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 …
About NGT It is a statutory body established in 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act 2010. It is a specialized body equipped with the necessary expertise to handle environmental disputes involving multi-disciplinary issues. The Tribunal shall not be bound …
Sea levels along almost the entire Indian coast are rising faster than the global average, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) State of the Global Climate in 2021 report. Globally, the rate of sea-level rise was 4.5 millimetre per …
About WPI Wholesale Price Index measures and tracks the changes in the price of goods in the stages before the retail level. It provides estimates of inflation at the wholesale transaction level for the economy as a whole. WPI basket …
What is the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban? The government had launched the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) on June 25, 2015, to provide pucca houses to all eligible beneficiaries by 2022. The PMAY-U is one of the two schemes envisioned …
Context The Supreme Court has directed the District Magistrate of Varanasi to ensure protection of the area at the Gyanvapi mosque complex where a ‘shivling’ is said to have been found during the survey there. What does the Places of …
An urban heat island is a local and temporary phenomenon experienced when certain pockets within a city experience higher heat load than surrounding or neighbouring areas on the same day. The variations are mainly due to heat remaining trapped within …
Who is he? Devasahayam Pillai, who embraced Christianity in the 18th century became the first Indian layman to be declared a saint by Pope Francis during a canonisation ceremony at the Vatican. With the completion of the process, Devasahayam, who …