Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 TH | Prelims + Mains | GS2 > Government policies for development in various sectors and issues arising out of implementation. Context: Delhi HC has directed AIIMS to constitute a medical board to examine the condition of a 25-week pregnant woman. According to the plea, the foetus inside the woman at the … [Read more...]
Current Affairs for UPSC Civil Services Exam: January 01, 2021
[GS2 – Polity – Laws] Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 TH | Prelims + Mains | GS2 > Government policies for development in various sectors and issues arising out of implementation. Context: Delhi HC has directed AIIMS to constitute a medical board to examine the condition of a 25-week pregnant woman. According to the plea, the foetus inside … [Read more...]
MSP: Minimum Support Price, Crops Covered under MSP
Minimum Support Price (MSP) Minimum support price (MSP) is a “minimum price” for any crop that the government considers as remunerative for farmers and hence deserving of “support”. It is also the price that government agencies pay whenever they procure the particular crop. Simply, the MSP is the rate at which the government buys grains from farmers. The … [Read more...]
Black Carbon and its Impact on the Environment
Black carbon is a solid particle or aerosol (though not a gas) that contributes to warming of the atmosphere. Black carbon, commonly known as soot. Soot is a form of particulate air pollutant, produced from incomplete combustion. India and China are the largest emitters of black carbon in the world. The Indo-Gangetic plains will become the largest contributor of … [Read more...]
Eco-bridges or Eco-ducts for Sustainable development
What are Eco-bridges or Eco-ducts? Eco-bridges aim to enhance wildlife connectivity, that can be disrupted because of highways or logging. Eco-bridges include canopy bridges (usually for monkeys, squirrels & other arboreal species); concrete underpasses or overpass tunnels or viaducts (usually for larger animals); & amphibian tunnels or … [Read more...]
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