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Centre sets stiffer 40% air pollution reduction target for cities by 2026
Context: The Centre has revised the target to reduce air pollution (PM concentrations) in cities from 20-30% by 2024 to 40% by 2025–26, encouraged by the performance of 95 cities that demonstrated improvement in air quality in 2021–22 as compared to 2017 levels. The updated goal might encourage the respective states to increase their ambition ... .Read more
Updated on 29 September, 2022 GS3 Mains Prelims Important article IPS IAS UPSC
AVGAS 100 LL
Context: AVGAS 100 LL was introduced by the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Background: Currently India is importing this product from European countries. About AVGAS 100 LL: AVGAS 100 LL, the primary aviation gasoline grade, is made for turbocharged reciprocating piston engines and is primarily used by FTOs and the arm... .Read more
Updated on 29 September, 2022 GS3 Mains Prelims Important article IPS IAS UPSC
JALDOOT App
Context: The "JALDOOT App," created by the Ministry of Rural Development, will be used all over the nation to record the water level in particular village wells. At a ceremony in New Delhi, Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh will introduce the "JALDOOT App." About the app: Through the develo... .Read more
Updated on 29 September, 2022 GS2 Mains Prelims Important article IPS IAS UPSC
Surjapuri And Bajjika Dialects
Context: The state education department has been asked to establish academies for the promotion of the Surjapuri and Bajjika dialects on the model of the Hindi and Urdu academies by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. For Hindi, Urdu, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Angika, Magahi, Bangla, and South Indian languages, there are already eight academies or operational or... .Read more
Updated on 29 September, 2022 GS2 Mains Prelims Important article IPS IAS UPSC
NavIC (Navigation With Indian Constellation)
Context: The Union government is putting pressure on tech giants to make smartphones compatible with its in-house navigation system within the next few months, which has tech giants like Samsung, Xiaomi, and Apple worried about increased costs and disruptions because the move necessitates hardware changes. About NavIC: The Indian Space Research Orga... .Read more
Updated on 29 September, 2022 GS3 Mains Prelims Important article IPS IAS UPSC
Wholesale Price Inflation
Context: WPI inflation has been over 10% since last 17 months which makes a cause for worry. About Wholesale Price Index: It captures the average movement of wholesale prices of goods and is primary used as GDP Deflator. The new series of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) with base 2011-2012 is effective from April 2017. It only considers the basic pri... .Read more
Updated on 14 September, 2022 GS3 Mains Prelims Important article IPS IAS UPSC Economy Mains Prelims Important article IPS IAS UPSC
