CERC Approval for Flue-gas Desulphurisation Device at Singrauli

CERC has given approval for the construction of a flue gas desulphurisation device at Reliance’s plant in Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. About the Proposal Reliance had approached the CERC or Central Electricity Regulatory Committee for approval for spending 1,660 crore ..

Indigenous People in Ecuador sue Government over Oil Spills

The indigenous people in Ecuador have sued their government and oil firms for the April oil spills into important rivers. About the Incident 2 oil pipelines had broken and leaked 15,000 barrel of crude oil into 2 of Ecuador’s most ..

ATULYA: Microwave sterilizer to disintegrate COVID-19 developed

The Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, deemed university operating under Defence Research and Development Organization has designed microwave sterilizer called “ATULYA”. Highlights The Sterilizer is used to disintegrate COVID-19 virus. The sterilizer uses differential heating to disintegrate the virus in ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

GI Tag to Manipur Black Rice, Gorakhpur Terracotta and Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai

On April 30, 2020, Black rice of Manipur, also called the Chak-Hao, Gorakhpur Terracotta and Kadalai Mittai of Kovilpatti bagged Geographical Indication tag. Highlights The application to receive Geographical Status for Chak Hao was initiated by North Eastern Regional Agricultural ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

‘Longleng’ the Amur Falcon returns to India

A female amur falcon, named Longleng, has returned to India from Somalia en route to the breeding grounds in northern China. Amur Falcon Amur falcons are members of the falcon family and are known by the scientific name of Falco ..

GRID 2020 Report released by IDMC

The 2020 edition of the GRID report listed India as the country with highest level of internal displacement in 2019. Highlights The GRID or Global Report on Internal Displacement was recently released by IDMC. It reported that 50.8 million people ..

International Dance Day observed

The International Dance Day was celebrated, amidst the lockdown conditions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, through virtual collaborations across the world. International Dance Day International Dance Day is observed on April 29th every year to promote the participation and ..

Nagaland has imposed a COVID-19 Cess on Petroleum

States are starting to target petroleum for revenue. Nagaland recently imposed a cess on petrol and diesel sales. Cess Cess is a type of tax that is charged on a commodity over and above the base tax liability of the ..

Hezbollah classified as Terrorist Organization by Germany

On April 30, 2020, Germany classified the organization Hezbollah as a terrorist organization in its soil. According to an early morning operation conducted by the German police, more than 1,000 people in Germany belong to the Hezbollah extremist wing. Hezbollah ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

UNFPA predicts a Spike in Unintended Pregnancies across the World

The UN Population Fund raised concerns about the spike in number of unplanned pregnancy, child marriage and other negative consequences arising due to the lockdown conditions. Concerns Raised The UNFPA highlighted the following consequences of the Great Lockdown: Women and ..