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The manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of following single-use plastic, including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene, commodities shall be prohibited with effect from the 1st July, 2022:-(i) ear buds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic
Read More About It...Why we need scrappage: Older vehicles pollute the environment 10 to 12 times more than fit vehicles and pose a risk to road safetyThe objectives of the policy are:To reduce population of old and defective vehiclesAchieve reduction in vehicular air pollutants to fulfil India&rs
Read More About It...Himalayas are the young fold mountains or V-shaped valley, caused by the collision of Indo-Australian plate with the Eurasian plate.Natural reasons of LandslipsEarthquakes: Earthquakes are often in Himalaya region which causes loosening of soils that further leads to landslides.
Read More About It...Israel and Morocco reached a deal to establish formal ties under the U.S.brokered Abraham AccordsOther Countries having diplomatic relations under Abraham Accord: Sudan, UAE, BahrainAbout MoroccoMorocco is a North African country bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterrane
Read More About It...The GSLVF10 blasted off from Sriharikota on Thursday but could not put the satellite into orbit.Why it failed ?The cryogenic upper stage ignition did not happen due to a technical anomaly.EOS3EOS3 was the first state of art agile Earth Observation Satellite which would have been
Read More About It...Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched Ujjwala 2.0 at Mahoba Uttar PradeshUjjwala 1.0Ujjwala 1.0 launched in 2016, a target was set to provide LPG connections to 5 crore women members of BPL households.scheme was expanded in April 2018 to include women beneficiaries from s
Read More About It...Kaziranga has become the first national park in India to have been equipped with satellite phones.Satellite phones are generally used by the law enforcing agencies.The public is barred from using satellite phones in India.About Kaziranga National ParksFormed in 1908 on th
Read More About It...Delhi Board of School Education signed an agreement with the International Baccalaureate (IB) to adopt global practices in the field of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment at 30 schools of Delhi government during the 2021-22 session.Across the world, the IB has collaborated with a
Read More About It...Quality of Life for Elderly Index assesses well-being of India’s ageing populationThe Index was released by Dr Bibek Debroy,Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).The Index has been created by the Institute for Competitiveness.The report ident
Read More About It...The 1972 Act set up the General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC).The businesses of the companies nationalised under the 1972 Act were restructured in four subsidiary companies of GIC:(i) National Insurance(ii) New India Assurance(iii) Oriental Insurance(iv) United India I
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