Why in News: The Union Defence during his visit to Mumbai undertook a sortie on an Navy P-8I maritime patrol aircraft. About P-8I aircraft P-8 is a long-range, multimission maritime patrol aircraft offered by Boeing. The P-8I aircraft is a …
What’s the news? The “Drought in Numbers” 2022 report presented by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) has revealed that many parts of India fall under the list of regions that …
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 …
Answer will be posted soon: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/sea-levels-along-indian-coast-rising-at-faster-rate-than-global-average-wmo-report-82910 How to structure Give a brief intro about the climate change induced sea level rise and map the coastal Indian regions Explain the social and economic consequences of this seas level rise Suggest …
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 …