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1) Press mud: Sugarcane by product press mud can help generate 460,000 tonnes of compressed biogas Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) valued at Rs 2,484 crore.   Press mud is the residual solid product obtained from sugarcane juice before crystallisation of sugar.   Bagasse, molasses and press-mud are major waste products obtained from sugar industry.   Benefits of Press-mud   ActRead more

Angkor Wat: It is the largest religious monument in the world. It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the first half of the 12th century. It was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu before becoming a Buddhist temple by the end of the 12th century.  In 1992, the temple complex wasRead more

Fattah 2: Fattah, which means conqueror in Farsi, is a hypersonic ballistic missile.  It was developed by Iran. It is a new version of its first domestically made hypersonic ballistic missile named ‘Fattah’. It is equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) warhead that can manoeuvre and glide at hypersonic speed. It uses a liquid-fuel rocketRead more

1) Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS): Recently, National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the state government to resolve the issues in the delay in the notification of eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) status for SWS.   ESZ is a designated area around a protected area where certain activities are regulated to minimize human impact and protect the surrounding environment.  Read more

1) Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP): India is among the top beneficiaries of European Union’s GSP in 2022.   Under the scheme, the EU allows identified products originating in certain developing countries preferential access to its markets in the form of reduced or zero rates of customs duties.   As the items become more competitive and reachRead more

1) India EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC): Ahead of India EU TTC meeting, both have signed a MoU on semiconductors that covers cooperation in areas such as research and innovation, talent development, partnerships and exchange of market information.   EU and India have set up TTC as a coordination platform to address key trade, trustedRead more

Rythu Bandhu Scheme: The Rythu Bandhu scheme, also known as the Farmer’s Investment Support Scheme (FISS), is a welfare programme for farmers started by the Telangana government in 2018.The objective of this scheme is twofold:   to provide a timely cash grant for the initial investment needs of farmers  to ensure that farmers do not fallRead more

e-SCR portal: It was an initiative by the Supreme Court (SC) of India to provide the digital version of the apex court’s judgements in the same manner they are reported in the official law report. It provides free access to about 34,000 judgements of the SC to lawyers, law students, and the common public. TheseRead more

Credit Guarantee Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) Scheme: It was launched in 2000. The corpus of CGTMSE is being contributed by the Government of India and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in the ratio of 4:1.Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) is jointly set up byRead more

Psyche Mission: It is a NASA mission that will explore a 140-mile-wide (225-kilometer) metallic asteroid called 16 Psyche. The spacecraft will enter the 16 Psyche asteroid’s orbit in 2029 and spend two years mapping the asteroid’s topography, scanning the surface, taking pictures, and more, with the aim of gaining information about its makeup as wellRead more