Biofuels are transportation fuels such as ethanol and biomass-based diesel fuel that are made from biomass materials. These fuels are usually blended with petroleum fuels (gasoline and distillate/diesel fuel and heating oil), but they can also be used on their own. Unlike …
Recently Union government announced it has achieved 100% rural electrification. Saubhagya is one of the largest household electrification drives in the world. according to reports, the International Energy Agency (IEA) had lauded it as one of the greatest successes in …
A smog tower is a structure with numerous layers of filters that catch tiny dust particles(particulate matter), which acts as a large-scale air purifier. The air is sucked into the tower via fans at the top, processed through filters, and …
Poor quality diets are increasingly leading to the compromising of human health as never before; the prevalence of undernutrition persists and remains acute in vulnerable regions, and hunger is increasing concomitantly with an unprecedented rise in overweight, obesity and nutrition-related …
The circular economy is a model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible. In this way, the life cycle of products is extended. In practice, it …
Why in News: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways reviewed the work on Zojila and Z Morh tunnels. About the tunnels The Zojila tunnel will be Asia’s longest bi-directional tunnel and will allow all-weather connectivity between Ladakh and Srinagar, …
Dark Energy: While dark matter attracts and holds galaxies together, dark energy repels and causes the expansion of our universe. Dark energy, the mysterious form of energy that makes up about 68% of the universe. Dark energy has been noted …
What is anti-defection? It is disqualification when a member of parliament or legislature chooses to join another party after being elected as some party. In 1985, the 52nd amendment act was passed by the Parliament to achieve this by introducing …
About the scheme In 2017, the Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) “UDAN” (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) which aims at providing connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country through revival of existing air-strips …
About Nirbhaya Fund Framework Nirbhaya Fund is a dedicated fund set up by the Government of India in 2013 which can be utilized for projects specifically designed to improve the safety and security of women. It is a non-lapsable corpus …