Why in News: China threatened to stop exporting Rare Earth materials to the US amid the ongoing trade war between the countries. What are rare earth elements? The rare earth elements (REE) are a set of seventeen metallic elements. They …
NEWS As Indian homes will be a key site where future cooling demand will play out, awareness of energy efficiency is crucial. CONTEXT There is a rise in global temperatures due to climate change because of which we are experiencing …
Why in News: The Union Cabinet approved a plan to corporatize the Ordnance Factory Board into fully government owned corporate entities on the lines of Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSU). Corporatization refers to the restructuring or transformation of a state-owned …
What’s in the news? Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda has launched the ADI PRASHIKSHAN portal recently. Its aim is to provide comprehensive information on training programmes conducted by Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), different divisions of Tribal Ministry, National Society for …
Southern Ocean It is the only ocean to touch three other oceans and to completely embrace a continent (Antarctica) rather than being embraced by them. It is limited to 60 degrees south. It is also defined by its Antarctic Circumpolar …
CONTEXT Recently, the Defence Minister made an announcement on archiving, declassifying and compiling war histories. SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT Largely conforming to global practices, the policy has the potential to kick-start multiple initiatives within the MoD and the three services. …
NEWS The U.S. misread the situation in Afghanistan, with the long war now leaving the Taliban at the height of their influence. CONTEXT The U.S. President Joe Biden has set the September 11 deadline for all American troops to …
What’s in the news? A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ministry of Culture and Tourism for Cooperation in Development of National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal in Gujarat. …
What is it? Floating agriculture is a way of utilising areas which are waterlogged for long periods of time in the production of food. The technology is mainly aimed at adapting to more regular or prolonged flooding. The approach employs …
About The National Biofuel Policy 2018 envisages an indicative target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol and 5% blending of biodiesel in diesel by 2030. However, as the existing ethanol distillation capacity in the country is not sufficient to …