Context At the 64th Global Environment Facility (GEF) council meeting in Brazil, the governing body approved the disbursement of $1.4 billion to accelerate efforts to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution crises. Key-highlights Of the total fund, $653 million has been set aside for Read More
Context: The Environment Ministry has issued a draft notification detailing a proposed ‘Green Credit Scheme’. About the Green Credit Scheme: Objective: To create a market-based mechanism for undertaking environment-friendly activities such as afforestation programmes, water conservation by providing additional incentives in the form of green Read More
Context: The Union Cabinet has given its approval for ratification of the Headquarters Agreement (HQA) between Government of India (Gol) and Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) signed in 2022. About the Headquarters Agreement: It will provide CDRI an independent and international Read More
NATIONAL G-20 Nations The G20 (Group of 20) is an international forum which includes 19 of the world’s largest economies and the European Union. Countries: Germany Saudi Arabia Argentina Australia Brazil Canada China South Korea United States France Read More
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NATIONAL MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE The MSP is the rate at which the government purchases crops from farmers, and is based on a calculation of at least one-and-a-half times the cost of production incurred by the farmers. Recommendation : The Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices(CACP) recommends Read More
Context Recently, it was found that evolution of eukaryotes from prokaryotes can answer the question of how complex cells with nuclei and organelles emerged. The existing ‘theory of endosymbiosis’ suggests that eukaryotes evolved from a symbiotic relationship between an ancient archaeon (a primitive group of microorganisms Read More
Context: Recently, two California-based companies were cleared to make and sell their cell-cultivated chicken in the USA. The first country to approve the sale of alternative meat was Singapore in 2020. Image Source: swissinfo About Cell-Cultivated Chicken: Cell-cultivated chicken, also known as cultured chicken or lab-grown chicken, refers Read More
Context: United Nations has appointed Indian-origin satellite expert Aarti Holla-Maini as the Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. About United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs: The Office for Outer Space Affairs is the United Nations office responsible for promoting Read More
Context Recently, the Election Commission (EC) has released a draft delimitation document for Assam, proposing a change in boundaries of several Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies of the state. ‘Delimitation’ is the act of redrawing boundaries of Lok Sabha and Assembly seats to represent changes in population dynamics. About Read More