The Environment Ministry released its Draft E-waste Management Rules which set fresh standards for businesses to adhere to when it comes to recycling electronic waste. India is estimated to generate about 2 million tonnes of e-waste each year, coming in…
Month: May 2022
Quad Summit 2022: Basics Explained
Japan hosted the in-person summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue—or Quad—with the leaders of Australia, India, and the USA. It marked their fourth joint event and their second in-person summit. A joint statement vowed their “steadfast commitment to a free…
India, 195 nations join hands to fight drought: Basics Explained
India, at the deliberations at the 15th session (CO) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) at Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, a West African country, along with other nations, pledge to accelerate the restoration of one billion hectares of…
At $83.57 billion, FDI inflow in FY22: Basics Explained
India attracted total foreign direct investments (FDI) inflow of $83.57 billion in the financial year 2021-22, up by 1.95 percent on the year (2020-21, the inflows were $81.97 billion ), according to data released by the Department for Promotion of…
Monkeypox Virus: Basics Explained
Cases of Monkeypox are being investigated in European countries as well as the US, Canada and Australia, according to health authorities and local media reports. The latest new cases were reported in France, Italy, Sweden and Australia. Monkeypox, aviral zoonotic…
NATIONAL DENGUE DAY
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease, caused by a virus of the Flaviviridae family, that has rapidly spread in all regions. Dengue virus is transmitted by female mosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti and, to a lesser extent, Ae. albopictus. These mosquitoes…
Climate Change & India’s Heatwaves: Basics Explained
Read:https://www.thequint.com/climate-change/explained-how-is-climate-change-impacting-indias-heatwaves#read-more India , in the current summer, has been battling probably the worst heatwave in its history. March has been recorded as the hottest in 122 years from 1901-2022. April was not far behind, with Northwest and Central India being…
RBI Gold Purchase;Forex Reserve:Basics Explained
Article:As FPI exits hit forex reserves, RBI stepped up gold purchases | Business News,The Indian Express India’s gold holdings have gone up to 760.42 tonnes, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) adding another 16.58 tonnes of the yellow metal to…