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Hypogean Freshwater Eel

In News A new species of swamp eel belonging to the genus Rakthamicthys that is endemic to India was discovered in a well in Mumbai. Key Points It was named Rakthamichthys mumba. Unlike other species of its genus, the mumba lacks eyes, fins and scales, has jaws equal in forwarding extent, different gill aperture, crescentic-shaped […]

Concerns with new rule for Recycled Plastics

In News The Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2021 was  notified in September, 2021. About  In this amendment, the government took a U turn on its stand of banning use of recycled plastic or newspaper for food items packaging. The second amendment came just a few weeks after the notification of the first amendment, […]

India backs move to designate East Antarctica, the Weddell Sea as Marine Protected Areas

In News  Recently, India extended support for protecting the Antarctic environment and for co-sponsoring the proposal of the European Union for designating East Antarctica and the Weddell Sea as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Objectives and need  India supports sustainability in protecting the Antarctic environment and  the two proposed MPAs are essential to regulate illegal unreported […]

Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0

Context  Recently ,the Prime Minister of India launched Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 . The aim of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 is to make cities garbage-free while the Second Phase of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation is to make cities water secure. About  Swachh Bharat […]

SAGE Project & SACRED Portal

Context  Senior care Ageing Growth Engine (SAGE) project and Senior Able Citizens for Re Employment in Dignity (SACRED) Portal will support India’s elderly. Image Courtesy: TH    About Senior care Ageing Growth Engine (SAGE) Project  Recommended by:  The project is shaped on the recommendations of the empowered expert committee (EEC) report on startups for the […]

Draft e-Commerce Rules

In News Recently ,Key provisions of the Draft e-Commerce Rules have been stridently opposed by the Industry department and Corporate Affairs ministry . About The Niti Aayog vice chairman who has warned that they “will severely harm Ease of Doing Business and impact small businesses. These include: The fallback liability of sellers, The proposed ban […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 Mid-day meal scheme is now ‘PM Poshan’, pre-primary children will be covered (Governance) What are salient provisions, benefits and possible challenges of the upgraded mid-day meal scheme, now known as PM POSHAN or PM Poshan Shakti Nirman? What is the way […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   Nipah antibodies found in bat samples in Kerala   (Health) Nipah virus antibodies (IgG antibodies), Past Outbreaks, Transmission, Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment GS 2 2 18,000 samples collected so far for the sixth serological survey   (Polity and […]

Landsat 9

In Context Recently, NASA has launched a satellite called Landsat 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.  About Landsat 9 It is an Earth monitoring satellite. Landsat-9 is the continuation of a series of Earth-observing spacecraft stretching back almost 50 years. The first Landsat satellite was launched in 1972. The satellite is referred to […]

Prompt Corrective Action (PCA)

In News  Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has been taken out of Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) restrictions by the RBI. About  The performance of the Indian Overseas Bank, currently under the Prompt Corrective Action Framework (PCAF) of RBI, was reviewed by the Board for Financial Supervision. It was noted that the bank is not in breach […]