Context ∙ The Supreme Court has raised concerns regarding the biosafety of transgenic mustard hybrid DMH-11, which has been approved by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) for environmental release. What are GM crops? ∙ Crops that have undergone genetic engineering processes to alter their DNA are referred to as genetically modified crops. ∙ The […]
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Current AffairsContext ∙ The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) recently completed five years. About National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) ∙ The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the NCAP in 2019 as a long-term, time-bound, national level strategy to tackle the rising air pollution. ∙ The NCAP’s initial target was to reduce two key
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Current AffairsContext ∙ The World Economic Forum has released its report ‘Green Hydrogen: Enabling Measures Roadmap for Adoption in India’. ∙ The report recommends five areas that can benefit from public-private interventions in expediting the adoption of green hydrogen in India. Extraction of Hydrogen ∙ Hydrogen exists in combination with other elements. ∙ Hence, for using
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Current AffairsContext: ∙ The Union Cabinet approves 8,500 crore incentive scheme, the National Coal Gasification Mission, for coal gasification projects. About the National Coal Gasification Mission ∙ It is an initiative by the Union Ministry of Coal, under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan. ∙ The mission aims to utilise coal through coal gasification, with the goal of
Context ∙ The exploration of oil and gas blocks has raised serious concerns in Kanniyakumari district as it could badly affect the Wadge Bank Ecosystem. Wadge Bank Ecosystem ∙ It is a part of the sea that is a fertile fishing ground and rich in biodiversity. ∙ The wadge bank ecosystem off the coastline of
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Current AffairsContext ∙ According to a study conducted in Tamil nadu, an increase in rainfall could lead to rise in monthly scrub typhus cases. What is Scrub Typhus? ∙ It is an infectious disease caused by bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted through infected mites (chiggers). ∙ Symptoms: It include fever, headache, body ache and sometimes
A new study has found that forest fires that plague different parts of India, especially during the summer season play a major role in reducing solar power production in India. (0-45%)
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Current AffairsUnion Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare launched Plastindia 2023-11th International Plastic Exhibition & Conference. PLASTINDIA is a series of exhibitions under the aegis of the Plastindia Foundation.
In line with the National Hydrogen Mission, GAIL (India) Limited has awarded a contract to set up one of the largest Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Electrolyser in India. The project is being installed at GAIL’s Vijaipur Complex and would be based on renewable power. The Project has been designed to produce around 4.3 Metric Tons of Hydrogen per day (approx. 10 MW capacity) with a purity of about 99.999%. In line with the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, the project has been awarded to a vendor having a domestic value addition of more than 50 percent.
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UncategorizedUnion Minister of State for Ministry of New and Renewable Energy will attend Intersolar Europe 2022 to be held in Munich, Germany. The Minister would deliver the keynote address at the investment promotion event “India’s Solar Energy Market”. The event is being organized by the Indo-German Energy Forum (IGEF).
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