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  Starting this year, the government will begin a five-year exercise to compute district-level data of the country’s environmental wealth. […]

Important : Because this year’s World Environment Day theme was “Beat Plastic Pollution. India was global host for WED. Context

  India has 60-65% import dependency in edible oils as there is huge demand supply gap in domestic market. India

International Labour Organization’s (ILO’s) World Employment and Social Outlook Report has mentioned that projected increase in surface temperature due to global warming

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy with an aim to boost renewable power generation

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved initial corpus of Rs.5,000 crore for setting up of dedicated Micro Irrigation

Facts: The Centre has hiked ethanol prices, with a special incentive for ethanol directly produced from 100% sugarcane juice, in

Context: Indian Army has finalised Rs. 15,000-crore indigenous ammunition project under which range of ammunition for its critical weapons and

  US has been the largest polluter due to its industrial development in 19th and 20th century. US did not

  According to Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), India’s installed clean (renewable) energy capacity has already touched 70