What’s in the news? Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that the annual growth rate of the technical textiles sector in the country should be in the 15%-20% range in the next five years, from the …
Why in News: The Defence Ministry approved the procurement of arms and military equipment worth Rs 7,965-crore, including 12 light utility helicopters from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. About Light Utility Helicopter LUH is designed and developed as a replacement for Cheetah …
NEWS In any new National Water Policy, the aim should also be to encourage conserving water resources and efficient usage CONTEXT The complexity and scale of the water crisis in India calls for a locus specific response that can …
What’s the news? On the eve of the World Leaders Summit at the Glasgow climate change conference (COP26), WMO’s provisional State of Climate in 2021 report said the mean global sea level rise was 2.1mm per year between 1993 and …
What’s the news? India will reach carbon neutrality by 2070, Prime Minister announced as part of a five-point action plan that included reducing emissions to 50% by 2030, making the boldest pledge at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow along …
What’s the news? The UK will provide an “India Green Guarantee” to the World Bank, to unlock an additional 750 million pounds for green projects across India which was announced at the COP26 summit in Glasgow. The UK Prime Minister …
About Ganges River Dolphin The Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) is one of the five river dolphins found in the world. The species is found in the Ganga and Brahmaputra river basins of India, Nepal and Bangladesh. They feed …
About OSOWOG The idea of ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (OSOWOG) was originally proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the first assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in October 2018. OSOWOG is India’s initiative to build a …