Global Warming and employment
International Labour Organization’s (ILO’s) World Employment and Social Outlook Report has mentioned that projected increase in surface temperature due to global warming […]
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Non Communicable Disease : Fight against trans-fats
World Health Organization (WHO) has launched comprehensive plan “REPLACE” to eliminate industrially-produced artificial trans-fats from global food supply by 2023.
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Gender Bias : Under 5 deaths – UPSC GS1
Context: According to recent study of Lancet Global Health, there have been 2,39,000 excess deaths per year of girls under
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DMH-11 (GM Mustard)
It is a Genetically Modified Mustard DMH = Dhara Mustard Hybrid It is herbicide tolerant mustard Developed by the
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Samarth Scheme – UPSC Prelims
Ministry : Ministry of Textiles Aim is to skill the youth for gainful and sustainable employment in textile sector covering
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Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP)
Ministry : Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Aims to train over 5.5 lakh workers in environment and forest
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National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy with an aim to boost renewable power generation
Prelims
Network For Spectrum (NFS) project
The NFS project aims at laying alternate communication network for Defence Services. NFS project will boost the communication capabilities
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Irrigation : Micro Irrigation Fund
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved initial corpus of Rs.5,000 crore for setting up of dedicated Micro Irrigation
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Biofuels: National Policy on Biofuels – 2018
Facts: The Centre has hiked ethanol prices, with a special incentive for ethanol directly produced from 100% sugarcane juice, in