DRDO Biodigester Mk II technology in metro rail

The Defence Research and Development Organisation recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Maha Metro. Maha Metro is Maharashtra metro rail Corporation. It is a joint venture company of the Government of India and Government of Maharashtra. What are the key features of the agreement? The agreement will render technical support to implement the ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: biodigester • Dal Lake • DRDO • Indian Railway • maharashtra metro corporation • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • Metro Rail • Recycling

Light House Project

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation of the Light House Project in six states. Where are the Light House Projects being implemented? The Light House Projects are to be implemented in Agartala (Tripura), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Rajkot (Gujarat) and Chennai (Tamil Nadu) under the Global Housing Technology Challenge-India. ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: BPL Households • light house project • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs • PM Modi • Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana • Recycling

European Union bans Export of Plastic Waste to poor countries

The European Union recently announced that it is to completely ban the exports of unsorted plastic to poor countries. The new rules of the European Union will amend the 2006 Waste Shipment Regulation. The new rules are to ban the exports to less industrialised nations outside OECD. Highlights The new rules are a part of ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Basel Convention • Basel Convention on the Control Of Hazardous Wastes • European Union (EU) • Hazardous waste • OECD • Plastic Waste • Plastic Waste Management • Recycling

Project to indigenize Li-ion battery technology for EVs

The IIT Hyderabad incubated start up Pure EV has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CSIR-Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI). Under the agreement, the start up and CSIR are to undertake joint research to develop Lithium-Ion Battery technology for electric vehicles. This will help to indigenize Lithium-ion technology. Currently, India is importing Lithium cells ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Electric vehicles • Fame Phase-II • FAME-II • India-China Trade Deficit • lithium ion cell • Lithium-ion batteries • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • production linked incentive scheme • Recycling

What is India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon?

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is an initiative set up by NITI Aayog. AIM has collaboration with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). It will conduct a two-day hackathon on circular economy, ‘India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon (I-ACE)’, in December 2020. What are the Key themes of the India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon? The Key themes ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: Circular economy • E-Waste • Hackathon • India-Australia • national productivity council • Recycling • waste to wealth