According to a report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), nearly 12 coastal cities of India sitting on the bank of the Indian coastline are likely to face the wrath of going underwater due to the increased risk of rising sea levels. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The coastal cities including Chennai, Kochi, Visakhapatnam, […]
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World Elephant Day is celebrated on August 12 each year to spread awareness about the plight of elephants and recognize the importance of elephants in our ecosystem. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Over the years, the initiative gained extensive support from celebrities, politicians and others. In 2020, then Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and Vice
International Youth Day is observed on August 12 each year to recognise and bring attention to the problems faced by the youth. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Each year, the United Nations decides a theme that is relevant to all global communities and citizens. This year’s theme is “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human
The Lok Sabha recently passed the Constitution (127th) Amendment Bill to restore the states’ power to make their own OBC lists. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Bill seeks to restore the power of State governments to identify OBCs that are socially and educationally backward after a Supreme Court order in May 2021 empowered only
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The Supreme Court warned Parliament that the nation is losing patience with the advent of criminals in politics even as it imposed fines on major political parties for covering up from voters the criminal past of the candidates they had fielded in the Bihar Assembly polls last year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The court
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Government of India recently took some steps for awareness about the new low-cost capsule which can convert the paddy stubble into bio-manure. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 IARI has licensed this technology to 12 companies for mass multiplication and marketing of the Pusa Decomposer. In addition, ICAR – IARI, New Delhi has produced about 20000
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The Government had taken several policy initiatives in the past for hydropower development in the country viz., National Electricity Policy 2005, National Tariff Policy 2016, National Rehabilitation & Resettlement Policy 2007 and Right to Fair Compensation & Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Subsequently, the Government has
GEF-MNRE-UNIDO launched loan interest subvention scheme for demonstration of innovative industrial organic waste to energy biomethanation projects and business models. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The industrial organic waste-to-energy bio-methanation projects are generally capital intensive and financially sensitive to both operating costs, including waste availability, and revenue, particularly biogas yield and its utilization scenario. The
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The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated a scheme “SMILE – Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The focus of the scheme is on rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counselling, basic documentation, education, skill development, economic linkages of the persons found to be engaged in begging.
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Union Minister for Power Raj Kumar Singh informed Rajya Sabha about the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 NMEEE consists of four initiatives to enhance energy efficiency in energy intensive industries which are as follows: Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme aims at reducing Specific Energy Consumption (SEC) i.e.
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