Plastics and its Problems Why in the news? Plastic recycling could be a solution to the growing problems of plastics. What are plastics? Plastics are a group of materials, either synthetic or naturally occurring, that may be shaped when soft and then hardened to retain the given shape. Plastics are polymers. A polymer is aRead more
Why do so many waste-to-energy plants fail? Why in News? The Kerala Government recently announced the State’s first Waste-To-Energy project in Kozhikode. The planned facility is expected to be built in two years and generate about 6 MW of power. There are around 100 waste-to-energy projects around the country but only a handful of them are operational, thanksRead more
Finance Ministry brings crypto assets under Prevention of Money Laundering Act: What are the implications? Why in News? The Government has recently imposed money laundering provisions on cryptocurrencies. Significance In line with the global trend: The move is in line with the global trend of requiring digital-asset platforms to follow anti-money laundering standards similar toRead more
Let water credits flow Why in News? India’s water resources are under tremendous pressure. There are wide temporal and spatial variations in the distribution of water. One of the major barriers to safe water and sanitation is affordable financing. The WaterCredit Initiative loan program by Water dot org tries to address this barrier as it helps bringRead more
The ideal track to run India’s logistics system Why in the News? The Union Budget 2023 has doubled the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan to States from ₹5,000 crore to ₹10,000 crore and has announced an outlay of ₹2.4 lakh crore for the Indian Railways. This will help Railways to play an important role in enablingRead more
Will artificial intelligence lead to job displacements? Why in the news? Artificial Intelligence can galvanise, turbo-charge, and trigger new avenues of intelligence in human minds. What is Artificial Intelligence? It is an area of computer science that emphasizes the creation of intelligent machines that work and react like humans. It uses computers to mimic humanRead more
Is India reverting to the Hindu rate of growth? Why in the news? India’s gross domestic product (GDP) data for the third quarter received a word of caution from the former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan. What is the issue? India’s GDP for Q3 slowed to 4.4%, and for Q1, it grewRead more
What are ‘bio-computers’ and what can they tell us about the human brain? Why in News? Recently, Scientists have outlined a plan for a potentially revolutionary new area of research called “organoid intelligence”, which aims to create “biocomputers”, where 3D brain cultures grown in the lab are coupled to real-world sensors and input/output devices. Technology is expected to harnessRead more
How to become a green hydrogen superpower Why in News? The 2023 Union Budget has allocated ₹19,700 crore for the National Green Hydrogen Mission. This could help India establish itself as a green H2 superpower. What is green hydrogen? It is a type of hydrogen produced by splitting water through electrolysis, using an electrolyser powered entirely byRead more
The Problems with Compensatory Afforestation in India Why in the news? India’s target of increasing its forest and tree cover to absorb an additional amount of 2.5 billion to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030 is a relatively difficult one to achieve. What is the issue? Threat to forests – Forests are underRead more
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