce Read More …
All about Santhal community
The Santhal community is in the spotlight after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominated one Read More …
Krishify launches a SaaS tool ‘Krishify Business Suite’
A leading agtech startup-Krishify has launched a SaaS (software as a service) tool ‘Krishify Business Read More …
Indigenous Ogiek people
On 23 June 2022, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ordered the Kenyan Read More …
ONGC Videsh announces new discovery in Colombia
ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) has made an oil discovery in the recently drilled well, Urraca-IX, Read More …
Thiomargarita magnifica: World’s biggest bacterium found in Caribbean mangrove swamp
Researchers have discovered the world’s largest bacterium in a Caribbean mangrove swamp. Key highlights Olivier Read More …
Vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) detected in sewage sample in UK
A type 2 vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV2) has been detected in sewage samples from the London Read More …
CBDT notifies TDS disclosure requirements for cryptos, virtual digital assets
The Income Tax department has notified compliance of TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) for virtual Read More …
Ukraine Army strikes Russian garrison on Zmiinyi Island (Snake Island)
The Russian garrison suffered significant losses. Ukraine has said it has struck Snake Island (Zmiinyi Read More …
Non-banks can’t load credit lines into prepaid payment instruments
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a notification disallowing non-bank prepaid payment instruments Read More …