The Union Environment Ministry has permitted containers made of polyethylene terephthalate, as plastic waste, to be imported for processing. The import of plastic waste was banned in 2019, however, the decision to roll back the ban was taken after representations Read More …
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Centre permits import of polyethylene terephthalate as plastic waste
What is ‘Rights to Nature?
Chile is in the process of granting rights to nature in its constitution and could become the second such country in the world besides Ecuador. In 2008, Ecuador became the first country in the world to formally recognize and implement Read More …
Maritime Exercise 2022 (IMEX-22)
The maiden edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise 2022 (IMEX-22) was conducted at Goa and in Arabian Sea from 26 – 30 Mar 22. The aim of the exercise was to enhance interoperability in Humanitarian Assistance and Read More …
Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP)
The Union Cabinet on March 30 approved a USD 808 million or Rs 6,062.45 crore, World Bank assisted programme on “Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance” (RAMP). Salient features of RAMP RAMP is a new scheme and would commence in FY Read More …
New radars and optical telescopes under NETRA project
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is building up its orbital debris tracking capability by deploying new radars and optical telescopes under the Network for Space Objects Tracking and Analysis (NETRA) project. Under the project, a space debris tracking radar Read More …
Centre reduces disturbed areas under AFSPA in 3 north east states
The Government of India on reduced the “disturbed areas” under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in the States of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland. All changes will be effective April 1. Nagaland: The AFSPA is being removed from the Read More …
5th BIMSTEC Summit
The 5th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit was virtually held in Colombo and hosted by Sri Lanka. This is the 25th year of the establishment of BIMSTEC. On March 30, Prime Minister Narendra Read More …
MATLAB Tools on I-STEM Portal
For the first time in the country, academic users in India will be able to access the MATLAB software suite at no cost through the Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM) portal. About I-STEM I-STEM is an initiative Read More …
Unesco’s City of Literature Programme
Kozhikode was proposed by the Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) to be branded as a ‘City of Literature’ with the help of UNESCO. Kozhikode is among the six places that the KILA plans to develop as ‘Creative Cities’. Thiruvananthapuram Read More …
Indian Naval Air Squadron 316 (Condors)
The Indian Navy on March 29 formally commissioned its second squadron of P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft, Indian Naval Air Squadron 316 (INAS 316), at INS Hansa in Goa. Salient features INAS 316 has been christened “Condors”, after one of Read More …
What is Bucharest Nine (B9)?
Recently, the envoys to India of B9 block jointly wrote an article in The Indian Express on March 25 to “acquaint the Indian public with the basic facts on the ground” about the “premeditated, unprovoked and unjustified Russian aggression in Read More …
One-horned rhino population up by 200 in Kaziranga
The population of the greater one-horned or Indian rhinoceros in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) has increased by 200 in four years, the latest census has revealed. The last rhino census conducted in 2018 had put the Read More …
Assam, Meghalaya sign pact to resolve border dispute
Assam and Meghalaya on March 29 signed an agreement in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to resolve part of their five-decade-old inter-state border dispute. They signed an agreement to resolve their 50-year-old border dispute in six of Read More …
Stockholm Water Prize Laureate 2022
Professor Emeritus Wilfried Brutsaert is named Stockholm Water Prize Laureate 2022 for groundbreaking work to quantify environmental evaporation. His innovative approach has helped improve climate modeling and tools that assess how much water that is available. Wilfried Brutsaert is Professor Read More …
Gilbert F. Houngbo -ILO’s New Director General
The ILO Governing Body has elected Gilbert F. Houngbo as the Organization’s 11th Director-General, who will take office in October 2022. Houngbo, from Togo, is currently President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). He was elected by the Read More …