Mains > Environment & Ecology > Degradation & Deforestation > Soil pollution
IN NEWS: An IAS officer of Odisha cadre and his driver were attacked by sand mining mafia in Balasore district during inspection. Coal India Ltd (CIL) plans to set up five plants for processing fragmented rock (...
Mains > International relations > India and Global Regions > India-China
IN NEWS: Recent studies consider India and Vietnam as attractive alternatives for China plus one strategy. CHINA PLUS ONE STRATEGY: Coined back in 2013, it is a global business strategy in which companie...
Mains > Environment & Ecology > Pollution > Protected Area
IN NEWS: Recently, the district administration of Ladakh designated six hamlets within the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary a “dark sky reserve”, an area whose skies were free of light pollution. As the ...
Preliminary > Science and Technology > Everyday S&T > Everyday S&T
Why in news? The number of people exposed to ‘trans fat’ globally has reached five billion according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) which increases chances of heart disease and d...
Preliminary > Geography > Places in news > Places in news
Why in news? Residents of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights have called on Arab states and the international community to drop Israeli citizenship requirements for travel. Israel annexed the Golan Heights in 1981...
Preliminary > Geography > Places in news > Places in news
Why in news? The US has reopened its Solomon Islands embassy in a move widely seen as shoring up influence in the Pacific to counter China's push into the region About Solomon Islands: Is a sovereig...
Mains > Science and Technology > Energy > Renewable energy
IN NEWS: India’s financial sector is highly exposed to the risks of the economy transitioning from being largely dependent on fossil fuel to clean energy, says a study in the Global Environmental Change journ...
Preliminary > Science and Technology > Miscellaneous > Diseases
Why in news? The ongoing 74th World Health Assembly declared 30th January as ‘World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day. The proposal to recognise the day was floated by the United Arab Emirates. It...
Preliminary > Art and Culture > Miscellaneous > Theatre
Why in news? Shumang Leela is a traditional form of theatre in Manipur where the roles of women are all played by men, called Nupi Shabis. In the case of women’s theatre groups, the roles of men are played by...
Preliminary > Science and Technology > Innovation and New technologies > Innovation and New technologies
Why in news? During the Budget speech, the Finance Minister announced the government’s move to focus on lab-grown diamonds. About Lab Grown Diamonds: Lab-grown diamonds are diamonds which are grown...