PIB – 09 July 2021
AGRICULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND Focus: GS III- Agriculture Why in News? The Union Cabinet chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister gave its approval to the following modifications in Central Sector Scheme of Financing Facility under ‘Agriculture Infrastructure Fund’. Key Details: Eligibility has now been extended to State Agencies/APMCs, National & State Federations of Cooperatives, Federations of Farmers […]
09 July Static Quiz 2021 (Indian Economy)
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08 July 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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PIB – 08 July 2021
BHALIA VARIETY OF WHEAT Focus: GS III- Indian Economy Why in News? In a major boost to wheat exports, the first shipment of Geographical Indication (GI) certified Bhalia variety of wheat was exported today to Kenya and Sri Lanka from Gujarat. About Bhalia variety of wheat: The GI certified wheat has high protein content and […]
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Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 7 July 2021
Contents Reports on open defecation in India How India can face the tidal wave of marine plastic? Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) WB resolution to set up Legislative Council Reports on open defecation in India Context: According to a new Joint Monitoring Programme Report on water, sanitation and hygeine by the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
Reports on open defecation in India
Context: According to a new Joint Monitoring Programme Report on water, sanitation and hygeine by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF – India was responsible for the largest drop in open defecation since 2015, in terms of absolute numbers. Besides open defecation, the Joint Monitoring Report also emphasised universal access to water, sanitation and […]
How India can face the tidal wave of marine plastic?
Context: According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) Annual Report on Implementing the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, the plastic waste generated in 2018-19 was around 9,200 tonnes per day. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Pollution Control and Waste Management, Environmental Degradation) Dimensions of the Article: How do plastics reach water bodies? Impact of […]
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
Context: Saudi Arabia has thrown its weight behind Egypt and Sudan in their bitter dispute with Ethiopia over a massive hydropower dam built by the latter on the Blue Nile, the Nile River’s main tributary. Relevance: Prelims, GS-I: Geography (Maps) Dimensions of the Article: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) About the Nile River Significance of […]
WB resolution to set up Legislative Council
Context: The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution to set up Legislative Council with a two-thirds majority. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional Provisions, Legislature, Bicameralism) Dimensions of the Article: About State Legislative Council – Vidhan Parishad Creation of a Legislative Council for a State Who can abolish a legislative council? About State Legislative Council […]