CONTENTS
- About Single use plastic
- What is lightning?
- Aspirational District Programme
- Amrit Sarovar Mission
- Black swan event
About Single Use Plastic
Context:
The Centre has banned the use of ‘single-use plastic’ from July 1. The Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change had issued a gazette notification last year announcing the ban, and has now defined a list of items that will be banned from next month.
Relevance:
GS III- Environment and Ecology
Dimensions of the Article
- About Single use plastic
- What are the items being banned?
- How will the ban be enforced?
- Impacts of Single Use Plastic (SUP)
- Challenges with banning single use plastic
- Measures taken so far in India
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What Is Lightning?
Context:
Seventeen people have been killed by lightning over the last two days in various parts of Bihar
- Of all the atmospheric phenomena, lightning perhaps is the most dangerous and mysterious. In India, lightning kills about 2,000-2,500 people every year.
Relevance:
GS I- Geography
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is Lightning?
- More about Clouds that generate lightning and how they are formed
- What happens when lightning strikes Earth’s Surface?
- Which areas are lightning-prone?
- How can the effects of lightning strikes be mitigated?
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Aspirational District Programme
Context:
Recently, the Prime Minister has expressed his desire to extend the Aspirational District Programme to block and city levels.
Relevance:
GS II- Government policies and Interventions
Dimensions of the Article:
- About Aspirational Districts Programme
- Objectives
- Challenges Associated with ADP
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Amrit Sarovar Mission
Context:
The Union government has asked the Ministry of Railways and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to use the soil/silt excavated from ponds/tanks in all districts across the country under the Amrit Sarovar Mission for their infrastructure projects.
Relevance:
GS II- Government policies and Intervention
Dimensions of the Article:
- About Amrit Sarovar Mission
- Aim of the mission
- Target of the mission
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Black Swan Event
Context:
A study by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has spoken about the possibility of capital outflows to the tune of $100 billion (around Rs 7,80,000 crore) from India in case of a major global risk scenario or a “black swan” event.
Relevance:
GS III- Indian Economy
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is a ‘black swan’ event?
- When did the term originate?
- When have such events occurred in the past?
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