State of Forest Report 2019 Summary Volume II Chapter 1- Forest and tree resources in States and UTs Andhra Pradesh: The state has the second largest coastline after Gujarat. Main rivers that drain Andhra Pradesh are the Read More ……
Category: GS Paper-III
State of Forest Report 2019 Summary Volume I
State of Forest Report 2019 Summary Volume I It is the 16th biennial assessment of India’s forests by Forest Survey of India, an organisation under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. FSI undertakes National Forest Inventory to assess the Read More ……
Privatization of Indian Railways
Privatization of Indian Railways Pros of Privatization of Indian Railways Improved Infrastructure Niti Aayog’s strategy for New India @75 envisages many targets in railway infrastructure such as increasing the speed of infrastructure creation from the present 7 km/day to Read More ……
Methods and Techniques of Soil Conservation
Methods and Techniques of Soil Conservation Soil Conservation is the name given to a handful of techniques aimed at preserving the soil. Soil loss and loss of soil fertility can be traced back to several causes, including over-use, erosion, Read More ……
Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013
Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 = Act had endeavoured to eliminate not only dry latrines but also “insanitary latrines” + prohibit the employment of manual scavengers for the Read More ……
Price Monitoring and Research Unit (PMRU)
Price Monitoring and Research Unit (PMRU) What is the News? Kerala has become the first State to set up a price monitoring and research unit (PMRU) to track violation of prices of essential drugs and medical devices under Read More ……
Polar Vortex and Its effects
Polar Vortex and Its effects What is the News? A record-breaking cold wave has swept through the US Midwest, with 22 states hitting sub-zero temperatures. Among cities, Chicago dropped to a low of -30°C, slightly above the city’s Read More ……
National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)
National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) What is the News? The government has launched National Clean Air Programme, a time-bound national level strategy to tackle increasing air pollution. This is the first ever effort in the country to frame Read More ……
Special Report on Climate Change
Special Report on Climate Change ‘Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C’ = by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) + 1.5 degree C rise in temperatures will be catastrophic for coastal nations and agricultural economies like Read More ……
GSAT 31
GSAT 31 What is the News? Indian Space Research Organisation’s 40th communication satellite GSAT 31 was successfully launched from the European spaceport in French Guiana. GSAT-31 has a unique configuration of providing flexible frequency segments and flexible coverage. Read More ……