UPSC Important Topics

The Great Barrier Reef’s recovery and vulnerability to climate threats- ✓The highest levels of coral cover, within the past 36 years, has been recorded in the northern and central parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR), according to the annual long term monitoring report by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). ✓This could be […]

Fertilizer use Related Government Initiatives? ✓Nano Urea Production: Eight new nano urea plants, which are being centrally monitored, will start production by November 2025. These are located in several states, including Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Assam. ✓Neem Coating of Urea: The Department of Fertilizers (DoF) has made it mandatory for all the domestic producers to

Digital Services Act The European union has given final approval to online safety-focused legislation called Digital Services Act (DSA), which is an overhaul of the region’s social media and e-commerce rules. ✓As defined by the EU Commission, the DSA is “a set of common rules on intermediaries’ obligations and accountability across the single market”, and

ANGAN 2.0  ✓Organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, in collaboration with Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation (SDC) under the Indo-Swiss Building Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP). ✓Theme: The conference witnessed deliberation on critical issues like “Unlocking Finance for Low-Carbon Buildings, “Thermal Comfort and Climate Resilience in Residential buildings”. ✓ The

Poshan Vatika ✓Poshan Vatika means that small piece of land where the people of the house grow vegetables to make sure that all in the family specially children and women should not become victim of mal-nutrition. Objective: ✓Its main objective is to ensure supply of nutrition through organically home-grown vegetables and fruits simultaneously ensuring that

National Clean Air Programme? ✓It was launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in January 2019. It is the first-ever effort in the country to frame a national framework for air quality management with a time-bound reduction target. ✓It seeks to cut the concentration of coarse (particulate matter of diameter 10

Dialogue Mechanism b/w India and France  ✓India and France have a range of regular institutional dialogues: ✓India-France Strategic Dialogue takes place between NSAs from both sides. ✓Annual Foreign Office Consultations ✓The bilateral dialogue on Maritime Cooperation ✓Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism ✓Track 1.5 Dialogue (led by Joint Secretary (PP&R), MEA) with the participation of

India-France Convergence ✓India and France support a multi-polar world order. France has continued to support India’s claim for permanent membership of the Security Council and the reforms of the United Nations. ✓ France has provided consistent support to India’s candidature for the membership of Multilateral Export Control regimes, viz. NSG and MTCR. France’s support was

◽ Background  ✓In 1998, the two countries entered into Strategic Partnership which is emblematic of their convergence of views on a range of international issues apart from a close and growing bilateral relationship. ✓The areas of defence cooperation, space cooperation and civil nuclear cooperation constitute the three principal pillars of our Strategic Partnership. ✓Apart from

Climate change and Indian monsoon- ✓Monsoon in India has undergone several changes over the years, especially on account of climate change. ✓A shift in the track of monsoon systems, like low pressure and depression travelling south of their position and flash floods are a result of this change. ● Effect of climate change: ✓Intense and