SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME
• Soil Health Card is a scheme launched by the Government of India in February 2015. • Soil Health card (SHC) is a printed report card issued…
PARTICULATE MATTER AND ITS EFFECTS
What is particulate matter? • Particulate matter or particle pollution is the general term for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air….
PET COKE
What is petcoke? Petroleum coke, abbreviated coke or petcoke, is a final carbon-rich solid material that derives from oil refining, and is one type of the group…
SOUTH ASIA WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT NETWORK (SAWEN)
What is SAWEN? SAWEN is a network aimed at working as a strong regional inter governmental body for combating wildlife crime by attempting common goals and approaches…
Solar radiation management/Solar Geo-engineering
Solar radiation management (SRM) is a type of climate engineering which seek to reflect sunlight and thus reduce global warming. Background The main options for responding to…
GAS HYDRATES AND GLOBAL WARMING
WHAT ARE GAS HYDRATES? • Gas hydrates are an ice-like combination of natural gas and water that can form in deep-water ocean sediments near the continents, and…
BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money)
What is BHIM? BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) is a mobile payment app developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), based on the Unified Payments…
Tax to GDP ratio
What is tax-to-GDP ratio? Tax-to-GDP ratio represents the size of a country’s tax kitty relative to its GDP. It is a representation of the size of the…
Budgetary Deficit – How to reduce it?
What is budgetary deficit? Budgetary deficit is the difference between all receipts and expenses in both revenue and capital account of the government. Budgetary deficit is the…