Current Affairs Notes

A survey by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)  found that 351 river segments on 323 different rivers throughout the nation were polluted. What are the challenges in managing this Wastewater? What are the harmful impacts of Wastewater? Read the article to know more about  Wastewater … [Read more...] about Wastewater Management In India

What is Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav? What is the purpose of the festival? What are the Activities and programmes associated with them? What are the five themes of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav? Read here to know more. It is important to keep celebrating  75 years of India's independence in order to keep … [Read more...] about Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

What is Carbon Border Tax? What are the causes behind imposing Carbon Tax? How does this impact India? What are the Issues of Carbon Border Tax? To learn more about it, read on. A group of nations, including India, recently voiced their opposition to the European Union's (EU) proposal for carbon … [Read more...] about Carbon Border Tax

In India, coffee farming is a business that is increasingly losing money. The industry is already struggling under the weight of high material and production costs, a labour shortage, and now shifts in climatic patterns. What are the different varieties of coffee? What are the challenges faced by … [Read more...] about Coffee Industry In India

Microfinance Institutions are financial institutions that offer small loans to borrowers without access to banking services. Microloans, micro-savings, and microinsurance are some of the services including microfinance. Read on to know more. The concept of small loans is different in different … [Read more...] about Microfinance Institutions

What is PMEGP Scheme? How PMEGP is implemented? What are the salient features of PMEGP Scheme? What are the Challenges of PMEGP Scheme? To know more read below. The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has approved the extension of the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme … [Read more...] about PMEGP: Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) is the biologically active component of a drug product (tablet, capsule, cream, injectable) that produces the intended effects. The scaling up of the indigenous production on API has been in discussion for a few years. Read here to know more about APIs and … [Read more...] about Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)

Tea Board India is functioning under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Union Government of India. Read on to know more about Tea Board India. Tea Board was set up as a statutory body on 1st April 1954 as per Section (4) of the Tea Act, 1953. It acts as an apex body with the vision of, “To … [Read more...] about Tea Board India

The Union Minister of Jal Shakti released the Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment Report for the entire country for the year 2022. The assessment was made jointly by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and States/UTs. The Dynamic Ground Water Resources Assessment 2022 is carried out … [Read more...] about Ground Water Resource Assessment Report 2022

Do you know what is meant by polar code? How will it help protect the environment? Read here to know more. The Polar Code has been adopted by the International Maritime Organization(IMO) to ensure environmental protection and safe ship operations in polar zones. The framework also covers … [Read more...] about Polar Code