Street light Current Affairs, GK & News
UJALA and SLNP schemes complete six years
The UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) and SLNP (Street Lighting National Programme) completed six years of successful implementation. The two programmes revamped household and public lighting system across the country. What are the achievements of UJALA in six years? Under UJALA, the EESL distributed 6.69 crores of LED bulbs. It has installed ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: LED street lights • SLNP • Street light • Street Light National Programme • Street Lighting National Programme • UJALA • UJALA Scheme
Nights are getting brighter : The light pollution
As we have begun working in night too, excess light is dumped into the environments at nights. This is endangering ecosystems and harming animals. This is because their life cycles depend on dark. We are endangering ourselves by altering the biochemical rhythms. The International Dark Sky association defines light pollution as the excessive use ..
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Light • Light pollution • Lighting • Observational astronomy • Pollution • Street light • Visibility • Visual arts