Hazardous Waste (Management& Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 In order to strengthen the implementation of environmentally sound management of hazardous waste in the country, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has amended the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. Salient features ... .Read more
Updated on 6 March, 2019 Daily Updates
India will collaborate with Bhutan, Nepal, Indonesia and Malaysia to increase the population of three species of Asian rhinos, including the Greater one-horned rhinoceros found in the Indian sub-continent. The five rhino range nations signed a declaration ‘The New Delhi Declaration on Asian Rhinos 2019’ for the conservation and protection of the speci... .Read more
Updated on 5 March, 2019 Daily Updates
Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) Prithvi Missiles – Short range surface-to-surface missile + Naval variant (Dhanush) Trishul Missiles – Short range low-level surface-to-air missile Akash Missiles – Medium range surface-to-air missile Agni Missiles – Agni 1,2,34 and 5 Nag Missiles – Third-generation anti-tank miss... .Read more
Updated on 5 March, 2019 Daily Updates
Right to Privacy Centre’s move to make Aadhar card mandatory for availing government schemes. It wascontended that it would breach privacy of individual. Judgement:In K.S.Puttaswamy v. Union of India, Supreme Court held that right to privacy is protectedunder Article 21 of the Constitution of India.Before this Judgement:In M.P Sharma vs Satish Chandra (1... .Read more
Updated on 5 March, 2019 Daily Updates
1. Page 1: Pak. bans UNSC designated outfits; Delhi not convinced2. Page 1: Will act against perpetrators of terror sitting across border: PM3. Page 1: We hit target in Balakot, didn’t count casualties: IAF chief4. Page 6: Manipur ‘considering’ ST status for Meiteis5. Page 7: Crop burning raises risk of respiratory illness threefold, says IFPRI study6.... .Read more
Updated on 5 March, 2019 Daily Updates
The Big Picture – US-India Preferential trade The US plans to end preferential trade status for India, under a scheme which allows certain products to enter the US duty-free. President Donald Trump said India had failed to assure the US it would provide reasonable access to its markets. India said the US move would have a “minimal economic impact”. ... .Read more
Updated on 5 March, 2019 Daily Updates