CURRENT AFFAIRS

Recently, the Union Commerce, Industry and Textiles Minister unveiled a new Foreign Trade Policy that moves away from providing incentives to exporters, but lowers a few costs for smaller firms and promises swiffer clearances, along with a one-time amnesty scheme for export obligation defaults.

The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution that asked the International Court of Justice at The Hague to provide an opinion on what kind of obligations countries have towards climate change reduction, based on the promises they have made to the U.N. Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Recently, Quality Control Orders (QCO) have been issued for fibers like cotton, polyester and viscose that constitute the basic raw materials for the majority of the Indian textile and clothing industry.

The Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a U.N. expert body that determines the global scientific consensus on the consequences of climate change observed that by not degrading existing ecosystems.

In the last few years there has been a concerted push from policymakers and thought leaders in India to transition to a circular economy to enable effective waste management, however, waste management in the solar photovoltaic sector still lacks clear directives.

The oceans hold untrammelled opportunities for the prosperity of our planet, thus it is not surprising that the most prosperous cities and countries are endowed with a coast.

As life evolved from single-celled organisms to increasingly complex forms, the amount of genetic data that had to be transferred to subsequent generations became correspondingly higher.

Recently, for the first time, scientists have reported evidence of the piezoelectric effect in liquids which earlier believed to be found in solids only.

In recent years, India has made great strides in its digital strategies and data governance by embracing technology and digitalisation to drive economic growth and to improve the lives of its citizens.

Recently,  the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court of  Surat convicted Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case over his Modi surname remark which led to the Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a notification to disqualify Mr. Gandhi as the Lok Sabha member from