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Rooppur Nuclear Plant

In News Bangladesh and Russia have agreed to use Chinese yuan to settle payment for the construction of Rooppur nuclear plant as the payment via Russian ruble was not feasible at present. Overview of the Project Bangladesh is constructing the first of two nuclear power plants in collaboration with Russia’s state-owned atomic company Rosatom. Once […]

WTO panel rules against India in ICT tariff dispute with EU, others

In News A World Trade Organization panel said that India had violated global trading rules in a dispute with the European Union, Japan and Taiwan over import duties on IT products. More about News The WTO panel recommends India bring such measures into conformity with its obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade […]

Preparing industry for Carbon Border Tax

In Context The EU, the UK, Canada, Japan, the US and others are bracing up to levy CBT on imports. About Carbon Border Adjustment Tax About: The European Union has proposed a policy called the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to tax products such as cement and steel that are extremely carbon intensive, with effect […]

Species in News: Amolops siju

In News Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of frogs from deep within the Siju cave in the South Garo Hills of Meghalaya. This is the second time such a discovery has been made in India — the first being the discovery of the Micrixalus spelunca in 2014 […]

Bioluminescence

In News The bioluminescence phenomenon was seen in the Visakhapatnam beaches. What is Bioluminescence? It is the production and emission of light by a living organism. The chemical reaction that results in bioluminescence requires two unique chemicals: luciferin and either luciferase or photoprotein. Luciferin is the compound that actually produces light.  In a chemical reaction, […]

Bailey bridges

In News The Army may help build Bailey bridges in the Kaziranga National Park.  What is Bailey Bridge? A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World War. A Bailey bridge has the advantage of requiring no special […]

Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR)

In News Researchers found that graphene displays an anomalous Giant magnetoresistance (GMR) at room temperature. What is Magnetoresistance & Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR)?  Magnetoresistance is the tendency of a material to change the value of its electrical resistance in an externally-applied magnetic field. Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR) is the large change in the electrical resistance which is […]

G7 Commit to Produce Carbon-free Electricity by 2035

In News G7 countries concluded two days of meetings on climate, energy and environmental policy in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo. Renewable fuel sources and energy security have taken on a new urgency following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Key Highlights of the Meeting Carbon-free electricity production by 2035: The Group of Seven (G7) countries […]

A big fat problem in milk: What’s driving up prices?

In Context India is currently facing price inflation in milk mainly due to milk fat shortage. All over India, the price difference between Full cream & toned milk has widened from Rs 11 to Rs 16.56/litre. India’s dairy sector India’s success story in milk production was scripted by Dr Verghese Kurien, known as the “Father […]

NISAR satellite to map Himalayas’ seismic zones

In News India’s ISRO and NASA are jointly developing a satellite called NISAR that will map the most earthquake-prone regions in the Himalayas with unprecedented regularity. About The data this will generate can potentially give advance warning of land subsidence, as recently observed in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, as well point to places that are at greatest […]