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UNEP Report on Noise Pollution

Why in the news? Recently published United Nations Environment Programme report titled Annual Frontiers Report 2022 became controversial on account of the mention of a single city, Moradabad of Uttar Pradesh. The Frontiers report identifies and offers solutions to three environmental issues- urban noise pollution, wildfires and phenological shifts that require attention and action from governments and the public at large to address the …

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Central Tibetan Relief Committee

Why in News? The Union government has extended the scheme to provide Rs.40 crore grants-in-aid to the Dalai Lama’s Central Tibetan Relief Committee (CTRC) for another five years, up to fiscal year 2025-26. The scheme provides for an annual grant of Rs.8 crore to CTRC to cover the administrative expenses of Settlement Offices and social welfare expenses for Tibetan refugees …

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Female Labour Force in India – Trends and Challenges

Why in news? The United Nation (UN) has given the theme “Gender Equality today for a Sustainable Tomorrow” for the International Women’s Day 2022 on March 08. The day is commemorated to sensitise masses in respect of the immense contribution of females towards our society and their under-utilised potential across the globe.  The true capabilities of …

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Green Initiatives for Effective Plastic Waste Management

Why in News? Recently, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) introduced the Awareness Mascot ‘Prakriti’ and Green Initiatives for Effective Plastic Waste Management. The mascot will spread greater awareness among masses regarding small changes that can be sustainably adopted in our lifestyle for a better environment. Earlier in February, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate …

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Near Field Communication Technology

Why in News? Recently Google Pay has launched a new feature in India, ‘Tap to pay for UPI’, in collaboration with Pine Labs. This feature used Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. The functionality will permit users with NFC-enabled Android smartphones and UPI (Unified Payments Interface) accounts linked to Google Pay to perform transactions just by tapping their phones …

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Democracy Report 2022

Why in News? According to the latest report from the V-Dem Institute at University of Gothenburg, Sweden’s, the level of democracy enjoyed by the average global citizen in 2021 is down to 1989 levels, with the democratic gains of the post-Cold War period eroding quickly in the last few years.  The Report is titled as “Democracy Report 2022: Autocratisation …

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BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement

Why in the news? Recently, India, Bangladesh, and Nepal signed an enabling memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the long halted Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA). BBIN Connectivity Project- The project was conceived after the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) failed to agree on a regional motor vehicle agreement at a summit in Nepal …

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Permanent Indus Commission

Why in News? Recently, the 117th Meeting of Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) between India and Pakistan was held. Earlier, the Central government has decided to adopt a new criterion for selecting members of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB). Key points- Both sides talk about the exchange of hydrological and flood data during which the Indian side underlined that all its projects are fully …

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Iran Nuclear Deal

Why in News? Recently, the diplomats from Iran and world powers reconvened in Vienna to seek a deal to rejuvenate Iran’s 2015 Nuclear Accord. The 2015 Iran nuclear deal, signed under President Barack Obama,and pull down in 2018 by President Donald Trump. The US said it will rejoin the agreement if Iran acquiesces with the terms of the …

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State of India’s Environment Report 2022

Why in news? Recently, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released the State of India’s Environment Report 2022. The report is the annual publication of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Down To Earth (magazine).The report focuses on Climate change, migration, health, and food systems. The report also covers biodiversity, forest and wildlife conservation, …

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