According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report 2018-19, India created 3.3 million metric tonnes of plastic garbage in 2018-19.
Researchers used non-edible oil and cellulose derived from agricultural stubble to create polymers.
These polymers can be formed into sheets that can be used to make bags, cutlery, or containers.
The resulting material is biodegradable, waterproof, and non-toxic.
US-based Wingsure will collaborate with government agencies to develop a ground distribution strategy by leveraging its deep-tech platform, including AR (Augmented Reality), AI (), ML (Machine Learning)-based personalized solutions, along with voice bots and natural language processing (NLP), to allow farmers to communicate in their native language.
It will curate and distribute crop and other general Insurance products via its Network of insurers and broker partners. It will also provide customized advisory, training, and facilitate rapid insurance claims through its mobile-based platform.
While Telanaganas Information Technology, Electronics & Communications (ITE&C) department will facilitate the implementation of the solution, the Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture
department will offer on-ground implementation through its existing network.Under the category of special and local laws (SLL), Andhra Pradesh ranked first among southern states with 8% of recidivism.
NCRB data states 1,26,736 people, including 825 juveniles, were apprehended under IPC offences in Andhra Pradesh in 2020. Of the arrests, 1,18,258 adults were arrested for the first time, 885 adults had a record of previous conviction whereas 6,768 people were arrested but not convicted in the past.
Sawant admitted that the Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) project, which was initiated by former chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar, has been running behind schedule.
Parsekar had kickstarted the ESDM project and had set December 2016 as the deadline to complete the first phase of the project. Spread over 147.58 acres, the ESDM cluster was to be built in two phases and was meant to be focused around two major manufacturing firms which would be the anchor units. However, the foundation stone for the project was laid only in November 2016 at the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Two attempts by Infotech Corporation Goa (ITG) failed to elicit any interest from major manufacturing firms prompting the state to organise an investor meet.
Gadkari, speaking on the sidelines of an event in the city, said the committee which he chairs was likely to approve the proposal in its next meeting. The Air Force requires some land in Chandigarh. We told the airport authorities to submit a proposal suggesting that land in Chandigarh be handed over to the IAF in exchange for land in Pune.
The proposal has been sanctioned and will come before the committee. I will see it gets through, Gadkari said after breaking ground for a flyover project on Sinhagad Road.
Gadkari also said his ministry was ready to develop the proposed ring road around the city if the State Government acquires and hands over land. He further
said that his ministry was working on a new expressway between Pune and Bengaluru, via Phaltan-Satara-outer Belgaum, at an estimated cost of Rs 40,000 crore.At present, around 47 percent of the area of Haryana comes under the NCR region. Therefore, it is requested that all such provisions should be implemented within the radius of 10 km of NCT and Delhi or within the 10 km radius of cities having 10 lakh Population or these provisions should be implemented as per
district specified, not as NCR,” he said.As many as 34,372 machines (besides 19,353 rotavators which are removed from the list of crop residue management (CRM) implements by the Government of India are available in Haryana with individual farmers in 4,224 Custom Hiring Centers, the Chief Minister said.
Williamjeet Singh said the application had been developed with an aim to provide easy access to Education and training of hearing impaired people. The creative interface of the application allows the users to map three spoken languages English, Hindi and Punjabi with Indian Sign Language.
The EV charging station was opened on September 23, 2021 in order to promote a sustainable Environment.
It is the worlds highest electric vehicle charging station located at 500 ft.
Along with the EV charging station, two Women drove electric vehicles from Manali to Kaza to promote a clean and green environment.
All the products including chargers of this station are made in India.
India is gaining good momentum in the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem. There is a good response for battery-operated small electric vehicles such as e-scooter, e-rickshaws, electric three-wheelers, e-carts, and e-bikes in India. Currently, road ministry is planning to run RAILWAY, metro, and long-run intercity buses on green hydrogen fuel.
href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/chhattisgarh-notes-for-state-psc-exams/">CHHATTISGARH (508)The nod to the dam which was first approved in 1976 and work on which was halted in 1992 due to lack of funds has reignited a decades-old debate, with environmentalists again red-flagging the project as a flood risk to Delhi and ecological threat to the Himalayas.
The financial approval to the 300 MW Lakhwar Multipurpose Project, which will straddleDehradunand Tehri districts with its 22 kilometre long reservoir, was given by the ministry. The project is now awaiting final clearance from the .
The multipurpose project will provide drinking water and electricity to six states Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi. It will also provide Irrigation on 33,780 hectares. For the project, 90% of the cost is to be spent by the Centre while the remaining 10% will be borne by the states.
Similarly, several are being developed with the aim to increase air connectivity. An international airport is being constructed in Kushinagar which will facilitate the movement of Buddhist followers living in the country and abroad. DEFENCE industrial corridors are being developed in the state at Aligarh, Agra, Lucknow, Jhansi, Chitrakoot and Kanpur, the states top official said.
The Singaporean high commissioner said that the trade relations between Singapore and India were very strong and there was a favourable Environment for Investment in UP and the Logistics points had been developed in a very systematic manner.
It being the most religious place, a large number of devotees from all over the country and abroad come to Uttar Pradesh. Singapore investors are willing to invest in setting up the Bundelkhand defence Industrial corridor, MSME, logistics, integrated Township, and data centre in Uttar Pradesh. Apart from this, investors want to
invest in the area of skill centres in Varanasi, Wong said.