CONTENTS
- Greenwashing
- Pashmina Shawls
- Measles outbreak in Mumbai
- Energy Transition Accelerator
What is Greenwashing?
Context:
Recently, the United Nations Secretary General has warned private corporations to desist the practice of Greenwashing and mend their ways within a year.
Relevance:
GS III: Environment and Ecology
Dimensions of the Article:
- What Is Greenwashing?
- Effects of greenwashing
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Pashmina Shawls
Context:
Recently, Custom officials complained about the presence of ‘Shahtoosh’ guard hair in Pashmina shawl, which is obtained from endangered Tibetan antelopes in many of their export consignments.
Relevance:
Prelims, GS-III: Agriculture and Allied sectors, GS-III: Intellectual Property Rights
Dimensions of the Article:
- What are Pashmina Shawls and what is the history behind them?
- How is the Pashmina Shawl produced?
- Changthangi or Pashmina goat
- Pashmina wool
- Changpa
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Measles Outbreak in Mumbai
Context:
Mumbai is currently witnessing an outbreak of measles. Between September and October, a total of 84 cases of measles have been reported in the city.
Relevance:
GS II: Health
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is measles?
- What are the symptoms?
- How important is it to take measles vaccines?
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Energy Transition Accelerator
Context:
The US has unveiled a new carbon offset scheme called Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA) for climate finance.
Relevance:
GS III: Environment and Ecology
Dimensions of the Article:
- Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA)
- Benefits of ETA
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