MIIRA Initiative for millets
Context India has introduced a draft to launch a global initiative MIIRA to encourage the consumption and production of millet. About MIIRA Initiative The draft of the proposed initiative MIIRA…
ALMA Telescope
Context The ALMA Telescope (Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array) a radio telescope comprising 66 antennas located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile is set to get software and hardware upgrades…
What is Deep Sea Mining?
Context Deep Sea mining operations could present serious risks to ocean ecosystems, with disturbance on any scale being long-lasting and irreversible. Commercial-scale operations of deep seabed mining in 2023 may…
What is Net Zero?
What is net zero? Put simply, net zero means cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible, with any remaining emissions re-absorbed from the atmosphere, by oceans and forests…
Indian blue economy
Context India has been leading the blue economy discourse at the highest level with its geographic and geostrategic position, putting greater focus on the Indian Ocean region. Blue economy refers…
Sundarban Bird Festival
Context Birders, wildlife enthusiasts and forest officials have sighted 145 different bird species during the first Sundarban Bird Festival. The first-ever festival was organised by the Sundarban Tiger Reserve (STR).…
Quasicrystal discovered by scientists
Context Scientists have discovered a new type of quasicrystal, one with 12-fold symmetry, in the Sand Hills of north central Nebraska, USA. It’s also the first time that researchers have…
MCLR raised by multiple lenders
SBI, BoB, IOB have raised MCLR Context Following the 25 basis points (bps) hike in repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India, multiple lenders have raised their marginal cost of…
Amrit Dharohar Scheme
Context The Union Finance Minister has launched Amrit Dharohar Scheme in the Union Budget 2023-24. About Amrit Dharohar Scheme Amrit Dharohar is a scheme that will be implemented over the…
Bhartiya Prakritik Kheti Bio-Input Resource Centres
Context The Union Budget 2023-23 has launched Bhartiya Prakritik Kheti Bio-Input Resource Centres. About Bhartiya Prakritik Kheti Bio-Input Resource Centres To further facilitate the adoption of “natural farming,” 10,000 Bio-Input…
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