Arunachal villagers fight losing battle to save forest For Prelims About Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is the multifaceted, transnational, modern construction organisation created to meet the strategic needs of the armed forces. The Border Roads Organisation has been functioning under the […]
Wind Power Rates May Bottom Out For Prelims What are reverse auctions? When companies bid to offer the lowest price to sell a product. This is often done in case of a situation of monopsony. What is monopsony? Monopsony is a market situation in which […]
Why is Kerala protesting Supreme Court’s ESZ notification For Prelims Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala Established in 2020. For mains What is ESZ Eco-Sensitive Zones or Ecologically Fragile Areas are areas within 10 kms around Protected Areas, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. ESZs are notified […]
Forest Conservation Rules Context: The political parties have sparred earlier this week on the latest version of the Forest Conservation Rules. Congress spokesperson, Jairam Ramesh, alleged that the latest version of the rules, updated last month, allowed forest land to be diverted to industry without […]
Coal Gasification Context: In pursuance of the announcement made by the Finance Minister in the Budget speech on 1st Feb 2022 about “Four pilot projects for coal gasification and conversion of coal into chemicals required for the industry to be set up to evolve technical and […]